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No waiting long from announce, Nook Barnes & Noble (B & N) said that his readers gadgets, Nook has been sold through the reservation system this year.

“The most desired gift on the holidays this year have been exhausted. The indent Nook today will become the owner of the coolest gadgets beginning in 2010,” wrote the B & N’s website, quoted by Cnet, Saturday (21/11/2009).

Have not been determined how many units sold Nook. Even to this day have not seen Nook shipped. Notification ’sold out’ this is the same thing ever done by the Amazon some time ago. At that time, Amazon announced the Kindle, gadgets they distribute readers, have sold out.

This may be a step counter B & N to compete with Amazon’s strict marketing reader gadget. In fact, a Forrester Research analyst Sarah Rotman Epps said that B & N seem in a hurry in taking steps poured Nook. Even B & N is considered not ready to market Nook, certainly not in significant amounts. Read the rest of this entry »

Nook-E-reader-Barnes-NobleFollowing the steps online store Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble, known as the largest bookstore in the United States also released an e-reader. Electronic book reader device (e-book) made by companies headquartered on Fifth Avenue, Manhattan, U.S. plan released by the name Nook, Tuesday (20/10) this.

Nook appear with a touch screen with control buttons color but black and white study. Selling price is 259 U.S. dollars or equivalent to the price of the latest edition of the e-reader called artificial Amazon.com Kindle. Nook uses electronic ink technology is also used Kindle and similar devices. This device will be sold online through the website starting late October www.nook.com.

It was not a sudden step Barnes & Noble entered the e-book business. Since July, the company has opened stores online bookstore at BN.com website and has sold digital editions of books can be read on devices made by Apple’s iPhone and the BlackBerry, including PCs and laptops.
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