T hat was way back in October, though, and since then, production delays have slowed the Nook's entry into the market. And they haven't been available at all in stores-you could talk to a store rep about one, and if you were lucky, you got to fondle one, but that was it. Now Barnes & Noble (BKS) says that starting Wednesday, the $259 device will be available in the "majority" of its 775 U.S. stores. [2]