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Originally Posted by kezza
B&N should not be expected to significantly alter their billing system for a single order.
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B&N should not be putting a hold on money they're not going to collect for over a month, for a product they're not going to supply for over a month.
Reasons--
If, by some weird stretch, someone should sue B&N for patent infringement on the Nook, and get them pulled from sale just before the end of November, while the trial goes on--B&N won't be able to ship on schedule.
This is not likely, but it's also not a huge stretch for possibilities. All sorts of legal issues tie up deliveries or prevent first-edition products from going out. Maybe someone discovers there's a flaw in the battery pack and they have to redesign the battery compartment to meet safety requirements. Whatever. Assume that B&N might not ship the Nook on schedule, and wouldn't be sure when it would be available to ship.
They are potentially liable for interest for all the money they held in escrow for a product they didn't provide. Along with the potential of fraud charges, depending on how they phrased their promises to provide the item.
This being a seriously unwanted side-effect of taking payments too early, most places don't process those payments until they're *certain* they're ready to ship. Many don't process the payment until the shipping label has been printed.