Comments on: NAEB buying club ready to start orders for the next 100 Cybook Gen3s http://www.teleread.org/blog/2008/03/27/cybook-update-from-naeb-buying-club-ready-to-start-orders-for-the-next-100-units/ News & views on e-books, libraries, publishing and related topics Mon, 12 May 2008 10:13:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Robert Nagle http://www.teleread.org/blog/2008/03/27/cybook-update-from-naeb-buying-club-ready-to-start-orders-for-the-next-100-units/#comment-745235 Robert Nagle Thu, 27 Mar 2008 21:40:26 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/2008/03/27/cybook-update-from-naeb-buying-club-ready-to-start-orders-for-the-next-100-units/#comment-745235 Wow, I'm assuming the transactional data is safe. Yet another PHP application offers its keys to hackers. Wow, I’m assuming the transactional data is safe. Yet another PHP application offers its keys to hackers.

]]> By: Fred Kiesche http://www.teleread.org/blog/2008/03/27/cybook-update-from-naeb-buying-club-ready-to-start-orders-for-the-next-100-units/#comment-745225 Fred Kiesche Thu, 27 Mar 2008 21:17:10 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/2008/03/27/cybook-update-from-naeb-buying-club-ready-to-start-orders-for-the-next-100-units/#comment-745225 Sigh, "One Turk Against the World" has hacked and defaced the NAEB storefront. Sigh, “One Turk Against the World” has hacked and defaced the NAEB storefront.

]]> By: David Rothman http://www.teleread.org/blog/2008/03/27/cybook-update-from-naeb-buying-club-ready-to-start-orders-for-the-next-100-units/#comment-745051 David Rothman Thu, 27 Mar 2008 14:54:28 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/2008/03/27/cybook-update-from-naeb-buying-club-ready-to-start-orders-for-the-next-100-units/#comment-745051 Thanks for noting the stat, Cerebus. The interesting issue here is how well NAEB is doing compared to direct sales from Bookeen, which, as you know, reportedly has been selling out. I can see advantages and disadvantages of both buying routes. See <a href="http://www.teleread.org/blog/2008/03/26/the-cybook-gen3-e-reader-close-up-a-review-with-buying-tips-and-other-advice/" rel="nofollow">previous info on the math for European buyers</a>. - David (who was excerpting from a note to NAEB buyers, as opposed to responding to a squeaky wheel) Thanks for noting the stat, Cerebus. The interesting issue here is how well NAEB is doing compared to direct sales from Bookeen, which, as you know, reportedly has been selling out. I can see advantages and disadvantages of both buying routes. See previous info on the math for European buyers. - David (who was excerpting from a note to NAEB buyers, as opposed to responding to a squeaky wheel)

]]> By: Cerebus http://www.teleread.org/blog/2008/03/27/cybook-update-from-naeb-buying-club-ready-to-start-orders-for-the-next-100-units/#comment-745044 Cerebus Thu, 27 Mar 2008 14:44:06 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/2008/03/27/cybook-update-from-naeb-buying-club-ready-to-start-orders-for-the-next-100-units/#comment-745044 From the NAEB store front page: """ Accepting orders for the 2nd order to ship late March. Current Order Count: 34 March 26, 2008 Do to slow sales this month we will be closing the order out at 40 units instead of 100. """ Complain, and ye shall receive. :) -- C From the NAEB store front page:

“”"
Accepting orders for the 2nd order to ship late March.
Current Order Count: 34

March 26, 2008

Do to slow sales this month we will be closing the order out at 40 units instead of 100.
“”"

Complain, and ye shall receive. :)

– C

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