The Nook,  Barnes and Noble’s digital book reader, has been selling like hotcakes.

Orders placed after mid-November will now be shipped after Christmas. 

You can still order the Nook, though, and receive a gift certificate attached to a ‘golden note’ that will arrive by December 24, 2009.

You can put this under the tree, or even on the tree.  

Nooks ordered now are expected to ship by January 4th, 2010.

If you absolutely have to have a digital book reader you can still order the Kindle.  These can still be purchased from Amazon.com and are competitively priced.

There is a rumor about an Apple eReader but there has been no official announcement from Apple.  Industry watchers think that the Apple eReader or iTablet will be a variation of the iPhone and iTouch.