Nook sold out

[ebooker]

FWIW, a friend of mine dropped by the B&N in midtown manhattan today. He said there was a nook display up, with a cardboard mockup unit, and it was "staffed" by people. BUT he said that the staff looked amazingly bored, they didnt know anything about the nook (like its details or etc), werent able to "sell" it to him when he asked questions about it, and the nook sales table and etc in general left him pretty unimpressed.

To which I say, B&N should some more energy into getting the in-store demo display right!

[eGeezer]

I am willing to wait til however long after Nov 30 it takes to see nook reviews from those that get them, but no matter how glowing the reports, I'm not gonna be ordering one for delivery "some day". The nook announcement did its job. It stopped me from having my wife buy something else -- til Nov 30.

But I will have an eReader under the Christmas tree -- not a piece of paper saying it is on order. I'm not lugging an armload of books thru airports on my way to Hawaii ever again.

If b&n is playing games, they will lose where I am concerned. If they are not playing games, they will still lose. If they didn't believe in their new product enuff to make sure they had product on hand, then tuff tooties.

Of course, it doesn't matter if it turns out their toy is only that.

[kindlekitten]

Originally Posted by taglines

nook.....lowercase.....not Nook. but nook. the logo says nook. it's a nook. it's not a Nook. if they wanted to call it a Nook, they would haved spelled it with a capital N. they didn't. it's a nook. how long before the true names is used in print? SMILE: don't hold your breath. Everyone's doing it the wrong way, and always will. But it's really called a nook. lowercase n. ask barnes and noble

relax! take a deep breath... in and out.... and at the end of the day it still sounds and reads the same!

Originally Posted by eGeezer

But I will have an eReader under the Christmas tree -- not a piece of paper saying it is on order. I'm not lugging an armload of books thru airports on my way to Hawaii ever again.

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well I guess it won't be the nook! tell us what you think of whatever device it turns out to be!

[khalleron]

Originally Posted by taglines

nook.....lowercase.....not Nook. but nook. the logo says nook. it's a nook. it's not a Nook. if they wanted to call it a Nook, they would haved spelled it with a capital N. they didn't. it's a nook. how long before the true names is used in print? SMILE: don't hold your breath. Everyone's doing it the wrong way, and always will. But it's really called a nook. lowercase n. ask barnes and noble

You're not fooling anyone, Danny. You've been busted already.

Obsessions always show.

Now take a deep breath, take a hot bath, take whatever you need to just calm down.

[Donnageddon]

Originally Posted by pilotbob

I just read at Engadget that the Nook is sold out for pre-christmas deliveries. You can still pre-order for the next batch due to ship January 4th.

Ok, let the "fake shortage" conspiracy theories begin.

BOb

You see, the "nook" was originally used for guidance by the gunman on the grassy knoll of the Kennedy assassination. After that it was used by the actors in the studios where they faked the moon landings. When that proved successful, they used the "nook" in the plotting of the fake incidents involving the U.S.S. Maddox and the U.S.S. Turner Joy in Vietnam leading to the "Gulf of Tonkin Resolution" resulting in the escalation of the war there.

The "nook" has since been used to pilot the space drones that bombed the "face on Mars" destroying the evidence of the ancient civilization that lives there. Additionally, the "nook" was a primary player in the "balloon boy" hoax in Colorado, and the ghost writing of Sarah Palin's recent book.

Some claim, and not without good evidence, that the "nook" was created by Hitler's astrologer for determining the timing of the d-day invasion (this was a beta version and ended in disaster for the Third Reich)

Given this undeniable prior usage of the "nook", I do not doubt that supplies have dwindled.

I have full confidence that the current "nook" shortage is real and not a "conspiracy".

[kindlekitten]

Originally Posted by Donnageddon

You see, the "nook" was originally used for guidance by the gunman on the grassy knoll of the Kennedy assassination. After that it was used by the actors in the studios where they faked the moon landings. When that proved successful, they used the "nook" in the plotting of the fake incidents involving the U.S.S. Maddox and the U.S.S. Turner Joy in Vietnam leading to the "Gulf of Tonkin Resolution" resulting in the escalation of the war there.

The "nook" has since been used to pilot the space drones that bombed the "face on Mars" destroying the evidence of the ancient civilization that lives there. Additionally, the "nook" was a primary player in the "balloon boy" hoax in Colorado, and the ghost writing of Sarah Palin's recent book.

Some claim, and not without good evidence, that the "nook" was created by Hitler's astrologer for determining the timing of the d-day invasion (this was a beta version and ended in disaster for the Third Reich)

Given this undeniable prior usage of the "nook", I do not doubt that supplies have dwindled.

I have full confidence that the current "nook" shortage is real and not a "conspiracy".

*snicker*

[=X=]

Originally Posted by pilotbob

Ok, let the "fake shortage" conspiracy theories begin.

BOb

Originally Posted by jharker

Apparently this is a true shortage. And it makes sense: this is the biggest shopping season in the year. Why would B&N "create" a shortage of a popular item during the time of the year that it's in the highest demand?

The Nintendo WII did it. It creates an artificial demand and a level of excitement. If you can get people talking about your product that is worth more than any paid advertisement.

But I don't think it's artificial. I think they rushed their product a and are not ready to meet the demand, however small it might be.

Personally I think having a shortage is going to back fire. Most people are jut going to buy SONY or Amazon products.

[DaleDe]

Originally Posted by =X=

The Nintendo WII did it. It creates an artificial demand and a level of excitement. If you can get people talking about your product that is worth more than any paid advertisement.

But I don't think it's artificial. I think they rushed their product a and are not ready to meet the demand, however small it might be.

Personally I think having a shortage is going to back fire. Most people are jut going to buy SONY or Amazon products.

I suspect the shortage is real so it can't back fire since it wasn't intentional. I suspect the factory capacity is designed for continuing demand, not a one time peak. Of course they could have anticipated the initial peak demand and made more units prior to the announcement but then the announcement would have slipped past the Christmas shopping season and they would have lost all the business and not even given the users the choice to wait. I think they made the best decision based on the circumstances.

Dale

[JSWolf]

Given Amazon's smug comment, I would say if you have a Kindle, sell it, toss it, trash it, but whatever you do, get rid of it.

[Kali Yuga]

Seems pretty clear this isn't a faked shortage. The fact that they can't get the devices into stores for Black Friday, in and of itself, indicates some major supply issues.

I do think this will hurt them quite a bit for the holiday season, but it's hard to say if and how this will really make much of a difference in the long run. I'd think a bigger issue would result if they ended up sacrificing quality for production speed, but I doubt that will be the case.

Originally Posted by JSWolf

Given Amazon's smug comment, I would say if you have a Kindle, sell it, toss it, trash it, but whatever you do, get rid of it.

Oh, please.

All he said was their device is smaller, lighter, in demand and in stock. I'm sure Sony or Cool-er or Astak or whoever would say almost the exact same thing if asked.

If that kind of talk is sufficient to stop you from buying a product, then perhaps you should move to a shack in rural Montana.

[pilotbob]

Originally Posted by =X=

The Nintendo WII did it.

Care to back that up with a statement from Nintendo that they held units back on purpose?

Originally Posted by JSWolf

Given Amazon's smug comment, I would say if you have a Kindle, sell it, toss it, trash it, but whatever you do, get rid of it.

Sorry, I won't be taking your advice to get rid of my Kindle... once again.

BOb

[desertgrandma]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

Given Amazon's smug comment, I would say if you have a Kindle, sell it, toss it, trash it, but whatever you do, get rid of it.

And I would do this why???

[emonti8384]

Originally Posted by Donnageddon

You see, the "nook" was originally used for guidance by the gunman on the grassy knoll of the Kennedy assassination. After that it was used by the actors in the studios where they faked the moon landings. When that proved successful, they used the "nook" in the plotting of the fake incidents involving the U.S.S. Maddox and the U.S.S. Turner Joy in Vietnam leading to the "Gulf of Tonkin Resolution" resulting in the escalation of the war there.

The "nook" has since been used to pilot the space drones that bombed the "face on Mars" destroying the evidence of the ancient civilization that lives there. Additionally, the "nook" was a primary player in the "balloon boy" hoax in Colorado, and the ghost writing of Sarah Palin's recent book.

Some claim, and not without good evidence, that the "nook" was created by Hitler's astrologer for determining the timing of the d-day invasion (this was a beta version and ended in disaster for the Third Reich)

Given this undeniable prior usage of the "nook", I do not doubt that supplies have dwindled.

I have full confidence that the current "nook" shortage is real and not a "conspiracy".

Cute

[Ocean]

Originally Posted by pilotbob

I just read at Engadget that the Nook is sold out for pre-christmas deliveries.

BOb

All 15 people who wanted one, got one, eh?

[Ocean]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

Given Amazon's smug comment, I would say if you have a Kindle, sell it, toss it, trash it, but whatever you do, get rid of it.

I love my Kindle. You can have it when you pry it from...