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  • Page 2 Barnes & Noble, Inc. 122 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10011 USA. © 2010-2012 Barnes & Noble, Inc. All rights reserved. NOOK®, NOOK Color™, NOOK Tablet™, NOOK Book™, NOOK Bookstore™, NOOK Friends™, NOOK Kids™, NOOK Newsstand™, NOOK Store™, NOOK Study™, Read In Store™, More In Store™, Free Friday™, LendMe®, PubIt!™, Lifetime Library™, GlowLight™, Read What You Love.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Introduction ..............................7 Contact Us ......................................7 Getting to Know Your NOOK ................................ 7 Getting Started with Your NOOK ......................11 Registering Your NOOK ................................12 Power and Charging ..................................14 Safety and Care ....................................16 Caring for Your NOOK .................................. 18 Locking and Unlocking Your NOOK .............................
  • Page 4 The Library on Your NOOK ........................55 Pull-down Menus ..................................... 55 The Sync Button ....................................57 Searching Your Library ..................................57 Memory Card ....................................58 Viewing and Sorting the Contents of Your Library ........................58 Organizing Your Library on Shelves ............................... 59 Archiving Books and Periodicals ..............................
  • Page 5 Configuring Screen Settings ................................78 Configuring Time Settings ................................80 Configuring Navigation Buttons in the Reader ..........................82 Configuring the Shop ..................................83 Configuring Social Features ................................85 Configuring Search ..................................92 Using Your NOOK at Wi-Fi Hotspots ......................93 Wi-Fi Networks in Barnes &...
  • Page 6 Wi-Fi ......................................107 Additional Information .................................. 107 Appendix E: FCC Notices ......................... 108 FCC IDs ......................................108 FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION (FCC) STATEMENT INFORMATION TO THE USER ......108 FCC/IC Radiation Exposure Statement ............................108 Other Information Related to the Radio ............................. 108 Appendix F: Industry Canada Notice .....................

  • Page 7: Introduction

    Introduction This User Guide is designed to help you get the most enjoyment out of your NOOK Simple Touch with GlowLight™. Contact Us If you have questions about your NOOK that this guide doesn’t answer, be sure to visit the NOOK online support center at: http://www.nook.com/support...

  • Page 8: Power Button

    The picture below shows the features on the front of your NOOK. Power Button Press and hold the power button on the back of your NOOK for about 2 seconds to turn your NOOK on or o . microSD Memory ™...
  • Page 9 NOOK Button This NOOK symbol on the lower front of your NOOK is called the NOOK button. If your NOOK is sleeping, press the NOOK button to wake up your NOOK and turn it on. If your NOOK is already on, press this button to open the Quick Nav Bar, a navigation menu that appears at the bot- tom of the NOOK touchscreen.
  • Page 10 You can add more storage to your NOOK for your personal files by installing a standard microSD Memory card. The card fits into a slot on the upper right side of your NOOK. A microSD Memory Card can hold up to 32 GB of ad- ditional content.

  • Page 11: Getting Started With Your Nook

    Getting Started with Your NOOK The first time you use your NOOK, you’ll need to go through a short set-up process that will take about 5 to 10 min- utes. Make sure that you’re in an area that has a Wi-Fi® connection (a wireless connection to the Internet), because part of the process is registering your NOOK with your Barnes &...

  • Page 12: Registering Your Nook

    Registering Your NOOK NOTE: You will need to connect to a Wi-Fi network to complete your registration. Read the Welcome screen. Tap the Next in the lower right corner of the screen. Your NOOK displays its Terms of Service. Read the NOOK Terms of Service. If you agree to them, tap the Agree button. If you do not accept the Terms of Service, you will not be able to use your NOOK.
  • Page 13 Read the message that your NOOK displays about GlowLight. Press the NOOK button and hold it for 2 seconds to turn on GlowLight. GlowLight turns on, and a Next button appears in the lower right corner of the screen. Tap the Next button. A new screen tells you that you’re ready to get started exploring the features of your NOOK.

  • Page 14: Power And Charging

    Power and Charging Turning Your NOOK On and Off Turning On Your NOOK To turn on your NOOK, press the power button on the back of your NOOK. Hold the button down for 2 seconds and release it. Your NOOK starts up. Turning Off Your NOOK You do not need to turn your NOOK off when you stop using it.
  • Page 15 Charging Your NOOK There are two ways to charge your NOOK. You can plug it into your personal computer. Or you can use a power adapter and plug it into a wall outlet. (If your NOOK does not include a power adapter in box, you can purchase one from a Barnes &...

  • Page 16: Safety And Care

    To charge your NOOK from a wall outlet with a power adapter, do this: Assemble the power adapter and microUSB cable. Insert the large end of the USB cable into the matching slot in the power adapter. Plug the small end of the USB cable into your NOOK. Plug the power adapter into a compatible electrical outlet.
  • Page 17 Water CAUTION: Your NOOK, cables, and adapters are not waterproof. To avoid risk of overheating, melting, and burns, keep the device and all accessories away from water and other liquids. Do not use the cable if either end of the cable gets wet or is exposed to liquid spray. Allow the end(s) of the cable to dry thoroughly before trying to use the cable.

  • Page 18: Caring For Your Nook

    Caring for Your NOOK To take the best possible care of your NOOK, please follow the recommendations below. Temperature Ranges Your NOOK should function as designed in these temperature ranges: • Operation: 00 C to 400 C, 320 F to 1040 F •...

  • Page 19: Locking And Unlocking Your Nook

    Locking and Unlocking Your NOOK When your NOOK has been idle, your NOOK goes to “sleep.” Your NOOK displays a screensaver on the screen (by default, a portrait of an author). It also locks the screen so that accidental touches do not perform actions. To wake up your NOOK, do this: Press the NOOK button (the raised NOOK symbol on the lower front panel of your NOOK).

  • Page 20: Using Gestures To Control Your Nook

    Using Gestures to Control Your NOOK Your NOOK puts great reading material right at your fingertips. To read that material, to share it, to rate it, and so on, you’ll use your fingers in different ways. Your NOOK recognizes these different gestures: •...

  • Page 21: Press And Hold

    Press and Hold Pressing and holding means touching your finger to the screen and holding it there for 2 seconds. In many situations, pressing and holding causes your NOOK to open menu at the bottom of the screen. The menu offers you choices about the image your finger is resting on.

  • Page 22: Scroll

    Scroll Slide your finger up or down the screen to scroll through any list displaying up and down arrows at the bottom of the screen. A scroll gesture is like a vertical swipe. You can scroll up and down through shelves of books and periodicals. Barnes &...

  • Page 23: The Quick Nav Bar

    The Quick Nav Bar The Quick Nav Bar is a row of six icons that appears at the bottom of the NOOK touchscreen and enables you to navigate from one feature to another. If your NOOK is turned on and active, you can make the Quick Nav Bar appear by pressing the NOOK button be- low the touchscreen.

  • Page 24: The Status Bar

    The Status Bar A Status Bar runs along the top of the NOOK touchscreen. The Status Bar looks like this when GlowLight is turned The Status Bar with GlowLight turned on. The Status Bar shows a different lightbulb icon when GlowLight is turned off: The Status Bar with GlowLight turned off.

  • Page 25: Glowlight

    GlowLight™ Your NOOK includes GlowLight, a built-in light that enables you to read even in dim lighting conditions. Turning GlowLight On or Off There are several ways you can turn GlowLight on or off. Turning GlowLight On or Off with the NOOK Button To turn GlowLight on or off, press and hold the NOOK button for 2 seconds.

  • Page 26: Adjusting The Brightness Of Glowlight

    Adjusting the Brightness of GlowLight To adjust the brightness of GlowLight, do this: Do either of the following: • On the Home screen, in the Library, in the Shop, on the Search screen, or in Settings, tap on the light- bulb or Wi-Fi symbol in the Status Bar to open the Quick Settings window.

  • Page 27: The Home Screen

    The Home Screen The Home screen gives you easy access to the books and periodicals you have recently read or purchased. In the top portion of the screen, you’ll see the cover of the most recent book or periodical you’ve been reading. Here’s an example of a Home screen: Reading Now Status Bar...

  • Page 28: The New Reads List

    The New Reads List To the right of that item, you’ll see the New Reads list–a list of three books or periodicals that you have recently purchased or received. The Recent Reads list includes: • books and periodicals you have recently purchased •...
  • Page 29 The picture below shows an example of a details page about a recommended book. The Details page for a book. Returning to the Home Screen You can return to the Home screen at any time by pressing the NOOK button (the raised button in the shape of the NOOK logo) on the lower front of your NOOK to open the Quick Nav Bar and then tapping the Home icon.

  • Page 30: Reading Books On Your Nook

    Reading Books on Your NOOK You can read books, magazines, and newspapers on your NOOK. You can make notes about what you’re reading, highlight and annotate favorite passages, and share your thoughts and recommendations with friends on social sites such as Facebook. Your NOOK makes reading books fun.

  • Page 31: The Reading Tools Menu

    The Reading Tools Menu The Reading Tools menu makes it easy to move through a book, to search for content, share content, and adjust the display of text. To call up the Reading Tools menu, tap anywhere in the center of the page or tap on the small dark arrow at the bot- tom of the page.
  • Page 32 Reading Tools: content Tap on the content icon in the Reading Tools to open a window with three tabs: • Chapters - a Table of Contents listing chapters or sections • Notes & Highlights - list of all the passages you have highlighted or written notes about •...
  • Page 33 Tapping on the Notes & Highlights tab displays the Notes & Highlights screen. The Notes & Highlights screen. The Notes & Highlights screen lists all the passages you have highlighted or written notes about. Each passage is iden- tified by its page number and opening line. If the list of notes and highlights runs longer than one screen, you can tap the arrows at the bottom of the screen to scroll down and up through the list.
  • Page 34 Tapping on the Bookmarks tab displays the Bookmarks screen. Here’s an example of a Bookmarks screen. The Bookmarks screen. For each bookmarked page, the screen lists the page number and either the chapter number (if you bookmarked the first page of a chapter) or the first line of text that appears on the page (if you bookmarked any page other than the first page of a chapter).
  • Page 35 Reading Tools: goto Tap on the goto icon in the Reading Tools to jump to another page in the book. When you tap on goto, a navigation dialog box appears at the bottom of the screen, as shown below. The goto dialog box. The dialog box includes a slider bar that shows your current position in the book.
  • Page 36 If instead of moving to the new page, you want to jump back to the previous page you had navigated from, tap the Go Back button in the goto dialog box. You can tap the Go Back button repeatedly to through several previous loca- tions.
  • Page 37 Reading Tools: find Tap on the find icon in the Reading Tools to search for a word or phrase in the book you’re reading. When you tap on find, a keyboard appears on the screen. Type a word or phrase you want to search for in the book, then tap the search button in the lower right corner of the screen.
  • Page 38 The image below shows an example of search results. Search results within a book. Barnes & Noble NOOK User Guide...
  • Page 39 If the word or phrase you searched for appears more than once in the book, your NOOK displays a search navi- gation tool at the bottom of the screen when you jump to the location of a search result. This toolbar includes a forward arrow and a backward arrow for moving from one appearance of the word or phrase to another.
  • Page 40 Reading Tools: text Tap on the text icon in the Reading Tools to open a window for adjusting the font, the font size, line spacing, and margin size. The Text dialog box. The Text dialog box lets you pick: • a font size •...
  • Page 41 Reading Tools: more Tap on the more icon in the Reading Tools to open a page with details about the book, along with buttons for opening Social features. The More screen. The More screen presents details about the book you are reading, as well as options for sharing quotes and recom- mendations with NOOK friends or for searching for other books like it.
  • Page 42 Tapping the Share button opens a dialog box like that shown below. (The contents of this dialog box may vary, de- pending on whether you are reading a book you own or a sample and whether the book is eligible for lending.) The Share dialog box.
  • Page 43 Archiving Books and Periodicals To save storage space on your NOOK, you can archive books and periodicals you’re not currently reading. Archiving keeps a copy of a book in your account on the Barnes & Noble Web site, while removing all but the most basic infor- mation about the book (such as its cover, title, author, and description) from your NOOK.
  • Page 44 Using Bookmarks Adding a Bookmark A bookmark marks a location in a book. In a printed book, a bookmark helps you find the page where you left off reading. You can set bookmarks in books to make it easy to jump to specific locations You can set as many bookmarks as you like.
  • Page 45 To visit any bookmarked passage, tap on its bookmark in the list. To close the bookmark list without visiting a bookmark, tap the Close button in the upper right corner of the Con- tents window. Removing a Bookmark To remove a bookmark on the current page, tap on the ribbon in the upper right corner of the page. The ribbon disappears, and the bookmark is cleared.
  • Page 46 Selecting Text to Look up Words, Add Highlighting or Notes, and Share Quotes with Friends You can select a word or a passage of text. Once you have selected a word, you can look it up in a dictionary. You can also select words or passages for highlighting, making notes, or sharing through email or social media networks such as Facebook.
  • Page 47 Changing the Selection from a Word to a Passage To select an entire passage, rather than just a word, select the word that you want to have at the beginning or end of the selected passage and drag the vertical bar that’s closest to the direction in which you want to extend the selec- tion.
  • Page 48 Looking Up Words in the Dictionary It’s easy to look up information about a word or topic when you’re reading. Looking Up a Word in the Dictionary Your NOOK includes the Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary, Eleventh Edition. ® To look up a word in the dictionary, do this: Press and hold on a word to select it.
  • Page 49 Sharing Quotes through Social Media and Email You can share a highlighted passage with friends through email, Facebook, or Twitter. NOTE: Before you can share quotes through Facebook or Twitter, you need to link your NOOK to your Facebook or Twitter account. Use the Social settings page to link your NOOK to social sites. On the Quick Nav Bar, tap Settings, and then tap the Social menu choice to open the Social settings page.
  • Page 50 Viewing a Note To open a note and read it, tap the note icon in the margin. When you’re done viewing the note, you can close the note window by tapping the X in the upper right corner of the window.
  • Page 51 Tap the On/Off switch labeled “Notes & Highlights.” Tap the switch On to display notes and highlights, or tap it off to hide notes and highlights. Sharing a Quote If you have entered contacts in your NOOK or linked your NOOK to Facebook or Twitter, you can share quotations from the book you’re reading with your friends.
  • Page 52 Fill in the form to finish sharing the quote. • If you opted to share the quote with contacts, you will see an email form with a Select Contacts but- ton. Tap the button to see a list of your contacts. Select the contacts with whom you want to share the quote.
  • Page 53 NOTE: Some publishers define recommended settings for their eBooks; other publishers do not. If the Pub- lisher Settings toggle switch is grayed out, the publisher of the eBook you are reading has not defined recommended settings. All other page controls in the dialog box appear grayed out. To change the appearance of the book, do this: Tap the center of the page to make the Reading Tools appear.

  • Page 54: Reading Magazines And Newspapers On Your Nook

    Reading Magazines and Newspapers on Your NOOK Reading magazines and newspapers on your NOOK is similar to reading books. You use the same gestures--tapping and swiping–to turn pages. You have access to the same Reading Tools, such as Contents and GoTo. Some periodicals may include their own table of contents with live links to specific articles and features, but otherwise the features are similar to the features used in reading books.

  • Page 55: The Library On Your Nook

    The Library on Your NOOK Your library is where you keep everything you want to read on NOOK. In your library, you will find: • Books you have purchased from the NOOK Store • Newsstand magazines and newspaper you have purchased from the NOOK Store •...
  • Page 56 The Category Menu The category menu (sometimes called the filter menu) is a pull-down menu in the upper left corner of the Library lets you select the Library contents you want to display. Choices include: • All - shows everything in your Library •...

  • Page 57: The Sync Button

    The Sort Menu The sort menu is a pull-down menu that lets you sort the content shown on the screen according to rules such as Most Recent, Title (an alphabetical listing of titles), or Author (an alphabetical listing of authors’ last names). The Sort Menu.

  • Page 58: Memory Card

    Memory Card If you have an SD Memory Card installed in your NOOK, you’ll see two links appear at the top of the Library screen when you select My Files from the Category menu. • My NOOK • Memory Card You can tap on these links to switch between viewing files stored on NOOK and files content stored on your SD Memory Card.

  • Page 59: Organizing Your Library On Shelves

    If you tap on a book with a Download banner, your NOOK begins downloading the book. A progress bar on the book’s cover indicates how much of the book has been downloaded. Once the book has fully downloaded, you can open it.

  • Page 60: Archiving Books And Periodicals

    Tap the checkbox next to any item to you want to add to the shelf you just created. Use the page up and down buttons on your NOOK to scroll through the list. As you add items to the library, your NOOK updates the number which appears in parentheses by the shelf ’s name, indicating the number of items on the shelf.

  • Page 61: Unarchiving Books And Periodicals

    basic information about the book (such as its cover, title, author, and description) from your NOOK. You can unar- chive a book at any time, so your reading material is not lost. To archive a book or periodical, do this: In the Library, double-tap on the cover or title of the book or periodical.
  • Page 62 NOTE: Transferring files from your personal computer to your NOOK is sometimes called “sideloading.” To transfer files from your personal computer to your NOOK, do this: Using the custom microUSB cable provided with your NOOK, connect your NOOK to your personal computer. NOTE: Use only the microUSB cable provided with your NOOK.

  • Page 63: Using The Lendme Program

    Using the LendMe Program Lending and Borrowing Books With Barnes & Noble’s exclusive LendMe technology, you can share lendable NOOK Books with any NOOK Friend or any friend who has a Barnes & Noble account with a valid credit card number. Your NOOK Friend or friend can read the book on any NOOK or NOOK Color eReader or on any NOOK application such as NOOK for iPhone®, NOOK for iPod touch®, and NOOK for PC.

  • Page 64: Determining Whether A Book Can Be Lent

    Determining whether a Book Can Be Lent Not all books can be lent. Here’s how you can determine whether or not a book is lendable. • Any book eligible for lending has a LendMe badge on its cover. • If your Library includes any books eligible to be lent out, they will appear on the shelf of lendable books in the LendMe section of your Library.
  • Page 65 To find out which of your friends have lendable books, use the Manage my NOOK friends™ feature on the Social set- tings screen. NOTE: If you’re enjoying a book sample or a book you’ve borrowed, you can purchase the book at any time. Simply tap the Buy button at the top of any page in the book to purchase the book using your Barnes &...

  • Page 66: Shopping On Your Nook

    Whenever you tap on a price to buy an item, your NOOK replaces the price button with a button labeled Confirm. Tap this button to confirm that you want to buy the item. When you buy an item in the Shop, Barnes & Noble charges the credit card associated with your Barnes and Noble account.

  • Page 67: Browsing Lists And Categories

    Browsing Lists and Categories To browse lists and categories of books and periodicals, tap the Browse button at the top of the Shop screen. The Shop displays a menu showing lists, such as BN Top 100, and categories such as books, magazines, and newspa- pers.

  • Page 68: Buying A Book

    Buying a Book Once you’re in the Shop, you can buy any book you see that has a button displaying the book’s price. (If you don’t see a button with a price next to a particular book, it’s because you’ve already purchased the book. A label reading Purchased or Read appears where the price button used to be.) Tap on the price button to purchase a book.

  • Page 69: Buying A Single Issue Of A Magazine Or Newspaper

    Buying a Single Issue of a Magazine or Newspaper To buy a single issue of a newspaper or magazine, do this: Open the details page for the magazine or newspaper you want to buy. Tap the Buy Current Issue button. The button changes to a gray Confirm button.
  • Page 70 Adding to Your Wishlist To add a book, magazine, or newspaper to your Wishlist, do this: Tap on the book or periodical’s cover to display the details page for the item. On the details page, tap on the checkbox next to the word Wishlist. Your NOOK adds the item to your Wishlist.

  • Page 71: Using Your Nook In A Barnes & Noble Store

    Using Your NOOK in a Barnes & Noble Store When you turn on your NOOK in a Barnes & Noble store, your NOOK automatically detects the Wi-Fi network running in the store. Your NOOK displays a special window, asking if you would like to connect to the InStore net- work.

  • Page 72: Searching Your Nook

    Searching Your NOOK Your NOOK includes a search tool to help you quickly find what you’re looking for. To provide you with the most relevant results possible, your NOOK customizes its searching according to what you were doing when you started the search.

  • Page 73: Configuring Your Nook

    Configuring Your NOOK Your NOOK gives you full control over many areas of its operations, from Wi-Fi connections to font sizes. To adjust the configuration of your NOOK, you’ll often work with the Settings tool. To call up Settings, do this: Tap the NOOK button to open the Quick Nav Bar.

  • Page 74: Configuring Glowlight

    Configuring GlowLight™ You can use the GlowLight settings screen to turn GlowLight on and off and to adjust its brightness. (You can also make these adjustments using the Quick Settings window, which is described earlier in this guide.) To configure GlowLight, do this: On the Settings screen, tap GlowLight™.

  • Page 75: Viewing And Configuring Device Info

    Viewing and Configuring Device Info To display device information, do this: On the Settings screen, tap Device Info. Your NOOK displays the Device Info page, which shows: • a Battery charge status bar, showing how much power is left on your battery •...
  • Page 76 Displaying System Information Tap the About Your NOOK menu choice to display the following information: • Owner, the name of the owner of this NOOK • Account, the email address of the Barnes & Noble account linked to this NOOK •...

  • Page 77: Configuring Wireless Settings

    Configuring Wireless Settings The Wireless settings screen provides: • a switch for turning on and off Wi-Fi networking • a list of all the Wi-Fi networks your NOOK has detected Turning Wi-Fi Networking On or Off On the Wireless settings page, tap the Wi-Fi button to change its status from On to Off or from Off to On. NOTE: If Wi-Fi networking is turned off, you will not be able to access the Shop, share information with friends, download new books, magazines, or newspapers, or perform any other action that requires a live net- work connection.

  • Page 78: Configuring Screen Settings

    Configuring Screen Settings On the Screen settings page, you can: • Change the amount of time your NOOK should wait when no activity is taking place before turning off the screen. • Select the screensaver your NOOK displays when it turns off the screen and goes into sleep mode. To display the Screen settings page, tap the word Screen on the main Settings screen.
  • Page 79 Adjusting the Screen Timeout When your NOOK has been setting for some amount of time and no activity has taken place (e.g., you haven’t tapped the screen or pressed any buttons), your NOOK turns off its screen to conserve power. When that happens, you can turn on your NOOK again simply by pressing the NOOK button.

  • Page 80: Configuring Time Settings

    Configuring Time Settings On the Time settings page, you can control whether your NOOK uses a 12-hour clock or a 24-hour clock. You can also select a Time Zone for your NOOK. The Time Settings screen. To return to the main Settings page, tap the back arrow under the title Settings. Switching to a 24-hour Format To switch to a 24-hour format in which hours after 12 noon are added to the number 12, so that 1:15 p.m.
  • Page 81 Selecting a Time Zone To select a time zone for your NOOK, do this: Tap the Select Time Zone field on the Time Settings screen. Your NOOK display a screen for selecting time zones. NOTE: By default, the list of time zones includes only time zones in the United States. To see a list of all time zones around the world, tap the checkbox labeled Show all world time zones.

  • Page 82: Configuring Navigation Buttons In The Reader

    Configuring Navigation Buttons in the Reader When reading a book or periodical, you can use the buttons built into the frame of your NOOK to page forward or backward. By default, the top buttons turn the page forward, and the bottom buttons turn the page backward. If you would like to switch the functions of these buttons, use the Reader Settings screen.

  • Page 83: Configuring The Shop

    Configuring the Shop Requiring Your Account Password for Purchases By default, your NOOK asks you to confirm all purchases by tapping a Confirm button. If you like, you can require that your Barnes & Noble account password be entered before your NOOK authorizes a purchase.
  • Page 84 Clearing Your Wishlist If you have added any items to the Wishlist on your NOOK and now want to clear your Wishlist, tap the Clear Wishlist menu button. If you have not added any items to your Wishlist, this menu choice appears grayed out. Clearing the List of Recently Viewed Items Your NOOK keeps track of the items you have viewed recently in the Shop.

  • Page 85: Configuring Social Features

    Configuring Social Features You can use the Social settings screen to manage: • your links to your Facebook, Twitter, and Google accounts • your email contacts • your NOOK friends™ • the visibility of your lendable books to your NOOK friends A NOOK friend™...
  • Page 86 Linking Your NOOK to Your Facebook Account You can import your friends on Facebook as contacts for lending books, sharing quotations, and other social activities. You can post a LendMe offer, a quotation, and a recommendation on the wall of a friend. You can also post a quote, a recommendation, and reading status on your own wall.
  • Page 87 To link your NOOK to your Google account, do this: On the Social screen in Settings, tap the button labeled Link your Facebook, Twitter, and Google Accounts. Tap the Link Your Account button under the Google logo. Your NOOK displays a Google login screen. Tap in the Email address field.
  • Page 88 Inviting Individual Friends to Become NOOK Friends To send an NOOK Friends™ invitation to a user in your Contacts list, do this: On the Manage my Contacts page, tap on the user’s name. Your NOOK displays the Contact Information page for that user. Tap in the checkbox labeled Invite as NOOK friend™.
  • Page 89 Managing Your NOOK Friends™ Tap the Manage my NOOK Friends™ menu choice on the Social settings screen to sent and accept NOOK Friends invitations and to see a list of all your current NOOK Friends™ The Manage my NOOK Friends™ feature includes three tabs under the Manage my NOOK Friends title. The three tabs are: •...
  • Page 90 If the Suggested button is not grayed out, you can tap it to see a list of your contacts who already have Barnes & Noble accounts and who can easily become your NOOK Friends™. Tap the Invite button next to a contact’s name to send that contact a NOOK Friends™...
  • Page 91 To control the visibility of individual books, use the Show/Hide toggle switches next to book titles. • Set the toggle to Show to show the book to your NOOK Friends. • Set the toggle to Hide to hide the book from your NOOK Friends. NOTE: Only NOOK Friends can see the books you make visible, and they can see the books only through NOOK Friends™...

  • Page 92: Configuring Search

    Configuring Search You can clear your NOOK’s history of items that you have searched for and selected. To clear the list of search-result shortcuts, do this: On the Settings screen, tap Search. Tap the menu choice Clear recent NOOK searches. A dialog box appears, explaining that this will clear shortcuts to recently searched items.

  • Page 93: Using Your Nook At Wi-Fi Hotspots

    Using Your NOOK at Wi-Fi Hotspots In addition to connecting to your Wi-Fi network in your home or office, you can use your NOOK to connect to Wi- Fi hot spots in stores, restaurants, hotels, and restaurants. This section summarizes how your NOOK works with various types of Wi-Fi hotspots. Wi-Fi Networks in Barnes &...

  • Page 94: Updating The Software On Your Nook

    Updating the Software on Your NOOK From time to time Barnes & Noble will release software updates for your NOOK. Your NOOK will automatically install these updates. NOTE: Updating software does not delete any of your books, magazines, or newspapers, nor does it delete any of the files you have transferred onto your NOOK from your personal computer.

  • Page 95: Using An Sd Memory Card

    Using an SD Memory Card You can install an SD Memory Card in your NOOK to add up to 32 GB of memory to your NOOK—enough for many thousand more books, along with periodicals, music, and personal files. NOTE: This extra storage space appears in the My Files section of your Library, not in the Books or Newsstand sections.
  • Page 96 Push gently against the card, guiding it into the slot until it clicks into place. Close the small gray lid and snap it into place. Turn on your NOOK. Opening the microSD slot on the upper right side of your NOOK. Barnes &...

  • Page 97: Removing A Memory Card

    Positioning the microSD card in the slot. Formatting a New Card If you have installed a new, never-before-used microSD Memory Card into your NOOK, a dialog box appears, re- porting that the SD Memory Card is unformatted and that it needs to be formatted. To format the memory card, do this: Tap the Format Now button to format the memory card.

  • Page 98: Tips And Troubleshooting

    Tips and Troubleshooting Solving Problems I want to change my BN.com account password. What should I do? Before you change your password on BN.com, first deregister your NOOK, so your NOOK isn’t configured to use a password that you have made obsolete. NOTE: You must be connected to a Wi-Fi network to de-register your NOOK.
  • Page 99 I transferred a ZIP archive from my personal computer. Why can’t I access the files? Unzip files on your personal computer before transferring them to your NOOK. Your NOOK can read EPUB files and PDFs, but not .zip files. Barnes & Noble NOOK User Guide...

  • Page 100: Appendix A: Page Numbering And File Formats

    Appendix A: Page Numbering and File Formats When you read a book or periodical on your NOOK, you’re reading the same words that appear in the paper edi- tion of the book or periodical. In most books, the page number that appears at the bottom of the screen is the page number you would see if you were reading the printed version of the same book.

  • Page 101: Appendix B: International Use And Languages

    Appendix B: International Use and Languages This chapter summarizes information about using your NOOK outside of the United States and explains your NOOK’s support of languages. Using Your NOOK Abroad Your is designed for use in the United States and United States territories. You can use it to read anything NOOK already on your NOOK when travelling anywhere in the world.
  • Page 102 Languages Your has fonts that support languages based on a Latin character set for reading eBooks and other digital NOOK content, when fonts are not embedded as part of the eBook or digital content file. Examples of supported languages include: Afrikaans, Basque, Catalan, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Hungarian, Icelandic, Indo- nesian, Italian, Norwegian, Portuguese, Romanian, Spanish, Swedish, and Turkish Your NOOK can display eBooks in other languages if the fonts are embedded in the eBook files.

  • Page 103: Appendix C: One Year Limited Warranty

    Appendix C: One Year Limited Warranty THE FOLLOWING WARRANTY TERMS WERE IN EFFECT AS OF THE DATE YOUR DEVICE WAS MANUFAC- TURED, AND ARE PROVIDED FOR YOUR REFERENCE ONLY. THE ACTUAL TERMS OF YOUR WARRANTY ARE THE TERMS THAT WERE IN EFFECT AS OF THE DATE OF YOUR PURCHASE, WHICH MAY BE DIFFER- ENT THAN THE TERMS SET FORTH HEREIN.

  • Page 104: How Do I Return My Nook To B&N

    HOW DO I RETURN MY NOOK TO B&N? When you contact B&N at one of the numbers above, B&N will provide instructions to you as to how and where to return your NOOK. Your NOOK must be shipped, prepaid and insured, in appropriate protective packaging, together with proof of purchase and the Return Authorization Number provided by B&N, to the address specified by B&N.

  • Page 105: What Other Legal Terms Apply To This Limited Warranty

    negligence or other external causes; third-party products; Internet or telecommunications failures; commercial use; unauthorized opening, use, service, tampering, alteration, repair or modification; or inadequate packing or shipping procedures. This Limited Warranty also does not cover cosmetic damage or normal wear and tear. This Limited Warranty does not apply to NOOKs sold as used, refurbished or reconditioned, except to the extent that such NOOK is a certified pre-owned NOOK that was purchased directly from B&N or from a B&N authorized reseller of certified pre-owned NOOKs.
  • Page 106 Applicable Law This Limited Warranty is valid only in the United States of America. The laws of the State of New York, U.S.A. will apply to this Limited Warranty, though the laws of your state of residence may apply to any tort claims and any claims under any consumer protection statutes, as provided under applicable law.

  • Page 107: Appendix D: Trademarks And Copyrights

    Appendix D: Trademarks and Copyrights Adobe Reader Mobile Software Your NOOK contains Adobe® Reader® Mobile software under license from Adobe Systems Incorporated, Copy- right © 1995-2011 Adobe Systems Incorporated. All rights reserved. Adobe and Reader are trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated. AT&T AT&T, the AT&T logo and all other AT&T marks contained herein are trademarks of AT&T Intellectual Property and/ or AT&T affiliated companies.

  • Page 108: Appendix E: Fcc Notices

    Appendix E: FCC Notices FCC IDs NOOK WI-FI: XHHBNRV300-A MODEL: BNRV350 This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this de- vice may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interfer- ence that may cause undesired operation.
  • Page 109 • Your NOOK has a Wi-Fi setting that turns off the radio. Wi-Fi networking should be turned off on airplanes. For more information, see “Airplanes”. • When around sensitive electronic equipment, ask whether you can use your NOOK. You might need to turn Wi-Fi networking off.

  • Page 110: Appendix F: Industry Canada Notice

    Appendix F: Industry Canada Notice The term “IC” before the equipment certification number only signifies that the Industry Canada technicalspecifica- tions were met. IC: 8961A-BNRV300A Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

  • Page 111: Appendix G: Nook ® Terms Of Service

    Appendix G: NOOK Terms of Service ® The NOOK Terms of Service are located here: http://www.nook.com/legal Barnes & Noble NOOK User Guide...

  • Page 112: Appendix H: At&T Terms Of Service & Acceptable Use Policy

    Appendix H: AT&T Terms of Service & Acceptable Use Policy These Terms of Service & Acceptable Use Policy (the “Terms”) govern your use of AT&T Internet Services’ AT&T Wi-Fi service (“Service”) and the AT&T Internet Services network (“Network”). If you connect to the AT&T Wi-Fi service via one of AT&T’s roaming partners, your use of the Service will also be governed by that provider’s Terms of Service and Acceptable Use Policy, which will be available on the first screen that you see when you access the Wi-Fi service.
  • Page 113 your license to use any Software. AT&T may also terminate or suspend your Service if you provide false or inaccurate information that is required for the provision of Service or is necessary to allow AT&T to bill you for Service. Mem- bership customers: customer cancellation of Services is governed by the terms and conditions of your Membership Agreement.
  • Page 114 Privacy Policy Registration data and certain other information about you is subject to the AT&T Wi-Fi Privacy Policy. For more information see: http://secure.sbc.com/privacy_statement.adp. General Use Restrictions Subject to your acceptance of and compliance with these Terms, payment to AT&T for the Service and compli- ance with all AT&T Online Policies identified below, you are hereby granted the right to use the Service through a non-exclusive, non-transferable and non-assignable limited license.
  • Page 115 Disclaimer of Warranties UNLESS OTHERWISE EXPLICITY STATED, THE MATERIALS AND THE SERVICE ARE PROVIDED “AS IS”, AND ARE FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY. ALL EXPRESS OR IMPLIED CONDITIONS, REPRESENTATIONS AND WAR- RANTIES, INCLUDING ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT, ARE DISCLAIMED, EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT THAT SUCH DISCLAIM- ERS ARE HELD TO BE LEGALLY INVALID.
  • Page 116 Kingdom and Australia. You acknowledge and agree that Materials are subject to the U.S. Export Administration Laws and Regulations. Diversion of such Materials contrary to U.S. law is prohibited. You agree that none of the Materi- als, nor any direct product there from, is being or will be acquired for, shipped, transferred, or re-exported, directly or indirectly, to proscribed or embargoed countries or their nationals, nor be used for nuclear activities, chemical biological weapons, or missile projects unless authorized by the U.S.
  • Page 117 Customers are responsible for avoiding the prohibited activities and strictly following the AUP terms set forth herein. AUP Coverage The AT&T Acceptable Use Policy (“AUP”) applies to the services that provide (or include) access to the Internet, services provided over the Internet, and Hosting services (collectively “IP Services”). Customer is responsible for the actions of others who may be using the IP Service(s) under Customer’s account.
  • Page 118 it may terminate your Service without further notice. In such case, you are responsible for any applicable early termi- nation charges. AT&T will not issue any refunds, credits or other forms of compensation for the period when IP Service(s) have been suspended as a result of violation(s) or alleged violation(s) of this AUP.
  • Page 119 damage or security breaches to AT&T’s network or to the network of any other IP Service provider. Customer shall not create or attempt to utilize a domain name that is fraudulent, indecent, offensive, deceptive, threatening, abusive or harassing. Interaction with Minors AT&T has a zero tolerance policy regarding use of its Service to engage in inappropriate conduct with a minor (any- one under 18 years of age).
  • Page 120 posting messages to or canceling or superseding messages on an online forum or newsgroup in a manner that violates the rules of the forum or newsgroup or that contain forged header information. sending bulk electronic messages in quantities that exceed standard industry norms or that create the poten- tial for disruption of the AT&T network or of the networks with which AT&T interconnects intercepting, redirecting or otherwise interfering or attempting to interfere with e-mail intended for other parties...
  • Page 121 unauthorized monitoring of data or traffic on any network or system without express authorization of the owner of the system or network; this would include use of sniffers or SNMP tools; falsifying packet header, sender, or User information whether in whole or in part to mask the identity of the sender, originator or point of origin;...
  • Page 122 Customer agrees to indemnify and hold AT&T harmless from any claim, action, demand, loss, or damage (including attorneys’ fees) made by any third party against AT&T as a provider of the IP Service(s) arising out of or relating to any violation(s) of this AUP by Customer (or its Users). Incident Reporting Any complaints (other than claims of copyright or trademark infringement) regarding violation of this AUP by an AT&T Customer (or its User) should be directed to abuse@att.net.
  • Page 123 Index de-registration 76 archiving books or periodicals 43, 60 dictionary AT&T Terms of Service & Acceptable Use Policy 112 looking up a word in a book 48 downloading Library items with the Sync button 57 drag 22 back DRM-protected files 53 swiping left to move to a previous activity 21 tapping the book icon in the Status Bar to return to your most recent book, magazine, or newspaper...
  • Page 124 sync button 57 power button 8, 14 viewing and sorting 58 press and hold 21 Like on Facebook privacy using the Facebook Like feature for the book or peri- clearing the history of recent Shop searches 83 odical you’re reading 42 keeping your list of lendable books private 65 MAC address 76 Quick Nav Bar 23...
  • Page 125 configuring 85 software updates 94 software version 76 sorting Library items 58 Status Bar 24 subscribing to a magazine or newspaper 69 swipe 21 Sync button in the Library 57 tap 20 Terms of Service AT&T 112 NOOK 111 viewing legal notices 76 time settings 80 time zones 81 trademarks 107...
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