The NOOK Book: An Unofficial Guide: Everything You Need to Know for the NOOK, NOOK Color, and NOOK Study [NOOK Book]

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Available on NOOK devices and apps

  • Nook Devices
  • NOOK
  • NOOK Color
  • NOOK Tablet
  • Tablet/Phone
  • NOOK for iPad
  • NOOK for iPhone
  • NOOK for Android
  • NOOK for Android (Tablet)
  • NOOK Kids for iPad
  • PC/Mac
  • NOOK Study
  • NOOK for PC
  • NOOK for Mac

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Overview

This is the eBook version of the printed book.

Make the Most of Your B&N NOOK Color or NOOK ebook Reader!

Read books, play media, get free content, uncover powerful, little-known features you’ll love!

Do all this, and much more...

  • Learn ...
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Overview

This is the eBook version of the printed book.

Make the Most of Your B&N NOOK Color or NOOK ebook Reader!

Read books, play media, get free content, uncover powerful, little-known features you’ll love!

Do all this, and much more...

  • Learn about the NOOK Study capabilities
  • Root your NOOK Color to add third-party apps from the Android Market
  • Find and read free books on your NOOK Color or NOOK
  • Use B&N’s unique LendMe feature to lend and borrow books
  • Play music, audiobooks, podcasts, even video
  • Automatically download full-color book covers
  • Use your NOOK Color to browse the web
  • Add highlights, notes, and bookmarks
  • Read B&N ebooks on your iPhone, iPad, computer, Android phone, or Blackberry
  • Set up your own color wallpaper or screensaver
  • Publish your own ebooks with B&N PubIt
  • Download and use B&N NOOK Apps
  • Learn how to use NOOK Friends to recommend books and give updates
  • Read enhanced ebooks with video and audio
  • Read B&N children’s books with interactive activities

Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780132895514
  • Publisher: Pearson Education
  • Publication date: 7/22/2011
  • Sold by: Barnes & Noble
  • Format: eBook
  • Edition number: 2
  • Sales rank: 54,509
  • File size: 22 MB
  • Note: This product may take a few minutes to download.

Meet the Author

Patrick Kanouse works as the structured authoring program manager for Pearson Education. Always a bookworm, he has gladly adopted ebook reading technologies, while still appreciating and valuing the printed book.

Patrick also teaches business technical report writing at IUPUI. Outside of teaching about writing, reading on his NOOK Color, and writing about his NOOK Color, he writes poetry, publishing a PubIt book at BN.com that you can read on your NOOK Color or NOOK. His website is patrickkanouse.com.

Patrick lives in Westfield, Indiana, with his wife and two Yorkies.

Table of Contents

PART I NOOK Color

1 Getting Started with Your NOOK Color 1

2 Customizing and Configuring Your NOOK Color 13

3 Reading on Your NOOK Color and Beyond 35

4 Lending and Borrowing Books with LendMe on Your NOOK Color 71

5 Using Highlights, Bookmarks, and Annotations 81

6 Playing Music, Audiobooks, Podcasts, and Videos 89

7 Using NOOK Apps and Surfing the Web 99

8 Using the Social Features of Your NOOK Color 131

9 Shopping and Visiting B&N on Your NOOK Color 143

10 Rooting Your NOOK Color 155

PART II NOOK

11 Getting Started with Your NOOK 167

12 Customizing and Configuring Your NOOK 173

13 Reading on Your NOOK and Beyond 181

14 Lending and Borrowing Books on Your NOOK Using LendMe 193

15 Using Highlights, Bookmarks, and Annotations 197

16 Using the Social Features of Your NOOK 201

17 Shopping and Visiting B&N on Your NOOK 205

PART III Beyond the NOOKs

18 Reading Beyond Your NOOK 211

19 Managing Your ebooks with Calibre 267

20 Using My NOOK Library 277

21 Using PubIt to Sell Your ebooks 281

A Understanding ebook Formats 285

B Sources for ebooks Other than B&N 289

C Sideloading Adobe Digital Editions 293

D Using Picasa to Create Wallpapers and Screensavers 295

E Can I Read This Here? 299

F Frequently Asked Questions 301

Index 303

Customer Reviews

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  • Posted January 16, 2012

    Good purchase!

    Book contains alot of useful information and easy to understand for us non-tech people. Really enjoyed the simple insructions on how to root the nook to take advantage of other android apps!

    12 out of 17 people found this review helpful.

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  • Posted March 15, 2011

    For experienced Nook users only.

    If you are already familiar with the Nook Color, this book may provide useful additonal information. It's not much help for the neo user who has trouble understanding the "geeting started" material provided by BN. It assumes you are beyond the "getting started" stage and explains things like how to use it with your iPhone, Blackberry etc.

    10 out of 14 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted December 14, 2011

    A must have

    I got this as a last resort. I was was so disappointed with my nook because there seamed to be no answers to a lot of my questions no matter who I talked to or what user guide I tried to find answers in.

    I seen this with the nook display and desided to give it a go and omg what a hugh help this book has been.

    9 out of 14 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted March 3, 2011

    Very thorough coverage!

    Well worth the price! Included coverage on things I didn't even know I could do with my NOOKcolor.

    8 out of 12 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted January 14, 2012

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    Found it very helpful, for someone who is not technically savy!

    5 out of 9 people found this review helpful.

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