Nookcolor pulled from stores for 2 weeks

afv011 · 02-03-2011, 03:20 PM

News here

and here

Shipping in 2 weeks

swallman · 02-03-2011, 03:52 PM

Have they actually been pulled from stores, or just allowed inventory to decrease ?

deborahjeanne · 02-03-2011, 05:14 PM

BN in Bellingham still has them.

Now if I could just decide if I want one.

jlmwrite · 02-03-2011, 06:39 PM

Oops, just posted on this subject in another MR forum.

But plenty of NCs in stock at my local B&N -- I went to test in-store reading on my rooted 1.1.0 NC and got so caught up in a discussion with a very tech-savvy clerk that I forget why I went in the first place! Also called the closest BB a few minutes just to see if they had any NCs in stock (they do).

KryptoNyte · 02-03-2011, 07:53 PM

Oh come on. Can't we all pinky promise that we aren't going to use the Kindle app on the NC?

Pushka · 02-03-2011, 09:11 PM

I ordered one online over a week ago, but shipping not until the 14th Feb. I cancelled and bought one from an Amazon seller.

goodereader · 02-03-2011, 11:44 PM

Yeah, CNET and Electrosia both pulled the article from my site. B&N HQ said it was nationwide inventory. Clerks all over portland and northern florida said they sent their Nook Colors "overseas" Conflicting info to be sure. Another Source at B&N said it was software related but would not say what. Either firmware update to 2.2 - or making it harder to root or a combination of both. After all 2.2 was supposed to hit the nook color this month.

jedifarfy · 02-04-2011, 01:33 AM

All the stores in my area are out because of low stock in the warehouse and people getting tax money. We've had a major run on them in the last week and we were in fact the last ones to have it physically in stock... til today.

Belle2Be · 02-04-2011, 01:49 AM

Why do they care if it's being hacked? If anything, I would think it's saving them money since every time one breaks/has issues, if it's rooted they can say Sorry! No refund.

goodereader · 02-04-2011, 02:58 AM

It remains to be seen, its not a supply issue, B&N makes like 500,000 nook colors a month at least, and this was before XMAS. They have enough to meet demand, they normally sell 5 to 30 a day per location, based on region demographics. Its not a shortage of the units, locations we spoke to say they sent theirs "overseas" and cited "nationwide inventory"

GreenMonkey · 02-04-2011, 04:55 AM

There's some good speculation that it could be for hardware reasons. Lots of reports of Nooks with misaligned / problematic microUSB ports, plus the reports we've all heard of touchscreens with issues, etc.

I doubt it is to make the device less rootable. That's something they would chase later with a firmware update, not by spending a bunch of money to pull units.

I'd guess 2.2 or hardware/software issues of some sort.

travfar · 02-04-2011, 05:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by afv011

News here

and here

Shipping in 2 weeks

It was "Shipping in 2 weeks" yesterday but now it's "Available now". I think they were just saving up inventory for the half price blow out that started today.

Pushka · 02-04-2011, 06:04 PM

The sale isn't for the color nook though.

travfar · 02-04-2011, 06:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pushka

The sale isn't for the color nook though.

I picked up my half price Nook Color this morning. Check out my thread.

Pushka · 02-04-2011, 10:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by travfar

I picked up my half price Nook Color this morning. Check out my thread.

Well, on the website it isn't on sale

Ok, I see how you have done this but living outside USA it isn't going to work for me..

02-03-2011, 03:20 PM	#1
afv011 Captain Penguin Posts: 2,964 Karma: 2079777777 Join Date: May 2009 Location: Seattle, WA Device: Kobo Clara BW, Kobo Libra 2, Nook Glowlight	Nookcolor pulled from stores for 2 weeks News here and here Shipping in 2 weeks Last edited by afv011; 02-03-2011 at 03:22 PM. Reason: Add additional link

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swallman Enthusiast Posts: 27 Karma: 14 Join Date: Nov 2010 Device: Nook Color	Have they actually been pulled from stores, or just allowed inventory to decrease ?

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jlmwrite Zealot Posts: 143 Karma: 13398 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Golden, Colorado Device: Samsung Tab S8.4, Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge	Oops, just posted on this subject in another MR forum. But plenty of NCs in stock at my local B&N -- I went to test in-store reading on my rooted 1.1.0 NC and got so caught up in a discussion with a very tech-savvy clerk that I forget why I went in the first place! Also called the closest BB a few minutes just to see if they had any NCs in stock (they do).

02-03-2011, 07:53 PM	#5
KryptoNyte Shepherd Posts: 313 Karma: 663 Join Date: Dec 2010 Device: Nook Color, LG Optimus V	Oh come on. Can't we all pinky promise that we aren't going to use the Kindle app on the NC?

02-03-2011, 09:11 PM	#6
Pushka Wizard Posts: 1,119 Karma: 1019140 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Australia Device: kindle, Ipad, Iphone, Nexus and PPW	I ordered one online over a week ago, but shipping not until the 14th Feb. I cancelled and bought one from an Amazon seller.

02-03-2011, 11:44 PM	#7
goodereader Banned Posts: 39 Karma: 6106 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Vancouver BC Device: Many, Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Pocketbook, Sony etc.	Yeah, CNET and Electrosia both pulled the article from my site. B&N HQ said it was nationwide inventory. Clerks all over portland and northern florida said they sent their Nook Colors "overseas" Conflicting info to be sure. Another Source at B&N said it was software related but would not say what. Either firmware update to 2.2 - or making it harder to root or a combination of both. After all 2.2 was supposed to hit the nook color this month.

02-04-2011, 01:33 AM	#8
jedifarfy Zealot Posts: 135 Karma: 100 Join Date: Jul 2010 Device: rooted nook color, nook wifi 1st edition	All the stores in my area are out because of low stock in the warehouse and people getting tax money. We've had a major run on them in the last week and we were in fact the last ones to have it physically in stock... til today.

02-04-2011, 01:49 AM	#9
Belle2Be Peace, Love, and Books Posts: 355 Karma: 1242738 Join Date: Sep 2010 Device: Kindle 3(3g), NookColor	Why do they care if it's being hacked? If anything, I would think it's saving them money since every time one breaks/has issues, if it's rooted they can say Sorry! No refund.

02-04-2011, 02:58 AM	#10
goodereader Banned Posts: 39 Karma: 6106 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Vancouver BC Device: Many, Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Pocketbook, Sony etc.	It remains to be seen, its not a supply issue, B&N makes like 500,000 nook colors a month at least, and this was before XMAS. They have enough to meet demand, they normally sell 5 to 30 a day per location, based on region demographics. Its not a shortage of the units, locations we spoke to say they sent theirs "overseas" and cited "nationwide inventory"

02-04-2011, 04:55 AM	#11
GreenMonkey DRM hater Posts: 945 Karma: 2066176 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Michigan Device: Nook ST glow, Kindle Voyage	There's some good speculation that it could be for hardware reasons. Lots of reports of Nooks with misaligned / problematic microUSB ports, plus the reports we've all heard of touchscreens with issues, etc. I doubt it is to make the device less rootable. That's something they would chase later with a firmware update, not by spending a bunch of money to pull units. I'd guess 2.2 or hardware/software issues of some sort.

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02-04-2011, 06:04 PM	#13
Pushka Wizard Posts: 1,119 Karma: 1019140 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Australia Device: kindle, Ipad, Iphone, Nexus and PPW	The sale isn't for the color nook though.