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NOOK Book, The: An Unofficial Guide: Everything you need to know about the NOOK Tablet, NOOK Color, and the NOOK Simple Touch, 3rd Edition

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NOOK Book, The: An Unofficial Guide: Everything you need to know about the NOOK Tablet, NOOK Color, and the NOOK Simple Touch, 3rd Edition

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  • Copyright 2012
  • Edition: 3rd
  • Book
  • ISBN-10: 0-7897-4848-7
  • ISBN-13: 978-0-7897-4848-5

#1 Bestseller!

Make the Most of Any B&N NOOK--Including NOOK Tablet, NOOK Color, or NOOK Simple Touch!

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

Do all this, and much more...

  • Discover great web sources of free and low-cost ebooks
  • Sample B&N content for free before you buy it
  • Mark up your ebooks with highlights, annotations, and bookmarks
  • Stream Netflix, Hulu Plus, and other video on your NOOK Tablet or NOOK Color
  • Listen to music with Pandora, Rhapsody, MOG, and Grooveshark
  • Read full-color comics, graphic novels, and magazines
  • Lend and borrow books with B&N’s LendMe
  • Read your ebooks anywhere--even if you’ve left your NOOK at home
  • Master NOOK’s built-in chess, crosswords, and Sudoku
  • “Root” your NOOK to run standard Android apps
  • Use NOOK Friends to share your reading status, recommendations, and ratings on Facebook, Twitter, or BN.com
  • Manage your content with My NOOK Library or powerful third-party Calibre software
  • Create personal NOOK wallpapers and screensavers
  • Browse the web more efficiently with your NOOK Tablet or NOOK Color
  • Customize NOOK children’s ebooks to read themselves aloud--in your own voice!
  • Use PubIt!M to publish and sell your own ebook at BN.com

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Table of Contents

Introduction     viii

Part I: NOOK Tablet and NOOK Color

Chapter 1: Getting Started with Your NOOK Tablet     1

Chapter 2: Customizing and Configuring Your NOOK Tablet     15

Chapter 3: Reading on Your NOOK Tablet and Beyond     37

Chapter 4: Reading and Using NOOK Books for Kids Features     77

Chapter 5: Lending and Borrowing Books with LendMe on Your NOOK Tablet     83

Chapter 6: Using Highlights, Bookmarks, and Annotations     93

Chapter 7: Playing Music, Audiobooks, and Podcasts     101

Chapter 8: Streaming Netflix and Hulu Plus Videos and Playing Videos     109

Chapter 9: Using NOOK Apps and Surfing the Web     123

Chapter 10: Using the Social Features of Your NOOK Tablet     153

Chapter 11: Shopping and Visiting B&N on Your NOOK Tablet     167

Chapter 12: Rooting Your NOOK Tablet and NOOK Color     181

Part II: NOOK

Chapter 13: Getting Started with Your NOOK    205

Chapter 14: Customizing and Configuring Your NOOK     211

Chapter 15: Reading on Your NOOK and Beyond     219

Chapter 16: Lending and Borrowing Books with LendMe on Your NOOK     231

Chapter 17: Using Highlights, Bookmarks, and Annotations     235

Chapter 18: Using the Social Features of Your NOOK     239

Chapter 19: Shopping and Visiting B&N on Your NOOK     243

Chapter 20: Rooting Your NOOK     249

Part III: Beyond the NOOKs

Chapter 21: Reading Beyond Your NOOK     257

Chapter 22: Managing Your ebooks with Calibre     315

Chapter 23: Using My NOOK Library     325

Chapter 24: Using PubIt to Sell Your ebooks     333

Appendix A: Understanding ebook Formats     337

Appendix B: Sources for ebooks Other than B&N     341

Appendix C: Using Picasa to Create Wallpapers and Screensavers     345

Appendix D: Can I Read This Here?     349

Index     351

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