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Tuesday, December 1, 2009

Tech / Books Cancel Your Nook-y Christmas

Posted by Paul Constant on Tue, Dec 1, 2009 at 4:56 PM

Barnes and Noble has announced that their Nook e-book reader won't be available until January 11th. That clickety-clack noise you just heard is thousands of people giving up on B&N and buying a Kindle instead.

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should've said Cancel Your Christmas Nook-ie

Posted by Fred Durst on December 1, 2009 at 5:07 PM

That's insane. I know a bunch of people who were waiting to try the Nook in a store before making a Christmas eReader request. This is a pretty amazing failure.

Posted by Jigae on December 1, 2009 at 5:08 PM

I just read the article -- it seems there's a slim chance preorders and in-store purchases might arrive before the holiday.

Posted by Jigae on December 1, 2009 at 5:09 PM

Just use your iPhone - it works, it's easier to read in bed, and it won't break the bank.

Posted by Will in Seattle

on December 1, 2009 at 5:20 PM

Last week, they announced they sold out. Is the 1/11 date for new Nook orders or pre-existing ones?

Posted by I don't care enough to log in sorry on December 1, 2009 at 5:50 PM

"that clickety-clack is the sound of thousands of people giving up on the B&N and buying a Kindle instead"

...and the tappity tap is the sound of many resumes being updated.

Posted by Jaye on December 1, 2009 at 7:08 PM

Nook stats are better then the Kindle stats and they are the same price. Why cancel my order for a lesser product for the same price. Lame. I can wait. Heck, took me longer to get my Wii.

Posted by Kev365 on December 1, 2009 at 7:57 PM

I got my technology Christmas present already.

Clear (nee Clearwire) did their true Wimax upgrade over the holidays.

Got the new modem (free upgrade) and now I get 5Mbps solid, day or night.

Bought a 32" inch LCD Tv at BestBuy for $300 (minus $100 with a gift card I got from Chase rewards points).

Now I only order food in and never leave my apartment because of playing UnrealTournament and using Netflix WatchNow and Hulu all the time.

I may get a Wii fit so I can get out the doorway...

Posted by Supreme Ruler Of The Universe

on December 2, 2009 at 12:33 AM

@7: Nook stats are DIFFERENT than Kindle stats... better is debatable. It's like saying PS3 stats are better than Xbox 360 stats -- both have arguable strengths and weaknesses, but cost, quality, and selection of titles seems to fall pretty squarely in the Xbox camp. It's similar in the Kindle/Nook battle. Right now Kindle offers more modern titles at a better price point, but Nook offers a number of free public domain titles. It's a trade off.

Posted by Jigae on December 2, 2009 at 7:52 AM

Didn't the same thing happen with the initial launch of the Kindle? I seem to remember that preorders sold out almost instantly, and there was a several month lag of the second production.

Posted by Christy O on December 2, 2009 at 8:33 AM

@9: Those "free public domain titles" are available to all readers (even my beloved, lowly, wireless-free Sony) not to mention that if you can rip a CD onto your (old-fashioned) iPod, you can get a Kindle book (at their nice price-point) onto a Sony. I'll argue for it every time (try getting a book from the library onto a Kindle without getting charged by Amazon) and highly recommend it for under $200.

Posted by thename on December 2, 2009 at 8:38 AM