Kobo eReader Touch Edition arrives at Best Buy stores - Great White North, Best Buy’s Blue Shirts

Kobo eReader Touch Edition arrives at Best Buy stores - Great White North, Best Buy’s Blue Shirts

Kobo eReader Touch Edition arrives at Best Buy stores ; Best Buy stores Stateside as well as in the Great White North, where this was done so that the e-book reading culture will be able to be picked up by the masses. In order to make the new Kobo eReader Touch Edition’s launch at Best Buy a success, Kobo specialists will be in attendance alongside Best Buy’s Blue Shirts so that curious customers who have any questions about the eReader won’t be disappointed as answers can be found there and then – at least, that is the game plan.Read More

Best Buy (NYSE:BBY) planning to start the electronics rental program to help customers who do not meet the company’s credit standards

Best Buy (NYSE:BBY) planning to start the electronics rental program to help customers who do not meet the company’s credit standards

The company will open Rent-A-Center in its stores to help customers to take merchandise through rental arrangements. Customers can return the products after some time or buy them after paying fully.

One source said that the first RAC stores will open in California within weeks, however a Best Buy (NYSE:BBY) spokeswoman declined to comment.Read More

Best Buy readying rent-to-own option - Best Buy Co. BBY +1.27% - Rent-A-Center Inc. RCII +0.84%

Best Buy readying rent-to-own option - Best Buy Co. BBY +1.27% - Rent-A-Center Inc. RCII +0.84%

Best Buy readying rent-to-own option - Best Buy Co. BBY +1.27% - Rent-A-Center Inc. RCII +0.84%; Best Buy Co. BBY +1.27% is preparing a pilot program to offer electronics through a unit of Rent-A-Center Inc. RCII +0.84% , employees of the rent-to-own company and analysts say.

Rent-A-Center, which provides consumers the option of owning merchandise through rental arrangements, plans to set up kiosks in Best Buy stores to provide products to customers who don't meet Best Buy's credit standards or don't want to take on additional debt, Rent-A-Center employees told Dow Jones Newswires.

A Best Buy spokeswoman didn't respond to requests for comment, and a spokesman for Rent-A-Center declined to comment.

The first kiosks, operating under Rent-A-Center's RAC Acceptance program, are expected to open in Best Buy stores in the California area, with one Rent-A-Center employee saying the first opening could come within weeks. Read More

Best Buy iPhone giveaway may signal imminent arrival of the iPhone 5 - Best Buy giving away free iPhones today!‎ - Best Buy gives away iPhone 3GS in one-day special‎

Best Buy iPhone giveaway may signal imminent arrival of the iPhone 5 - Best Buy giving away free iPhones today!‎ - Best Buy gives away iPhone 3GS in one-day special‎

Best Buy iPhone giveaway may signal imminent arrival of the iPhone 5 - Best Buy giving away free iPhones today!‎ - Best Buy gives away iPhone 3GS in one-day special‎; Best Buy has made the decision to offer the iPhone 3GS to customers for free.Apple previously allowed AT&T to sell refurbished models for $9, but the free offering from Best Buy represents the first Apple-approved foray into 'free iPhone' territory. The move to offload old stock has prompted many to speculate that the iPhone 5 will be released in a matter of months. 

According to TechCruch, the latest generation of the mobile device will offer access to CDMA and GSM networks. Read More

Best Buy; iPhone 5 release date here as Best Buy sets iPhone 4 free - free iPhone-a-thon (with two year contract, naturally)

Best Buy; iPhone 5 release date here as Best Buy sets iPhone 4 free - free iPhone-a-thon (with two year contract, naturally)

Best Buy; iPhone 5 release date here as Best Buy sets iPhone 4 free; Best Buy is giving older iPhones away, and Apple is allowing it. Actually, you missed it: the free iPhone-a-thon (with two year contract, naturally) was yesterday and it was only for the aging 3GS, with the flagship iPhone 4 still (for now) mostly holding its flagship price points. But the desire on the part of Apple to dump the inventory of the circa-2009 iPhone, which is still around as the bargain-bin model for now, to the point of actually invoking the word “free” shows just how close the iPhone 5 is. Apple had previously allowed AT&T to blow out refurbished iPhone models for nine dollars, but this represents the first Apple-approved foray into “free iPhone” territory. It’s a byproduct both of the increasing commoditization of the overall smartphone market and of the continued iPhone 5 delays, which have the iPhone 4 still in pole position for far longer than was expected or apparently intended. And it could be a sign of things to come, not just in terms of model numbers but their price tags as well. Read More

Best Buy; Kobo Specialists on Hand to Help Educate Best Buy Customers on the Company's Innovative eReader Touch Edition, Kobo eReading Experience

Best Buy; Kobo Specialists on Hand to Help Educate Best Buy Customers on the Company's Innovative eReader Touch Edition, Kobo eReading Experience

Kobo eReader Touch Edition Launches at Best Buy; Kobo, a leading global eReading service with over 4.5 million users in more than 100 countries worldwide, has announced that the Kobo eReader Touch Edition is now available at Best Buy as part of its strategy to deliver eReading to everyone, everywhere. To support the launch of the new Kobo eReader Touch Edition at Best Buy, Kobo specialists will be alongside Best Buy's Blue Shirts to demo the eReader to consumers, providing them with a hands-on experience to see, touch and try the slim, light and innovative touch screen eReader.

The Kobo Wireless eReader has been available in-store and online at Best Buy for the last four months. Best Buy is now expanding its Kobo offering by carrying the Kobo eReader Touch Edition, which is available online through www.bestbuy.com and at select Best Buy stores nationwide. This in-store roll out allows consumers to gain an in-depth, hands-on comparison of the Touch Edition against competing eReaders. Kobo is currently expanding the Touch Edition availability through multiple retail channels on a number of continents, and Best Buy is one of several planned launches in the United States for Q3 and Q4. Read More