Using NOOKcolor and NOOK Book

Part I, “NOOKcolor”

Chapter 1: Getting Started with Your NOOKcolor

Understanding NOOKcolor Gestures

Setting Up and Registering Your NOOKcolor

Using Wi-Fi Hotspots

Disconnecting and Forgetting a Wi-Fi Hotspot

Caring for Your NOOKcolor’s Battery

Charging Your NOOKcolor’s Battery

When You Are Not Reading

Your NOOKcolor’s Controls

The Power Button

The Home Button

The Volume Buttons

The Standard Touchscreen Menus

Chapter 2: Customizing and Configuring Your NOOKcolor

Using Custom Wallpaper

Choosing a Wallpaper

One Step Further--Decals

Your NOOKcolor’s Settings

Device Info Menu

Wireless Menu

Screen Menu

Sounds Menu

Time Menu

Security Menu

Keyboard Menu

Home Menu

Shop Menu

Social Menu

Search Menu

Adding and Using a microSD Card to Your NOOKcolor

Chapter 3: Reading on Your NOOKcolor and Beyond

Browsing Your Library

The Home Screen

The Library

Reading NOOKbooks on Your NOOKcolor

Changing the Text Font and Text Size

Changing the Color Theme, Line Spacing, Margins, and Brightness

Looking Up Words

Reading Magazines on Your NOOKcolor

Reading Newspapers on Your NOOKcolor

Reading NOOKbooks for Kids on Your NOOKcolor

Reading Microsoft Office and Other Documents on Your NOOKcolor

Reading Microsoft Office Documents

Reading HTML Files

Reading PDFs

Chapter 4: Lending and Borrowing Books with LendMe on Your NOOKcolor

Lending Books with LendMe

Lending from Your Library

Lending from LendMe in the Library

Rules for Lending

Borrowing Books

Using the LendMe NOOKextra

Chapter 5: Using Highlights, Bookmarks, and Annotations

Using Highlights, Notes, and Bookmarks on Your NOOKcolor

Adding a Highlight or a Note

Viewing, Editing, and Deleting Highlights and Notes

Using Bookmarks

Chapter 6: Playing Music, Audiobooks, Podcasts, and Videos

Adding Audio Files to Your NOOKcolor

Playing Audio on Your NOOKcolor

Using the Music Player

Playing Podcasts and Audiobooks on Your NOOKcolor

Podcasts

Audiobooks

Playing Video Files on Your NOOKcolor

Chapter 7: Using NOOKextras and Surfing the Web

Using NOOKextras

Playing Chess on Your NOOKcolor

Using Contacts on Your NOOKcolor

Playing Crossword on Your NOOKcolor

Using the Gallery on Your NOOKcolor

Playing Music with Pandora on Your NOOKcolor

Playing Sudoku on Your NOOKcolor

Browsing the Web with Your NOOKcolor

An Overview of Browsing on Your NOOKcolor

Using the Bookmarks Screen

Using the Browser Options

Chapter 8: Using the Social Features of Your NOOKcolor

Using Recommend from the Cover Menu or View Details Screen

Using Share from the Reading Tools Toolbar

Using Share from the Text Selection Toolbar

Using the Flag Reading Tools Bar

So What About Twitter and Contacts?

Chapter 9: Shopping and Visiting B&N on Your NOOKcolor

Shopping on Your NOOKcolor

Navigating the NOOKstore

Browsing the NOOKstore

Sampling and Buying Content

Shopping on Your Computer

Using Your NOOKcolor in a B&N Store

Part II, “NOOK”

Chapter 10: Getting Started with Your NOOK

Registering Your NOOK

Using Wi-Fi Hotspots

Disconnecting from a Wi-Fi Hotspot

Caring for Your NOOK’s Battery

Charging Your NOOK’s Battery

When You Are Not Reading

Your NOOK’s Controls

The Power Button

The Home Button

Page Turn Buttons

Color Touchscreen

Your NOOK’s Operating System

Chapter 11: Customizing and Configuring Your NOOK

Using Custom Wallpaper and Screensavers

Creating Wallpaper and Screensaver Images

Copying Wallpaper Images to Your NOOK

Copying Screensaver Images to Your NOOK

Choosing a Custom Wallpaper or Screensaver

Wallpaper and Screensavers from Other Sources

One Step Further--Decals

Your NOOK’s Settings

Profile

Software

Available Memory

Battery and Wi-Fi

Device Information

Configuring Your NOOK’s Settings

Airplane Mode

Wi-Fi Menu

Display Menu

Device Menu

Contacts Menu

Adding a microSD Card to Your NOOK

Chapter 12: Reading on Your NOOK and Beyond

Browsing Your Library

The Daily

My B&N Library

Archiving My B&N Library Items

My Documents

Reading Books on Your NOOK

Changing the Text Font and Text Size

Autosaving Page Location on BN.com

Looking Up Words in the Dictionary

Reading Subscription Content

Chapter 13: Lending and Borrowing Books on Your NOOK Using LendMe

Lending Books with LendMe

Borrowing Books

Chapter 14: Using Highlights, Bookmarks, and Annotations

Using Highlights, Notes, and Bookmarks on Your NOOK

Adding a Highlight or a Note

Viewing Highlights and Notes

Editing Notes

Deleting Highlights

Using Bookmarks

Chapter 15: Playing Music, Audiobooks, and Podcasts

Adding Audio Files to Your NOOK

Playing Audio on Your NOOK

Using the Audio Player

Controlling the Order Files Are Played

Playing Podcasts and Audiobooks on Your NOOK

Podcasts

Audiobooks

Playing Chess and Soduko on Your NOOK

Sudoku

Chess

Chapter 16: Shopping and Visiting B&N on Your NOOK

Shopping on Your NOOK

Browsing the NOOKstore

Searching for Content

Sampling and Buying Content

Using Your NOOK in a B&N Store

Chapter 17: Browsing the Web on Your NOOK

An Overview of Browsing on Your NOOK

Using the Web Browser Toolbar

Configuring Web Browser Settings

Chapter 18: Rooting Your NOOK

An Introduction to Rooting Your NOOK

How to Root Your NOOK

Downgrading to Factory Fresh NOOK 1.0

Install a Rooted Version of the 1.4 Software

Using mynook.ru Launcher

Installing ADB over USB

Installing Applications on Your Rooted NOOK

Using Trook

Downloading Books with Trook

Reading News with Trook

Accessing Your Calibre Library with Trook

Adding Calibre to Your Feeds

More Hacking

Unrooting Your NOOK

Part III, “Beyond the NOOKs”

Chapter 19: Reading Beyond Your NOOK

Using the NOOK for PC App

Browsing Your B&N Online Library with the NOOK for PC App

Viewing the Daily in the NOOK for PC App

Shopping for ebooks in the NOOK for PC App

Reading Items in the NOOK for PC App

Using Highlights, Notes, and Bookmarks in the NOOK for PC App

Adding Highlights and Notes

Viewing Highlights and Notes

Editing and Deleting Highlights and Notes

Using Bookmarks

Importing Books into the NOOK for PC App

Configuring the NOOK for PC App Settings

Using NOOK Apps on Your iPhone, iPod Touch, or Android Phone

Browsing My NOOK Library

Reading Books in the NOOK App

Adding Notes and Highlights in the NOOK App

Using NOOK Apps on Your iPad

Browsing My NOOK Library

Reading Books in the NOOK for iPad App

Adding Notes and Highlights in the NOOK for iPad App

Using NOOKstudy Apps on PC and Mac

Downloading, Installing, and Setting Up the NOOKstudy App

Navigating NOOKstudy

Using the Highlights, Notes, and Look Up Features of NOOKstudy

Zooming and Rotating Books

Shopping with NOOKstudy

A dding Your Own Files to NOOKstudy

Chapter 20: Managing Your ebooks with Calibre

Configuring Calibre

Adding Books to Your Calibre Library

Editing Metadata

Adding Covers

Sideloading Books with Calibre

Subscribing to News Content in Calibre

Converting ebooks in Calibre

Chapter 21: Using My NOOK Library

Accessing My NOOK Library

Archiving, Deleting, and Lending Books in My NOOK Library

Downloading Content from My NOOK Library

Chapter 22: Using PubIt to Sell Your ebooks

Setting Up PubIt

Putting Content into PubIt

Appendix A: Understanding ebook Formats

An Overview of ebook Formats

EPUB Format

eReader Format

Using Adobe Digital Editions

Appendix B: Sources for ebooks Other than B&N

EPUB Sources

eReader Sources for Your NOOK

Appendix C: Sideloading Adobe Digital Editions

Appendix D: Using Picasa to Create Wallpapers and Screensavers

Creating Wallpaper and Screensaver Images

Appendix E: Can I Read This Here?

Appendix F: Frequently Asked Questions

Questions Often Asked by NOOKies