Get started in a few easy steps This Quick Start Guide gives you the basics to use your NOOK. It will introduce you to some of the features, explain navigating on your NOOK, walk you through the registration process, and show you how to purchase, download and read your first eBook.
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Get to know your NOOK Power Button On the top edge of your NOOK is the silver power button. Press once and release to turn your NOOK on, to put it to sleep, and to wake it up. Press and hold for about 7 seconds to completely power o your NOOK.
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What comes with your NOOK The small compartment at the bottom of the packaging with the silver NOOK logo contains the Power Adapter and the USB Cable. Open the lid from the top. USB Cable Power Adapter...
Charge your NOOK You must fully charge your NOOK before using it the first time. Plug your NOOK into a wall outlet using the Power Adapter and USB Cable included with your NOOK. You can use your NOOK while it charges. The yellow charging indicator lights up while charging.
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Charge your NOOK continued Important note: DO NOT turn off your NOOK after you have connected it to a wall outlet or computer to charge. This will stop the charging process. When you connect it to the wall outlet, your NOOK will automatically turn on and then go into sleep mode after the preset amount of time.
Reading screen Reading Screen This is where you read your eBooks, newspapers, magazines, Pride and Prejudice (Barnes & Noble...) PDF documents, and more. You Bingley, “for a kingdom! Upon my honour, I never can also shop Barnes & Noble’s met with so many pleasant girls in my life as I have this evening;...
Color touchscreen Color Touchscreen The lower segment of your NOOK is a color LCD display that is touch sensitive. Use your finger to tap an icon on the Home menu, enter text using the on-screen keyboard, navigate and select items on the reading screen, select menu options, and change your preferences in the Settings area.
Color touchscreen menus Home Menu The Home menu is your jumping o point to the di erent areas of your NOOK. From here you can select: games the daily my library shop reading now the daily—unique content from B&N, as well as subscription and lending notifications my library—all of your eBooks, PDFs, and other documents...
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Navigation on the color touchscreen Color Touchscreen Actions Library Use these buttons on the My Documents color touchscreen: Displaying 1-2 of 2 NOOK Tour Barnes & Noble NOOK User Guide Barnes & Noble Up/Down Arrows—Use these up and down arrow buttons to navigate on the reading screen by moving the cursor up or down.
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Color touchscreen keyboard Keyboard The on-screen keyboard My NOOK 3:53 PM automatically appears when any text input is needed. Use it to search for titles in the Register your nook Enter the email address and password associated with your eBookstore or take notes as B&N account.
Before you register your NOOK Before registering your NOOK, you must have • Wireless signal and connectivity • A valid Barnes & Noble online (BN.com) account • A password with alphanumeric characters only and no signs, symbols, or special characters •...
Register your NOOK You need to register your NOOK to an existing Barnes & Noble online account to buy and enjoy eBooks and periodicals. Before you register, please make sure you have a wireless connection, either with 3G cellular (depending on your NOOK model) or Wi-Fi in a Barnes &...
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Visit the B&N eBookstore After your NOOK is registered, press the Home button and then tap shop on the color touchscreen to explore the world of eBooks. Welcome to Barnes & Noble More than a million eBooks from the world's largest bookseller You can browse, sample for free, eBooks and then buy eBooks.
Read an eBook When you buy an eBook, it downloads in seconds to your NOOK. To read a just purchased eBook: 1. Touch the Home button Pride and Prejudice (Barnes & Noble...) 2. Tap my library on the color touchscreen Bingley, “for a kingdom! Upon my honour, I never 3.
Change Text Size Change Text Size While you are in an eBook, tap Text size Medium Font on the color touchscreen. Text font Amasis Then tap Text size and select the size you would like to change to. Tap the Back button to continue reading.
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