Jane at Dear Author was first to note: Sony’s selling its Touch Ereader via online closeout specialist Woot. This is the first time Sony’s Reader has been sold via Woot.
If you’re unfamiliar with Woot, they have “deals-a-day”–and every now and again start selling stuff rapidly, one thing after another, until all their obscure inventory is exhausted–in what’s called a Woot-Off. I love their toys for my nephew, who, being first grandchild, gets everything in stores. Some of the toys Woot offers are not only obscure, but quite obnoxious*, making the perfect gifts for both my nephew and my sister…
Anyway, you don’t put new, top-selling things on Woot. There are older computers, cameras, Roomba was always a big hit. You put the stuff that isn’t selling, and you hopefully refresh your product list.
Long-term Ebookers may recall, it was only when Gemstar’s REB-1150 started getting offered cheap via Crazy Joe Moe (a sort of Woot precursor) on Ebay that we knew things were over with that device. So… if Sony doesn’t have a new Ereader soon… might want to watch this space carefully.
Course, doesn’t help Sony that they antagonized their publishing partners and bet on Adobe technology, but, hey.
*Now that my niece is on the scene, I tend to get my nephew quieter, educational-type stuff. Wife takes care of the niece…
