Nokia has announced that its Booklet 3G netbook will be on sale by mid-November in the US, thanks to a deal with AT&T and Best Buy. Check the price: $299.99, albeit with a two-year AT&T Data Connect plan.

The standalone price of the Booklet 3G in Europe is 570 Euros (around $850), so the device is getting a fat subsidy from AT&T to make it more affordable. In Germany, O2 is selling Nokia’s netbook for €249 (around $370).

Best Buy will be selling the Booklet 3G for AT&T at its retail outlets throughout the US, including its standalone mobile stores. The retailer will start taking orders on 22nd October – the same day it goes on sale in Germany.

“By combining the Booklet's sleek design, impressive features and competitive price together with the new Windows 7 operating system from Microsoft, AT&T's nationwide 3G coverage and Best Buy's unmatched national retail footprint, we believe we have a winning combination for U.S. consumers,” says Nokia president and CEO Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo.

It remains to be seen whether AT&T’s network will satisfy Booklet 3G buyers – it’s been much maligned by iPhone users in recent months.

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The US version of the device will tie in with Nokia’s suite of Ovi services, including Ovi Maps and the latest version of the company’s Ovi Suite synching software.