The NOOK Book: An Unofficial Guide: Everything You Need to Know about the Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 NOOK, NOOK GlowLight, and NOOK Reading Apps

by Patrick Kanouse

Overview

Covers Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 NOOK, NOOK GlowLight, and NOOK Reading Apps

Learn how to get the most out of the all-new Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 NOOK, NOOK GlowLight, and the NOOK Reading Apps!

Read books, watch movies, play games, and discover all the features you’ll love!

Do all this, and much more...

• Sample B&N content for free before you buy it
• Mark up your NOOK Books with highlights, annotations, and bookmarks
• Buy, rent, or stream popular HD movies and TV shows
• Create up to six NOOK Profiles on your Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 NOOK--one for every member of the family
• Listen to music, podcasts, and audiobooks
• Read full-color comics, graphic novels, and magazines
• Lend and borrow books with B&N’s LendMe
• Read your NOOK Books on your smartphone, tablet, or home computer
• Share your reading status, recommendations, and ratings on Facebook, Twitter, or BN.com
• Manage your content with My NOOK or powerful third-party Calibre software
• Create personal NOOK wallpapers and screensavers
• Browse the web more efficiently with your Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 NOOK
• Explore one of the largest collections of interactive books for kids
• Take pictures and video
• Video or instant message with your friends using Google Hangouts
• Use NOOK Press to publish and sell your own ebook at BN.com

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780134086170
Publisher:	Pearson Education
Publication date:	11/05/2014
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	416
File size:	40 MB
Note:	This product may take a few minutes to download.
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Patrick Kanouse works as the director of workflow services for Pearson Education. Always a bookworm, he has gladly adopted ebook reading technologies, while still appreciating and valuing the printed book.

Patrick also teaches technical communications at IUPUI. Outside of teaching about writing, reading on his NOOK, and writing about his NOOK, he writes fiction and poetry, having published a NOOK Press book at BN.com that you can read on your NOOK. You can find him online at patrickkanouse.com and on Twitter at @patrickkanouse.

Patrick lives in Westfield, Indiana, with his wife and two Yorkies.

Table of Contents

Introduction vii
PART I: Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 NOOK
1 Getting Started with Your Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 NOOK 1
2 Customizing and Configuring Your Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 NOOK 15
3 Reading on Your Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 NOOK and Beyond 51
4 Using Highlights, Bookmarks, and Annotations 89
5 Reading and Using NOOK Books for Kids Features 99
6 Lending and Borrowing Books with LendMe on Your Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 NOOK 107
7 Playing Music, Audiobooks, and Podcasts 111
8 Watching Videos on Your Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 NOOK 119
9 Using NOOK Apps and Surfing the Web 129
10 Creating and Using Profiles on Your Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 NOOK 141
11 Using the Social Features of Your Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 NOOK 153
12 Shopping and Visiting B&N on Your Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 NOOK 161
13 Using the Google Play Store and Google Apps 173
14 Using the Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 NOOK Camera and Google Hangouts 183
PART II: NOOK GlowLight
15 Getting Started with Your NOOK GlowLight 193
16 Customizing and Configuring Your NOOK GlowLight 199
17 Reading on Your NOOK GlowLight and Beyond 209
18 Lending and Borrowing Books with LendMe on Your NOOK GlowLight 221
19 Using Highlights, Bookmarks, and Annotations 225
20 Using the Social Features of Your NOOK GlowLight 229
21 Shopping and Visiting B&N on Your NOOK GlowLight 233
PART III: Beyond the NOOKs
22 Reading Beyond Your NOOK: Mobile Apps 239
23 Reading Beyond Your NOOK: Desktop Apps 297
24 Managing Your ebooks with Calibre 335
25 Using My NOOK Library 345
26 Using NOOK Press to Sell Your ebooks 355
27 Reading Beyond Your NOOK: NOOK App for Windows 8 371
A Understanding ebook Formats 385
B Sources for ebooks Other than B&N 389
C Can I Read This Here? 393
Index 395