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HomeGetting into Your Nook's CranniesSponsored by Active Aging NewspaperChoicesYou Have Choices How You Read Electronic Books (eBooks)DEDICATED eREADERSAmazon Kindle, Barnes and Noble (B&N) Nook and othersMULTIFUNCTION DEVICESMobile devices (Apple iPhone*, iPad*, iPod Touch*; Blackberry; Android; Windows Phone 7) * after March 31, 2011, Apple may no longer allow Sony, Kindle, or Nook appsCOMPUTERS (WINDOWS, MAC)Download Nook app for mobile and computers Download Kindle app for mobile and computers &&StrengthsNook WeaknessesBattery life is shorter than the Kindle due to touch screen.Lacks the Kindle's landscape feature.Slightly heavier and bulkier than the Kindle.Touch screen is very sensitive. The Web browser is still not very good.B&N is in financial trouble.Crashes more often than the Kindle we tested.White, shiny frame catches glare.Nook StrengthsLonger battery life than traditional visual displays.Choice of 3 fonts and 4 type sizes for easy readingEasy to read in bright daylight.Touch screen is easier to use for people with big fingers than the Kindle's tiny key board.The Web browser is easier to use than the Kindle's.Unlike Kindle, Nook's open format approach enables:Reading most widely available eReader formatsAdding memoryReplacing the battery (Kindle charges $100)Changing the screen saverGetting StartedGetting StartedYOU WILL NEED:B&N Nook, connection cable, charger, a computer, an Internet connection and wi-fi.GO TO THE Nook support pageWatch video tutorialsDownload User GuideFree and Fee BooksSome Recommended Free and Reasonably Priced Book SitesBaen Free Library--Publisher of science fiction and fantasy. Project Gutenberg--Free online books that are out of copyright.Internet Archive--Books in all languages; most eReader formats.HathiTrust Digital Library--Good for students and scholars.Fictionwise--Buy eBooks at discounted prices. Smashwords--Self-published books. Discover the next great writer!Google Books--Free and fee books. Fictionwise --You may be able to purchase eBooks here for less money.State Library of Kansas--Check out eBooks. Also offers downloads of free eBooksyou can keep.Nook Lend-Me--Only some books; can only lend one time to one contact.Nook Lend-Me Feature allows you to share eBooks that display the happy face Lend-Me icon.Side LoadingSide LoadingIf you want to buy or get free eBooks other than from the eReader's online bookstore,you will have to master sideloading.If you have ever downloaded documents or photos from the Internet and then saved them on a CD or a flash drive, then you have side loaded.Free software like Calibre even makes it possible to download eBooks in formats that won't work on your eReader and convert them so they will.Down load eBook from the Internet into a folder on your computerTransfer eBook to the Nook My Library/My Documents folderKey KeysWhat Does It Do?Click on the buttons to see their functionsYour LibraryWhere are Your eBooks?When you buy an eBook from B&N, it "exists" both on their website and on your eReader. If you lose it on your eReader, you can reload it from their site.When you get a free or fee eBook elsewhere, it usually "exists" only your computer and the eReader.Manage Your Library with Free Calibre SoftwareInstalling Calibre on your computer allows you to save ALL of your eBooks and convert them into the proper format for any eReader:Install Calibre on your computer.Download books from the Internet into your Calibre library. (PDF files are not recommended for the Kindle or the Nook.)Plug your eReader into your computer.Convert the eBook into the correct format, if necessary.Drag file from the library into the My Library/My Documents folder on the NookClick to go to Calibre website &ContactPlease Send your comments and suggestions to winnieandmack_gmail.com.We'd love to hear from you.SymbolsWhat Does It Do?Click on the buttons to see their functions5 way buttonWhat Does It Do?Click on the buttons to see their functionshome buttonWhat Does It Do?Click on the buttons to see their functionsmenuWhat Does It Do?Click on the buttons to see their functions

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