Barnes and Noble announced their new Nook eInk reader recently, seen here, and after some time waiting with them saying “May 2012” release date, they then came out and said the 7th. I eagerly went to the local B&N, and put my name down on the list to get one on launch day… which rolled around, and I got no call. I called the store, and was told they didn’t get any. After waiting a few more days checking stock online, I found that the B&N website had also sold out, with an expected availability date of May 22, 2012… which, interestingly, was the initial release date they had announced before pushing it up two weeks.
Some basic looking online found this, which basically says they are having stock issues. Fine, I think, and wait patiently.