Exclusive: Barnes & Noble phasing out the Nook 3G, cites lack of bulk demand

Barnes & Noble may be selling millions of Nook products , but it’s sounding like the 3G variant hasn’t really done its part to help those figures. We’ve received hard evidence from within B&N that the Nook is being discontinued, with sales to seemingly continue until stock is exhausted. The outfit is encouraging retail partners to not send out any “bulk requests” for the Nook 3G, as there simply “will not be sufficient quantities to fulfill those orders.” Of course, we’re told that the company never actually received a huge amount of Nook 3G bulk orders to begin with, so maybe WiFi really is everywhere these days. At any rate, grab yourself a Nook 3G post-haste if you’ve been thinking it over — once they’re gone, they’re gone for good. Or, you could wait for a next-gen version with a Pearl display . Just sayin’. Exclusive: Barnes & Noble phasing out the Nook 3G, cites lack of bulk demand originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 24 Jan 2011 17:23:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink

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