If you haven't already ordered the Nook, then you can take it off your shopping list until next year. The new e-reader from Barnes & Noble (BKS) has already sold out,and more won't be available until November of 2010.

In a statement, the company said, "While we increased production based on the high consumer interest, we've sold out of our initial Nook allotment available for delivery before the holidays." If you still want to give the device as a holiday gift, Barnes & Noble will give you a gift certificate to tide the recipient over until the device itself comes around.

What a missed opportunity for Barnes & Noble. Misreading the demand for the Nook will no doubt result in consumers turning to the Kindle to satisfy their hand-held-reading-device needs.

A Kindle in the hand is much more satisfying than what amounts to a promissory note to redeem a Nook in the future.

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