Don’t want to spring for the iPad?  Barnes & Nobles Nook E-Book reader is now shipping and the timing could not be more perfect.  Amazon is having numerous issues with publishers not happy with the inability to set their own prices and the iPad is not due out for at least 50 more days or so.  The E-Book reader is is now available for $259 with free shipping from their website.  You should be able to pick one up in a day or two at your local B&N store as well.  Barnes & Nobles also have an availability checker on their site now that can point you to your local store to demo and pick up your very own Nook.

[Barnes & Nobles]

 On the cover of the new October Esquire magazine, 99,999 of you will find a new E-ink display which changes every second or two.  The magazine will continue to work for about 90 days on its current set of batteries.  This is a first in the implementation of E-ink being used cheaply and being displayed everywhere.  The technology is used in the popular Kindle E-book reader from amazon and the same technology is used on the magazine.  We are not sure what the cost is to Esquire, but we hope it’s low enough to see in many future applications.

[The Dastardly Report]