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The design and added features look nice, but it's hard to believe they're charging $289 -- well over twice the price of the Paperwhite, which is a great e-reade
by gklitt 11y ago
The design and added features look nice, but it's hard to believe they're charging $289 -- well over twice the price of the Paperwhite, which is a great e-reader itself. Makes me wonder if this is an artificially high price point meant to drive sales of the Voyage, which now looks comparatively cheap at $199.
- morley 11y agoYou can always lower a price, but you can rarely raise it. And a high original MSRP lets them advertise a steep discount when the price does get lowered.
- monsk 11y agoInteresting, it's kind of what clothing retailers have been doing especially in the past ten years or so. I think the access to more shopping options have led consumers to expect "large discounts" so maybe companies benefit from high original MSRP more than "pricing right".
- noja 11y agoThe price includes the cover. The Voyage price doesn't.
- MBCook 11y agoRight. It's a $200 Voyage (overpriced already), with a better backlight system, and thinner plus a $90 leather battery case. I think the price, relative to the Voyage, is reasonable. I think the Voyage price, relative to the PaperWhite, is insane. I should know, I own one (I like it but wow it's expensive to buy those pseudo-buttons).
- 0xffff2 11y agoYeah, but how many people really even want a $90 cover? I don't use a cover at all, but when I did I sure as hell didn't drop $90 on one.
- noja 11y agoThe cover doesn't cost $90, look: Voyage ($200) + Premium leather cover ($85) = $285 The Oasis costs $290 with battery cover. You're paying for a more expensive Kindle and a cheaper cover :)