Nook ereader delayed until December

Uh-oh. Looks like demand for the Nook was higher than Barnes & Noble expected. According to B&N, the high-profile new ebook reader device has gotten a lot more pre-orders than they were expecting.

If you had the foresight to order your Nook early in the game, you’re fine. Your device will still ship on November 30th as planned.

But from this point on, if you pre-order a Nook, your device won’t ship until at least the first week of December. It’s good news that the Nook is already so popular, but you have to wonder how many of the devices B&N intended to be available in time for Christmas this year. And you also have to wonder if those lovely in-store displays will be affected by the hard-to-come-by devices. If you venture out to your neighborhood Barnes & Noble, will you get to touch and/or buy a Nook of your very own? Probably not before Christmas.

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