Barnes & Noble able to deliver Nooks by Christmas

San Francisco Contrary to earlier reports by the retailer that it would not deliver a much-anticipated product in time for Christmas, Barnes & Noble issued a statement on Wednesday that it will deliver orders of its Nook electronic reader to customers by Christmas.

Last week, the bookseller told customers it would send them a $100 gift certificate if it failed to deliver Nook orders by Christmas. "We're pleased to tell our customers today that we're shipping out all our orders in time," Mary Ellen Keating, a spokeswoman for Barnes & Noble, told the Wall Street Journal.