Meanwhile, rival announced last week that it had Kindle e-readers in stock, while Sony said it would have trouble fulfilling orders of the Daily Edition e-reader for the holidays. 20, had reported that pre-ordered Nooks were out of stock, and that deliveries would start Jan. The company blog also said that pre-orders received online or in stores today would ship about Jan. “We will provide details as the dates become more clear.”Ī week ago, a company spokeswoman had said via emai that demo units would not be displayed at every store and that some “very limited inventory” would be for sale at a “date to be determined.” But signs inside a Framingham, Mass., store last week indicated some Nook e-readers would be available this week. decided that based on the high volume of pre-orders, we will not have for-sale inventory in our stores until after the holidays,” Barnesand reported in a blog note posted on its Web site late last week by someone identified only as Kevin. The latest plan contradicts earlier in-store signs announcing that the product would go on sale this week. Barnes & Noble today put its Nook e-readers on display at its retail stores, but acknowledged that it won’t be selling any of the $259 device at the stores until after the holidays.

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