Barnes & Noble 'Nook' e-reader with color touchscreen out Tuesday for $259, says WSJ (update: Best Buy connection?)
By Ross Miller 
posted October 19th 2009 7:23PM
posted October 19th 2009 7:23PM
Update: We can't say with 100 percent assurance, but a reliable source of ours claims that Barnes & Noble will be partnering with Best Buy for sales of the device, and units will actually be available this Thursday. That last bit sounds daring at best, as it's Windows 7 launch day, but you never know what folks will get up to these days. Stay tuned!
I wonder how onerous the DRM is going to be? The nasty stuff hidden in the Kindle (unstoppable book-pulling, etc.) is the reason I'll never own a Kindle.
@Oxyrt23409
I'll be happy as long as books don't start going exclusively to one device or the other. I'm probably biased since I already own a Kindle, but the color touch screen just seems pointless if you're wanting to read a book, although I assume it turns off when not in use. On the other hand, I'm glad there's some decent competition in the ebook reader market.
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B&N are saying new releases and bestsellers will be $9.99. Does anyone else think that's pretty high for an electronic copy? On top of the $259 you spend on the reader? Doesn't seem to make sense to me financially yet.