{"id":3924,"date":"2009-11-30T11:00:15","date_gmt":"2009-11-30T16:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ebookrumors.com\/?p=3924"},"modified":"2009-11-30T11:00:15","modified_gmt":"2009-11-30T16:00:15","slug":"the-schnook","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ebookrumors.com\/?p=3924","title":{"rendered":"The (sch)Nook!"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’m sorry to keep harping about this, but it’s embarrassing for people like myself who have long supported competition in the eBook Revolution. The whole idea is choice creates a stable marketplace with better prices and selection for consumers. And then these ninnies at B&N\u00c2\u00a0failed to build enough machines to suit the demand they created!<\/p>\n

Oh, here we’ve got Barnes & Noble’s brave solution. On their Nook page<\/a><\/strong>, this bold headline: “The hottest holiday gift is out of stock. Order nook today to be first in line for the new year.” (shouldn’t it read, “last<\/em> year’s hottest holiday gift was<\/em> out of stock?”)<\/p>\n

Since I’ve got a whole year to make a choice now, maybe I’ll see what else is coming onto the market.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I’m sorry to keep harping about this, but it’s embarrassing for people like myself who have long supported competition in the eBook Revolution. The whole idea is choice creates a stable marketplace with better prices and selection for consumers. And then these ninnies at B&N\u00c2\u00a0failed to build enough machines to suit the demand they created! … <\/p>\n

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