Although the author isn't explicitly mentioned, this interview appears to have been conducted by Jennifer Van Grove, an associate editor for Mashable, who indicated in the comments attached to this video on YouTube that it was conducted at the recent CTIA show. As suspected, Barnes & Noble plans to launch a color e-reader with Plastic Logic next spring. It will "run the B&N application," according to Daniel Jorrison, an executive with Fictionwise, which was acquired by B&N in March.

Separately, The New York Times Bits blog reports that there's an invitation to a Barnes & Noble Oct. 20 event in New York City, in addition to the earlier Wall Street Journal report.

Keep in mind that the stage for this was set quite a while back. In February, Plastic Logic announced its content partners, including Fictionwise, which signed up to supply e-books. B&N then acquired Fictionwise, which meant that, well, Barnes & Noble had its e-reader.