Education iPad orders delayed, campus stores may sell iPads

First the bad news. We've received several tips from customers who ordered iPads via Apple's online education store saying that their shipments will be delayed.

Several customers wrote in to say that they ordered iPads through their education reps as soon as pre-orders became available. Weeks later, some are still waiting for shipment notifications while others have been told not to expect their units until "late April."

Consider that Apple has been calling pre-order customers to confirm their in-store pickups (iPads left unclaimed by 3 pm mayl be sold to the general public) and it's clear that the demand is greater than expected.

The good news comes in the form of a tip from a college student who claims that his (or her, we're not sure) campus book store will be selling a limited quantity of iPads. The tipster attends school "in Provo, Utah" leaving us to guess about the school in question. Provo College? Brigham Young University? S/he didn't say.

If your school is selling iPads, or if you're having trouble with your education store shipment, please let us know.