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Barnes & Noble's dedicated e-reading device the Nook has become the US retailer's fastest-selling item since it was rolled out a week ago, http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6704157.html?rssid=192" target="_blank">Publishers Weekly reports.
Like Amazon, B&N has not disclosed the actual number of devices sold or ordered, but William Lynch, president of B&N.com, told analysts the company expected a "big chunk" of the 900,000 e-readers tipped to be sold over the festive season. The devices will start being shipped on 30th November.
According to company chief executive Steve Riggio, B&N's margins on sales of e-books will be higher than on physical books, because of reduced storage and distribution costs.
Overnight, the chain also revealed that it would sell the QUE ereader, designed for "business professionals" by Plastic Logic.