Using Nook
1st Edition
Published on 7. June 2010
98 pages
978-0-13-210320-6 (ISBN)
Description
Using nook is a unique resource that goes beyond the manual and includes comprehensive information on locating third-party books and other specialty topics. It provides tutorials for doing basic tasks and is comprised of valuable tips on how to get the most from the device rather than focusing purely on basic usability. The author, Jim Cheshire, has been entrenched in nook research and use since he first heard about the new device. He has delved into every aspect of it, hacked it, tweaked it, etc. Even before getting his hands on one, he researched it and listened to the experts discuss its use. He is an early adopter and firm believer in the product and doesn't hesitate to make the claim that it is here to stay. Jim is a published Que author, an avid reader, and a self-proclaimed nook expert.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Boston
United States
Publishing group
Pearson Education (US)
Target group
Professional and scholarly
ISBN-13
978-0-13-210320-6 (9780132103206)
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Person
Jim Cheshire is a computer professional and author and has published numerous
bestselling books on web design and application development. Jim has been featured in
technical publications such as PC Magazine and MSDN Magazine and currently works at
Microsoft on the ASP.NET and IIS teams.
Jim was an early adopter of eBook technology and owns several eBook readers. He is an
avid reader and spends at least a few hours every day reading.
Jim lives in Texas with his wife and two children.
bestselling books on web design and application development. Jim has been featured in
technical publications such as PC Magazine and MSDN Magazine and currently works at
Microsoft on the ASP.NET and IIS teams.
Jim was an early adopter of eBook technology and owns several eBook readers. He is an
avid reader and spends at least a few hours every day reading.
Jim lives in Texas with his wife and two children.
Content
Acknowledgments........................................................................................................... 6
Dedication ....................................................................................................................... 6
About the Author............................................................................................................. 6
Introduction........................................................................................................................ 7
Chapter 1: Getting Started with Your nook ........................................................................ 9
Registering Your nook .................................................................................................... 9
Using Wi-Fi Hotspots.................................................................................................... 10
Disconnecting from a Wi-Fi Hotspot ........................................................................ 12
Caring for Your nook's Battery .................................................................................... 12
Charging Your nook's Battery .................................................................................. 13
When You Are Not Reading ..................................................................................... 13
Your nook's Controls .................................................................................................... 14
The Power Button...................................................................................................... 14
The Home Button ...................................................................................................... 14
Page Turn Buttons ..................................................................................................... 15
Color Touchscreen..................................................................................................... 15
Your nook's Operating System..................................................................................... 15
Chapter 2: Customizing and Configuring Your nook....................................................... 17
Using Custom Wallpaper and Screensavers.................................................................. 17
Creating Wallpaper and Screensaver Images ............................................................ 17
Copying Wallpaper Images to Your nook................................................................. 19
Copying Screensaver Images to Your nook .............................................................. 20
Choosing a Custom Wallpaper or Screensaver ......................................................... 21
Wallpaper and Screensavers from Other Sources ..................................................... 21
One Step Further-Decals......................................................................................... 21
Your nook's Settings..................................................................................................... 21
Profile ........................................................................................................................ 22
Software..................................................................................................................... 22
Available Memory..................................................................................................... 23
Battery and Wi-Fi ...................................................................................................... 23
Device Information.................................................................................................... 23
Configuring Your nook's Settings ................................................................................ 23
Airplane Mode........................................................................................................... 23
Wi-Fi Menu ............................................................................................................... 24
Display Menu ............................................................................................................ 24
Device Menu.............................................................................................................. 25
Contacts Menu........................................................................................................... 26
Adding a microSD Card to Your nook.......................................................................... 27
Chapter 3: Reading on Your nook and Beyond ................................................................ 28
An Overview of eBook Formats ................................................................................... 28
EPUB Format ............................................................................................................ 29
eReader Format.......................................................................................................... 30
Browsing Your Library ................................................................................................. 30
The Daily ................................................................................................................... 30
My B&N Library....................................................................................................... 31
Archiving My B&N Library Items............................................................................ 34
My Documents .......................................................................................................... 35
Reading Books on Your nook ....................................................................................... 37
Changing the Text Font and Text Size ...................................................................... 38
Navigating to the Furthest Read Point....................................................................... 39
Looking Up Words in the Dictionary ........................................................................ 39
Reading Subscription Content....................................................................................... 40
Chapter 4: Reading Beyond Your nook............................................................................ 42
Using Desktop eReader on Your PC or Mac ................................................................ 42
Browsing Your B&N Online Library with Desktop eReader ................................... 42
Reading Items in Desktop eReader ........................................................................... 44
Importing Books into Desktop eReader .................................................................... 45
Configuring Desktop eReader Settings ..................................................................... 46
Using B&N eReader on Your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, or Blackberry....................... 46
Browsing My Online Library .................................................................................... 46
Reading Books in eReader ........................................................................................ 47
Categorizing Books in eReader ................................................................................. 48
Chapter 5: Lending and Borrowing Books with LendMe ................................................ 49
Lending Books with LendMe........................................................................................ 49
Borrowing Books .......................................................................................................... 51
Chapter 6: Using Highlights, Bookmarks, and Annotations............................................. 53
Using Highlights, Notes, and Bookmarks on Your nook.............................................. 53
Adding a Highlight or a Note .................................................................................... 54
Viewing Highlights and Notes .................................................................................. 54
Editing Notes ............................................................................................................. 55
Deleting Highlights ................................................................................................... 56
Using Bookmarks ...................................................................................................... 56
Using Highlights, Notes, and Bookmarks in Desktop eReader .................................... 56
Adding Highlights and Notes .................................................................................... 57
Viewing Highlights and Notes .................................................................................. 57
Editing and Deleting Highlights and Notes............................................................... 57
Using Bookmarks ...................................................................................................... 58
Using Highlights, Notes, and Bookmarks in eReader................................................... 58
Using Highlights and Notes....................................................................................... 58
Using Bookmarks ...................................................................................................... 58
Chapter 7: Playing Music, Audiobooks, and Podcasts ..................................................... 59
Adding Audio Files to Your nook................................................................................. 59
Playing Audio on Your nook..................................................................................... 59
Using the Audio Player ................................................................................................. 60
Controlling the Order Files Are Played......................................................................... 61
Playing Podcasts and Audiobooks on Your nook ......................................................... 61
Podcasts ..................................................................................................................... 61
Audiobooks................................................................................................................ 62
Chapter 8: Sampling and Buying Content from B&N...................................................... 63
Shopping on Your nook ................................................................................................ 63
Browsing the eBookstore........................................................................................... 63
Searching for Content................................................................................................ 64
Sampling and Buying Content................................................................................... 64
Shopping on Your Computer ........................................................................................ 66
Chapter 9: Sideloading Books onto Your nook ................................................................ 68
Using Fictionwise and eReader.com............................................................................. 68
Using Adobe Digital Editions ....................................................................................... 68
Sideloading ADE Content to Your nook................................................................... 69
Other Sources for eBooks ............................................................................................. 69
Chapter 10: Managing Your eBooks with Calibre ........................................................... 71
Configuring Calibre....................................................................................................... 71
Adding Books to Your Calibre Library......................................................................... 72
Editing Metadata........................................................................................................ 72
Adding Covers........................................................................................................... 74
Sideloading Books with Calibre.................................................................................... 75
Subscribing to News Content in Calibre ................................................................... 76
Chapter 11: Using My eBook Library .............................................................................. 78
Accessing My eBook Library ....................................................................................... 78
Archiving, Deleting, and Lending Books in My eBook Library .................................. 78
Downloading Content from My eBook Library............................................................ 79
Chapter 12: Using Your nook in a B&N Store................................................................. 81
Chapter 13: Hacking Your nook....................................................................................... 82
An Introduction to Rooting Your nook ......................................................................... 82
How to Root Your nook................................................................................................ 83
Downgrading to Factory Fresh nook 1.0 ................................................................... 84
Install a Rooted Version of the 1.3 Software............................................................. 85
Updating nookLauncher................................................................................................ 86
Download and Extract the Android SDK .................................................................. 86
Connect to a Wi-Fi Hotspot and Find Your nook's IP Address................................ 87
Connect to Your nook................................................................................................ 87
Uninstall nookLauncher ............................................................................................ 88
Installing the Latest nookLauncher ........................................................................... 88
Using nookLauncher ..................................................................................................... 89
Adding Applications to Your Launcher .................................................................... 89
Rearranging Buttons and Removing Buttons ............................................................ 90
Making nookLauncher Your Default Launcher ........................................................ 91
Using Trook................................................................................................................... 91
Downloading Books with Trook ............................................................................... 92
Reading News with Trook......................................................................................... 92
Accessing Your Calibre Library with Trook............................................................. 92
Adding Calibre to Your Feeds................................................................................... 93
More Hacking................................................................................................................ 94
Chapter 14: Browsing the Web on Your nook.................................................................. 95
An Overview of Browsing on Your nook ..................................................................... 95
Using the Web Browser Tool Bar ................................................................................. 95
Configuring Web Browser Settings .............................................................................. 96
Chapter 15: Frequently Asked Questions ......................................................................... 97
Questions Often Asked by nookies ............................................................................... 97
Dedication ....................................................................................................................... 6
About the Author............................................................................................................. 6
Introduction........................................................................................................................ 7
Chapter 1: Getting Started with Your nook ........................................................................ 9
Registering Your nook .................................................................................................... 9
Using Wi-Fi Hotspots.................................................................................................... 10
Disconnecting from a Wi-Fi Hotspot ........................................................................ 12
Caring for Your nook's Battery .................................................................................... 12
Charging Your nook's Battery .................................................................................. 13
When You Are Not Reading ..................................................................................... 13
Your nook's Controls .................................................................................................... 14
The Power Button...................................................................................................... 14
The Home Button ...................................................................................................... 14
Page Turn Buttons ..................................................................................................... 15
Color Touchscreen..................................................................................................... 15
Your nook's Operating System..................................................................................... 15
Chapter 2: Customizing and Configuring Your nook....................................................... 17
Using Custom Wallpaper and Screensavers.................................................................. 17
Creating Wallpaper and Screensaver Images ............................................................ 17
Copying Wallpaper Images to Your nook................................................................. 19
Copying Screensaver Images to Your nook .............................................................. 20
Choosing a Custom Wallpaper or Screensaver ......................................................... 21
Wallpaper and Screensavers from Other Sources ..................................................... 21
One Step Further-Decals......................................................................................... 21
Your nook's Settings..................................................................................................... 21
Profile ........................................................................................................................ 22
Software..................................................................................................................... 22
Available Memory..................................................................................................... 23
Battery and Wi-Fi ...................................................................................................... 23
Device Information.................................................................................................... 23
Configuring Your nook's Settings ................................................................................ 23
Airplane Mode........................................................................................................... 23
Wi-Fi Menu ............................................................................................................... 24
Display Menu ............................................................................................................ 24
Device Menu.............................................................................................................. 25
Contacts Menu........................................................................................................... 26
Adding a microSD Card to Your nook.......................................................................... 27
Chapter 3: Reading on Your nook and Beyond ................................................................ 28
An Overview of eBook Formats ................................................................................... 28
EPUB Format ............................................................................................................ 29
eReader Format.......................................................................................................... 30
Browsing Your Library ................................................................................................. 30
The Daily ................................................................................................................... 30
My B&N Library....................................................................................................... 31
Archiving My B&N Library Items............................................................................ 34
My Documents .......................................................................................................... 35
Reading Books on Your nook ....................................................................................... 37
Changing the Text Font and Text Size ...................................................................... 38
Navigating to the Furthest Read Point....................................................................... 39
Looking Up Words in the Dictionary ........................................................................ 39
Reading Subscription Content....................................................................................... 40
Chapter 4: Reading Beyond Your nook............................................................................ 42
Using Desktop eReader on Your PC or Mac ................................................................ 42
Browsing Your B&N Online Library with Desktop eReader ................................... 42
Reading Items in Desktop eReader ........................................................................... 44
Importing Books into Desktop eReader .................................................................... 45
Configuring Desktop eReader Settings ..................................................................... 46
Using B&N eReader on Your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, or Blackberry....................... 46
Browsing My Online Library .................................................................................... 46
Reading Books in eReader ........................................................................................ 47
Categorizing Books in eReader ................................................................................. 48
Chapter 5: Lending and Borrowing Books with LendMe ................................................ 49
Lending Books with LendMe........................................................................................ 49
Borrowing Books .......................................................................................................... 51
Chapter 6: Using Highlights, Bookmarks, and Annotations............................................. 53
Using Highlights, Notes, and Bookmarks on Your nook.............................................. 53
Adding a Highlight or a Note .................................................................................... 54
Viewing Highlights and Notes .................................................................................. 54
Editing Notes ............................................................................................................. 55
Deleting Highlights ................................................................................................... 56
Using Bookmarks ...................................................................................................... 56
Using Highlights, Notes, and Bookmarks in Desktop eReader .................................... 56
Adding Highlights and Notes .................................................................................... 57
Viewing Highlights and Notes .................................................................................. 57
Editing and Deleting Highlights and Notes............................................................... 57
Using Bookmarks ...................................................................................................... 58
Using Highlights, Notes, and Bookmarks in eReader................................................... 58
Using Highlights and Notes....................................................................................... 58
Using Bookmarks ...................................................................................................... 58
Chapter 7: Playing Music, Audiobooks, and Podcasts ..................................................... 59
Adding Audio Files to Your nook................................................................................. 59
Playing Audio on Your nook..................................................................................... 59
Using the Audio Player ................................................................................................. 60
Controlling the Order Files Are Played......................................................................... 61
Playing Podcasts and Audiobooks on Your nook ......................................................... 61
Podcasts ..................................................................................................................... 61
Audiobooks................................................................................................................ 62
Chapter 8: Sampling and Buying Content from B&N...................................................... 63
Shopping on Your nook ................................................................................................ 63
Browsing the eBookstore........................................................................................... 63
Searching for Content................................................................................................ 64
Sampling and Buying Content................................................................................... 64
Shopping on Your Computer ........................................................................................ 66
Chapter 9: Sideloading Books onto Your nook ................................................................ 68
Using Fictionwise and eReader.com............................................................................. 68
Using Adobe Digital Editions ....................................................................................... 68
Sideloading ADE Content to Your nook................................................................... 69
Other Sources for eBooks ............................................................................................. 69
Chapter 10: Managing Your eBooks with Calibre ........................................................... 71
Configuring Calibre....................................................................................................... 71
Adding Books to Your Calibre Library......................................................................... 72
Editing Metadata........................................................................................................ 72
Adding Covers........................................................................................................... 74
Sideloading Books with Calibre.................................................................................... 75
Subscribing to News Content in Calibre ................................................................... 76
Chapter 11: Using My eBook Library .............................................................................. 78
Accessing My eBook Library ....................................................................................... 78
Archiving, Deleting, and Lending Books in My eBook Library .................................. 78
Downloading Content from My eBook Library............................................................ 79
Chapter 12: Using Your nook in a B&N Store................................................................. 81
Chapter 13: Hacking Your nook....................................................................................... 82
An Introduction to Rooting Your nook ......................................................................... 82
How to Root Your nook................................................................................................ 83
Downgrading to Factory Fresh nook 1.0 ................................................................... 84
Install a Rooted Version of the 1.3 Software............................................................. 85
Updating nookLauncher................................................................................................ 86
Download and Extract the Android SDK .................................................................. 86
Connect to a Wi-Fi Hotspot and Find Your nook's IP Address................................ 87
Connect to Your nook................................................................................................ 87
Uninstall nookLauncher ............................................................................................ 88
Installing the Latest nookLauncher ........................................................................... 88
Using nookLauncher ..................................................................................................... 89
Adding Applications to Your Launcher .................................................................... 89
Rearranging Buttons and Removing Buttons ............................................................ 90
Making nookLauncher Your Default Launcher ........................................................ 91
Using Trook................................................................................................................... 91
Downloading Books with Trook ............................................................................... 92
Reading News with Trook......................................................................................... 92
Accessing Your Calibre Library with Trook............................................................. 92
Adding Calibre to Your Feeds................................................................................... 93
More Hacking................................................................................................................ 94
Chapter 14: Browsing the Web on Your nook.................................................................. 95
An Overview of Browsing on Your nook ..................................................................... 95
Using the Web Browser Tool Bar ................................................................................. 95
Configuring Web Browser Settings .............................................................................. 96
Chapter 15: Frequently Asked Questions ......................................................................... 97
Questions Often Asked by nookies ............................................................................... 97
