Details have finally emerged on Nokia’s Booklet 3G’s selling strategy. At a conference this Tuesday at Manhattan between AT&T, Best Buy, Nokia, and Microsoft it was revealed that Best Buy will be selling the Booklet 3G exclusively. The launch date is October 22nd, set to coincide with Windows 7′s launch. You can pick up the Booklet 3G for $599 when it launches, or $299 with a 2-year contract with AT&T (minimum $60/month data plan required).

What’s so great about the Booklet 3G? For one thing, it’s the return of Nokia to the computer field (ignoring the internet tablets). Interesting to note the parallels to Apple, a computer company entering the cellular field, Nokia is a handset giant entering the computing field. The Booklet boasts a 12-hour battery life under normal usage (always on browsing) via a 16-cell battery. Quite a claim, but Nokia supposedly has the numbers to back it up, we’ll see soon enough. The laptop itself is quite decked, 3G via HSPA or WiFi for connectivity, A-GPS (with Ovi maps) and a hot-swappable SIM. The display is a 10.1 inch HD screen (1280×720 resolution), with HDMI video out. The entire package comes to a lean 1kg (2.2 pounds). The Booklet will be running a copy of Windows 7, powered by an Intel Atom core (Z530 1.6 GHz) with 1 GB of RAM and a 120 GB HDD.

All in all, it looks like a solid netbook; pricing may be a little on the expensive side, but the Booklet does come with some strong selling points (3G, GPS, HD, 12-hour battery life…). Time will tell how well Nokia’s return to computers goes.