<div><p>NEW YORK (Reuters) - Bookseller Barnes & Noble Inc. said on Monday that its Nook electronic reader would be available in most of its physical stores as of Wednesday, ahead of Valentine's Day, ending weeks of delays.</p><p>The Nook e-reader, which Barnes & Noble launched in October and competes with devices such as Amazon.com Inc.'s Kindle, had previously only been available for order on the retailer's website or at in-store kiosks as the No. 1 U.S. bookstore chain struggled to meet what it said in late 2009 was strong demand for the e-reader.</p><p>Barnes & Nobles, based in New York, said it was shipping Nook e-readers to the majority of its stores beginning this week, with devices on sale in stores as of February 10.</p><p>The Nook's in store debut, originally expected in December, was delayed after Barnes & Noble sold out of the device before the holidays and was unable to get production sufficiently ramped up.</p><p>(Reporting by Phil Wahba, editing by Gerald E. McCormick)</p><img src="http://admatch-syndication.mochila.com/images/ad.gif?aid=68694796&bid=informcom" /></div><div id="copyright"><div>

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