NOOK For Dummies E-Book

Corey Sandler

• Herausgeber: John Wiley & Sons
• Kategorie: Wissenschaft und neue Technologien
• Sprache: Englisch

Seitenzahl: 174

Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2011

Beschreibung

NOOK For Dummies provides readers with all the information they need in order to get the most out of their NOOK e-reader. Key topics covered include: * Introducing the ebook and e-reader concept * Navigating the technical aspects of The NOOK including touchscreen technology, wireless access, software updates * Downloading and shopping for e-books * Listening to music on your NOOK * Powering the NOOK * Formats * Reading an e-book on an e-reader, including lighting, font adjustments, and so on * Using the Android-based applications that come with the NOOK * Listening to audio books on the NOOK * Creating your own ebooks * Personalizing the NOOK, including accessories (B&N expects a strong revenue stream from what they call the "NOOK Eco-System," which will include the accessories, personalizations, applications, and more) * Sharing books on The NOOK * Internet Resources * 10 Things Other Than A Book to Keep on Your NOOK

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NOOK™ For Dummies®

Table of Contents

Introduction

About This Book

Conventions Used in This Book

Foolish Assumptions

Icons Used in This Book

How This Book Is Organized

Where to Go from Here

Chapter 1: Knowing Your NOOK

Explaining the 3G

Laying Hands on the NOOK

The left and right sides

The top

The front

The bottom

The back

Getting More Bits on SD or SDHC

Heads of Power State

Off

On

On, with the touchscreen turned off

Sleep

Charging Up for Reading

Reading the battery indicators

Receiving a low power alert

Managing your power for good purposes

Using the USB cable

Configuring It Out: Setting Up and Maneuvering

Operating the touchscreen

Pleading with the reading screen

Navigating forms and data fields

Making settings

Registering Your NOOK

Working with an unregistered NOOK

Your first library synchronization

Chapter 2: Telling a Book by its Cover

Selecting a Book from Your Library

Opening a book

Resuming reading

Turning pages

Making gestures

Adding bookmarks

Adding highlights or notes

Looking up definitions

Finding words and phrases

Changing Type Style and Size

Image files

Changing typeface

Changing type size

Reading Magazines and Newspapers

Making NOOK Look Good

Wallpapering

Screensaving

Traveling Abroad with a NOOK

Chapter 3: Building and Managing Your Library

Knowing What Goes Where

Synchronizing your Library

Asking for a manual download

Building your own shelves

Shopping on Your NOOK

About your Barnes & Noble account

Finding reading material at the B&N Shop

Setting shopping security levels

Using your NOOK in a B&N retail store

Archiving for Posterity

Archiving B&N digital content

Archiving content from other sources

Deleting B&N content

Lending and Borrowing Books

Lending a book

Borrowing a book

Buying Books from Somewhere Other Than B&N

Using Adobe Digital Editions

Using the Google eBookstore

Connecting the NOOK to a Computer

Transferring files to the NOOK

Ejecting a NOOK from a computer

Reading personal files

Playing music files

Organizing your files

Using calibre

Working with DRM-protected files

Chapter 4: Going Wireless, Getting ’Appy

Working without a Wire

Configuring the NOOK for Wirelessness

WiFi specifications

Viewing WiFi hotspots

Forgetting a hotspot

Displaying menus for WiFi hotspot connection

B&N Fast & Free Wireless (3G cell)

Buying content when no wireless signal is available

Scoping out the status bar

Browsing the Web

Just browsing, thanks

Getting around in the browser

Getting ’Appy with a NOOK

Playing Chess

Solving Sudoku

Playing music, audio books, or podcasts

Making contacts

Chapter 5: The Part of Tens: Tips and Tricks

Living with a NOOK

Caring for the NOOK screens

Reawakening a Dead NOOK

The battery doesn’t have enough power

Your recharger may not be getting juice

Updating or Resetting Your NOOK

Updates by WiFi

Updates by USB cable

Resetting your NOOK

Getting the Most from the Battery

Opening Up the Back Cover

Removing the back cover

Replacing the battery

Reattaching the back cover

Adding Storage to Your NOOK

Fixing Wireless Weirdness

Avoiding Evils on the Internet

Improving Your NOOK Warranty

NOOK™ For Dummies®

by Corey Sandler

NOOK™ For Dummies®

Published byWiley Publishing, Inc.111 River St.Hoboken, NJ 07030-5774www.wiley.com

Copyright © 2011 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana

Published simultaneously in Canada

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