Nook E-Reader Sold Out for 2009 Holidays

Barnes and Noble's Nook e-book reader has closed up shop for holiday delivery.

"The hottest holiday gift is out of stock," says the Nook page at B&N "Order the Nook today to be first in line for the new year." You can still order one of the $259 devices, but you won't get it until at least Jan. 4, 2010, the bookseller said. Demand has outstripped supply of the Nook, but production is being ramped up, and should be going full bore by next year.

The news doesn't seem to have dampened sales, though. "Nook continues to be the fastest-selling product at Barnes & Noble, and pre-orders have continued to exceed our expectations," the company said.

Sony is also having supply/demand issues with it's new $399 Daily Edition Reader device. Sony is taking orders online for it, however, the Reader will not ship until some time from December 18th to the first week of January. So the bulk of holiday 2009 orders will belong to Amazon's Kindle, it would seem.