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As one of my readers has told me in the ongoing debate over B&N’s hardware sales, it’s important for Barnes & Noble to have involved third-party retail partners. I’m sure that reader is going to be pleased to learn that 2 of B&N’s retail partners have the new Nook hardware on sale right now.
Target is offering a $30 gift card with the purchase of any Nook HD or Nook HD+. The offer does not appear to be good in stores, just online, but I don’t think that will matter once you see the sale that Staples is having.
This office supply chain is selling B&N’s new gadgets on their website for $50 to $70 off.
Yes, you can get the Nook HD+ for $200 (I paid $270, dammit).
You can also get the Nook HD for $150.
Don’t worry, I’m sure B&N didn’t authorize these sales as a way of moving stock. I’m sure it’s just coincidental that B&N’s hardware has now gone through what, 8 sales this holiday season while the Kindle Fire has seen (I think) 3 sales.
I’m sure there’s no inverse relationship between how well the hardware is moving and the number of online sales. All is well.
P.S. Would you like to buy a bridge?
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Too bad they don’t have the 32GB model on sale at Staples.
Of the Nook+ that is.
>>>(I paid $270, dammit)
And not a peep about it here in any detail in a post.
Peep.
And you could ask for a review unit. Why don’t you?
Because then I’d have to do a damn review.
We look forward to some pithy commentary about your experiences with this device.
Target has it in their stores.
Mr. Nate, thank you for that money saving tip. I went to Barnes and Nobles today and played with the Nook HD+. Loved it but wanted to wait for a cheaper price. I was thinking at Jan/Feb 2013 returns to stores (Best Buy and etc.). When I read your tip, I immediately went to Mr. Rebates then to Staples. I got a page that looked like a corporate order page. I ordered the Nook HD+ for $209.00 minus 10.00 instant coupon = $199.00. I am having it sent to the Staples store for pickup. I have been burned at Christmas before when someone stole a package sent to me by my mother. I will get 3% back from Mr. Rebates. Tell your family to join, so far I have $171.00 and more pending in my account. Well, Thank you and sleep tight and do not let the bedbugs bite.
Out of stock today.
They sure cleared that channel fast.
(Nice to know at what price the thing will move.)
The Nook Glow and Nook Touch are still on sale:
http://www.staples.com/NOOK-Simple-Touch-with-Glowlight/product_663079
http://www.staples.com/NOOK-Simple-Touch-by-Barnes-Noble/product_333764
They were not out of stock online when I checked.
I’m starting to suspect the STR will *always* be in stock.
($65, now.)
I tried to buy this device, going as far as putting it into the cart and proceeding to checkout. But something in my deep subconscious was telling me “don’t do it”, “don’t do it”.
I think it is because I want the better sound quality from the Kindle fire.
BN hasn’t had 8 sales vs. Amazon’s 3 on hardware. They’ve had the same number. BN just actually has retail partners (while Amazon does their best to alienate everyone else) so it looks like there are additional sales. Each of those partner sales happens at the same time BN has a sale, as it’s probably written into the contracts that when BN has a sale partners are allowed to as well.
Except that the Black Friday sales were all at different prices, and count as 3 sales. And the current pair of sales are different offers, and count as 2 sales. Add the 2 on the Nook Touch and Nook Glow and we are up to 7 sales.
So you’re making the argument that unless the sale price is exactly the same it’s a different sale?
Then Amazon has had a lot more than 3 sales as well.
There was their Black Friday deal. There was the Best Buy Black Friday deal. Staples and Office Max also had different Black Friday deals. Amazon ran a Cyber Monday deal, as well as their two random sales in the last couple weeks. And Best Buy is still running a promotion on KF’s. And all of these were at different prices and promotions, so they all count as separate sales by your criteria.
I forgot about those. You are correct.
Looks like Staples killed the sale early.
Went to pick one up yesterday in-store, but apparently the stores were still selling them at full price, and didn’t want to price match their own website.