Barnes and Nobles Delays Nook Reader, Citing High Demand
Barnes and Nobles Delays Nook Reader, Citing High Demand
Posted 11/09/2009 at 5:28pm
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If the Barnes and Noble Nook sounds like a great Christmas present, you might want to preorder one now. Everyone’s favorite bookseller has announced that due to massive demand, Nook preorders have been pushed into December. There are also reports that Barnes and Noble stores will have no in-store Nooks until mid December.
According to a Barnes and Noble spokesperson, “Nook has quickly become the fastest selling product at Barnes & Noble. In fact, there is so much consumer interest in Nook, that pre-orders have exceeded our expectations." The Nook will be selling for $259 whenever you can find one. Barnes and Noble opened their eBook store back in July and it currently offers over 700,000 titles.
The Nook will be going up against Amazon’s Kindle reader. B&N is hoping to leverage their brick and mortar stores to gain an advantage over the all online Amazon. Are you considering getting an ebook reader this holiday season?
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Zombie30000
November 10, 2009 at 4:51am
"Nook" That's the name they're going with? Like the thing that babies suck on? That's the first thing I think of when I hear that word. At least Wii is fun to say when you've been drinking.
wow...fire that marketing guy right now.
techparadox
November 10, 2009 at 6:47am
"Like the thing that babies suck on?" WTH are you talking about? Some slang for a "pacifier" that most of us have never heard of?
nook
noun
Etymology: Middle English noke, nok
Date: 14th century1 chiefly Scottish : a right-angled corner
2 a : an interior angle formed by two meeting walls b : a secluded or sheltered place or part <searched every nook and cranny> c : a small often recessed section of a larger room <a breakfast nook>The name makes perfect sense in that a nook is where you can store your books. And if they come through on all the promised features, I may just break my personal ban on e-readers.
nekollx
November 09, 2009 at 5:38pm
http://www.maximumpc.com/article/%5Bprimary-term%5D/barnes_and_noble_delays_nook_reader_citing_high_demand
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Ruins
November 10, 2009 at 8:32am
The term nookie, I believe dates to the 1940's or 50's. It was a slang sexual term denoting what, I am not sure. It was spoken like so: Did you get any nookie? I assume it relates to heterosexual scoring.
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