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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