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Combine a world-class e-reader with a top-notch tablet—then add know-how from technology guru Preston Gralla—and you have the perfect recipe for portable entertainment. Packed with clear instructions and helpful illustrations, this book gets you up to speed on the NOOK Tablet so you can enjoy ebooks, magazines, games, apps, TV shows, and movies right away.
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The Missing Credits ix
Introduction 1
Part I The Basics
Chapter 1 Getting to Know Your NOOK Tablet 11
What Your NOOK Tablet Can Do 12
A Quickie Look at the Hardware 16
The NOOK Button 17
Speaker and Volume Buttons 19
Headphone Jack 20
Power Button 21
Sleeping, Locking, and Waking from Sleep 21
USB Port, Connector, and Charger 23
Microphone 25
VividView Color Touchscreen 26
Home Screen 27
Chapter 2 Setting Up Your NOOK Tablet 31
Charging Your NOOK Tablet 31
Initial Setup and Connecting to a Network 32
Register Your NOOK Tablet 36
Using and Troubleshooting WiFi 38
Using Your NOOK Tablet at a Barnes & Noble Store 40
Chapter 3 Using Your NOOK Tablet for the First Time 43
Using Gestures to Control the NOOK Tablet 43
The Keyboard 46
The Quick Nav Bar 49
The Status Bar 51
Quick Settings 53
The Keep Reading and More Menus 55
The Daily Shelf 56
Media Shortcuts 60
Customizing Your Home Screen 60
Changing Your Wallpaper 65
Returning Home 70
Searching your NOOK 71
Part II Reading Books and Periodicals
Chapter 4 Reading Books, Newspapers, and Magazines 79
Opening a Book 79
A Tour of the Book Reader 81
Using the Table of Contents 89
Sharing Your Reading 92
Changing the Text and Display 96
Selecting Text, Taking Notes, Highlighting Text, and More 98
Searching in Books 106
Reading Mode and Zooming in on Images 108
Video Inside Books 111
Tapping Links 112
Reading PDFs 112
Reading Magazines 113
Reading Newspapers 120
Reading Comic Books 122
Chapter 5 Reading NOOK Kids Books 125
What Can NOOK Kids Books Do? 125
Buying a NOOK Kids Book 126
Reading a NOOK Kids Book 128
Record Reading a NOOK Kids Book for Your Kids 133
Editing or Deleting a Recording 137
Backing Up Your Recordings 139
Part III Buying, Borrowing, and Managing Your Library
Chapter 6 Buying Books, Magazines, and Newspapers and Managing Your Library 145
Browsing and Searching for Books in the NOOK Store 146
Sampling and Buying Books 151
Browsing and Buying Magazines and Newspapers 158
Using the Library to Manage Your Books and Periodicals 159
Using The Wishlist 172
Accessing Content on Your SD Card and NOOK Tablet's Built-in Storage 174
The Library on BN.com, PCs, Macs, and Mobile Devices 176
Managing your NOOK Account 178
Chapter 7 Borrowing and Lending Books with LendMe and Your Local Library 181
Both a Borrower and a Lender Be 181
Lending and Borrowing Books with LendMe 182
Seeing Your List of Lendable Books 184
Lending a Book 187
Borrowing a Book 194
Borrowing Books from the Library 201
Part IV Apps, Movies, TV Shows, Music, Photographs, and Files.
Chapter 8 Streaming Media: Pandora, Netflix, and Hulu Plus 211
Understanding Streaming Media 211
Using Netflix 212
Using Hulu Plus 219
Using Pandora 228
Chapter 9 Downloading and Using Apps 233
Running Apps 234
Managing and Deleting Apps 235
Built-in NOOK Apps 236
Getting Apps in the NOOK Store 238
Five Great Apps to Download 243
Troubleshooting Apps 250
Chapter 10 Music, Pictures, Video, and Documents 253
Getting Files into Your NOOK 253
Playing Music and Audio Files 254
Using the My Media App for Viewing Photos and Playing Video 267
Working with Office Documents 272
Chapter 11 Transferring Files Between Your NOOK Tablet and Your Computer 277
Installing an SD Card 277
Transferring Files to Your NOOK Tablet 282
Finding Books Online to Transfer to Your NOOK Tablet 286
Browsing and Managing Files on your NOOK Tablet 287
Part V The Web and Email
Chapter 12 Surfing the Web 291
A Tour of the NOOK Tablet's Browser 291
The Address Bar 294
Navigating a Web Page 296
Tapping Links 298
Multiple Windows 300
Bookmarks 302
Most Visited and History Lists 306
Finding Text, Getting Page Information, and More 310
Refreshing Pages, Going Forward, and More 313
Saving Online Images 314
Web Pages Designed for Mobile Devices 318
Online Privacy and Security 320
Changing Your Home Page, Text Size, and More Settings 323
Disabling the Browser 325
Chapter 13 Using Email 329
Set Up an Account 329
Reading Mail 335
Replying to Messages 341
Composing Email 344
Managing and Searching Mail 346
Managing Multiple Accounts and Advanced Email Options 352
Understanding Gmail's Organization 355
Gmail's Labels 356
Part VI Getting Social
Chapter 14 NOOK Friends, Facebook, Twitter, and Beyond 361
What Can You Do with NOOK Friends? 361
Getting Started with NOOK Friends 362
Adding Friends to NOOK Friends 363
Using Friends Activities 371
Using About Me 373
Using LendMe 374
Linking Your NOOK Tablet to Facebook 376
Linking Your NOOK Tablet to Twitter 379
Using Facebook and Twitter on Your NOOK Tablet 382
Chapter 15 Managing Your Contacts 387
Importing Your Google and Gmail Contacts 387
Importing Facebook Contacts 392
Creating a New Contact 392
Searching and Browsing Contacts 392
Part VII Advanced Topics
Chapter 16 Settings 399
Device Info 400
Wireless 405
Screen 407
Sounds 409
Time 410
Security 411
Power Save 413
Keyboard 414
Home 415
Shop 416
Reader 418
Search 419
Chapter 17 Rooting Your NOOK 421
Understanding Rooting 422
What You Need to Know about the NOOK Software and Rooting 423
Rooting Your NOOK Temporarily with a MicroSD Card 424
Rooting the Built-in Flash Memory 428
Unrooting Your NOOK 429
Part VI Appendixes
Appendix A Maintenance and Troubleshooting 433
Unfreezing a Frozen NOOK 433
Fixing SD Card Woes 434
Cleaning Your NOOK'S Screen 435
Updating the NOOK'S Software 435
Warranty and Repair 439
Where to Get Help 439
NOOK Accessories 440
Appendix B File Formats 443
Appendix C Visiting B&N with Your NOOK Tablet 447
Index 453
LindyMom
Posted December 18, 2011
So where is the book? I love my NOOKtablet, but look forward to the new instruction book. I rated 3 stars, as I have high hopes -- however do not yet have the book. In any event, hooray for NOOKtablet!!! I
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The nook Tablet rules!
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Overview
Combine a world-class e-reader with a top-notch tablet—then add know-how from technology guru Preston Gralla—and you have the perfect recipe for portable entertainment. Packed with clear instructions and helpful illustrations, this book gets you up to speed on the NOOK Tablet so you can enjoy ebooks, magazines, games, apps, TV shows, and movies right away.
The important stuff you need to know: