Barnes Noble will push back the ship date of its Nook e-reader into December for many pre-orders, apparently in response to higher-than-expected demand for the device. Even as Barnes Noble gears up to battle Amazon.com’s Kindle line of devices, it faces a lawsuit from IT startup Spring Design, which alleges that the bookseller copied its dual-screen format. The price of certain e-readers has been declining as competition heats up between various manufacturers.
– Barnes amp; Noble suggested that demand for its new Nook e-reader would push
back the shipping date for some pre-orders from November into the second week of
December.

Blogs such as Brighthand also reported that no in-store Nook units would be available for sale until at
least December, and …