NOOK Book, The: An Unofficial Guide: Everything you need to know about the NOOK HD, NOOK HD+, NOOK SimpleTouch, and NOOK Reading Apps, 4th Edition

Description

Make the Most of Any B&N NOOK--Including NOOK HD, NOOK HD+, NOOK Simple Touch with GlowLight, or NOOK Reading Apps!

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

Do all this, and much more...

• Sample B&N content for free before you buy it
• Mark up your NOOK Books with highlights, annotations, and bookmarks
• Buy, rent, or stream popular HD movies and TV shows
• Create up to six NOOK Profiles on your NOOK HD or NOOK HD+--one for every member of the family
• Listen to music, podcasts, and audiobooks with the NOOK Music Player
• Read full-color comics, graphic novels, and magazines
• Lend and borrow books with B&N’s LendMe
• Read your NOOK Books on your smartphone, tablet, or home computer
• Make scrapbooks from catalogs and magazines for later reference
• Share your reading status, recommendations, and ratings on Facebook, Twitter, or BN.com
• Manage your content with My NOOK or powerful third-party Calibre software
• Create personal NOOK wallpapers and screensavers
• Browse the web more efficiently with your NOOK HD+ or NOOK HD
• Explore one of the largest collections of interactive books for kids
• Use PubIt! to publish and sell your own ebook at BN.com

Downloads

Downloads

Download a bonus chapter (“Reading Beyond Your NOOK: NOOK App for Windows 8”) here.

Sample Content

Sample Pages

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Table of Contents

Introduction     viii

PART I: NOOK HD+ and NOOK HD

Chapter 1: Getting Started with Your NOOK HDs     1

Chapter 2: Customizing and Configuring Your NOOK HDs     15

Chapter 3: Reading on Your NOOK HDs and Beyond     49

Chapter 4: Using Highlights, Bookmarks, and Annotations     89

Chapter 5: Reading and Using NOOK Books for Kids Features     97

Chapter 6: Lending and Borrowing Books with LendMe on Your NOOK HDs     103

Chapter 7: Playing Music, Audiobooks, and Podcasts     111

Chapter 8: Watching Videos on Your NOOK HDs     119

Chapter 9: Using NOOK Apps and Surfing the Web     129

Chapter 10: Using Catalogs and Scrapbooks     147

Chapter 11: Creating and Using Profiles and Your NOOK Today     153

Chapter 12: Using the Social Features of Your NOOK HDs     161

Chapter 13: Shopping and Visiting B&N on Your NOOK HDs     175

PART II: NOOK Simple Touch

Chapter 14: Getting Started with Your NOOK Simple Touch     185

Chapter 15: Customizing and Configuring Your NOOK Simple Touch     191

Chapter 16: Reading on Your NOOK Simple Touch and Beyond     201

Chapter 17: Lending and Borrowing Books with LendMe on Your NOOK Simple Touch     213

Chapter 18: Using Highlights, Bookmarks, and Annotations     217

Chapter 19: Using the Social Features of Your NOOK Simple Touch     221

Chapter 20: Shopping and Visiting B&N on Your NOOK Simple Touch     225

Chapter 21: Rooting Your NOOK Simple Touch     231

PART III: Beyond the NOOKs

Chapter 22: Reading Beyond Your NOOK: Mobile Apps     239

Chapter 23: Reading Beyond Your NOOK: Desktop Apps     289

Chapter 24: Managing Your ebooks with Calibre     327

Chapter 25: Using My NOOK Library     337

Chapter 26: Using PubIt to Sell Your ebooks     347

Chapter 27: Reading Beyond Your NOOK: NOOK App for Windows 8     351 [This chapter is available on the Downloads tab of the book's website: http://www.quepublishing.com/store/nook-book-an-unofficial-guide-everything-you-need-to-9780789750600]

Appendix A: Understanding ebook Formats     369

Appendix B: Sources for ebooks Other than B&N     373

Appendix C: Can I Read This Here?      377

Index     379

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