Bookseller Barnes & Noble Inc plans to issue $100 gift certificates by December 24 for the people who won’t receive its Nook electronic reader
, if they had ordered it on time.
Earlier this month, the company, which has been bedeviled with problems in producing and delivering the e-reader in time for the holiday season, postponed the in-store debut of the $259 device.
According to Barnes & Noble, the delays affected “a very small percentage of customers” who may not receive their Nook in time for Christmas Eve, on Thursday.
A spokeswoman of Barnes & Noble said they are working very hard to keep up with the demand and to get all Nook orders out the door and to customers on or before December 24.
Affected customers were notified on Friday, the spokeswoman added.
In October, Barnes & Noble launched its Nook e-reader, but in November it said that it had sold out because of strong demand. The bookseller has said that orders placed after November 20 would not be filled until January.
Barnes & Noble shares were up 62 cents, or 3.4 percent, at $19.01 in morning New York Stock Exchange trading.
(Source: http://www.reuters.com)
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