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Barnes & Noble NOOK User Guide 

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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 & Noble Stores

Your NOOK will automatically detect a Wi-Fi network in a Barnes & Noble store and ask if you want to connect to 
it.

Unsecured Wi-Fi Networks

Your NOOK will detect unsecured Wi-Fi networks close by. An unsecured Wi-Fi network does not require users to 
enter a password in order to establish a connection. You can simply select the network and connect to it.

Secured Wi-Fi Networks

Your NOOK will also detect secured Wi-Fi networks. A secured Wi-Fi network requires users to enter a password 
before they can connect to the network.

There are several different security protocols available for securing networks. Your NOOK recognizes and supports 
the most popular Wi-Fi security protocols, including:

•  WEP

•  WPA/WPA2 PSK

•  802.1x EAP

To connect to a secured Wi-Fi network, select it from a list of networks and enter its password when prompted.

NOTE:   If you do not know the password for the network, ask the network administrator for help.

NOTE:   If your  NOOK will display dialog boxes that let you select a network and enter a password.

Proxied Wi-Fi Networks

Proxied Wi-Fi networks typically present a Web page with terms and conditions, a login screen, and possibly a pay-
ment screen, before allowing you to connect to the network. You’ll encounter this type of network in many hotels, 
restaurants, and airports. Your NOOK detects these networks. When you select a proxied network as a connection, 
your NOOK automatically opens a dialog box in which you can read through any terms and conditions, accept terms, 
perhaps enter credit card information and login credentials, and connect.

Summary of Contents for NOOK Simple Touch with GlowLight

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Page 2: ...tent Pending Screenshots and product images are simulated and for instructional purposes only They may differ from the actual product and are subject to change without notice Content shown may vary fr...

Page 3: ...ld 21 Swipe 21 Scroll 22 The Quick Nav Bar 23 The Status Bar 24 The Left Side of the Status Bar 24 The Right Side of the Status Bar 24 Swiping Left on the Status Bar 24 GlowLight 25 Turning GlowLight...

Page 4: ...Lending a Book 64 Borrowing a Book 64 Shopping on Your NOOK 66 Introduction 66 Browsing Lists and Categories 67 Searching for Titles Authors or Topics 67 Buying a Book 68 Buying a Single Issue of a M...

Page 5: ...age Numbering and File Formats 100 Appendix B International Use and Languages 101 Appendix C One Year Limited Warranty 103 ONE YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY 103 WHAT WARRANTIES APPLY TO MY NOOK 103 HOW DO I M...

Page 6: ...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 110 Appendix G...

Page 7: ...ch Follow us on Facebook and Twitter to receive daily reviews exclusive offers and free NOOK Books http www facebook com nookBN http www twitter com nookbn Now let s get started with a quick tour of y...

Page 8: ...ough the Settings button on the Quick Nav Bar These buttons also can be used to scroll through scrollable pages in the Library and the Shop Press either of the lower page turn buttons to scroll down P...

Page 9: ...ht the light built into the frame of your NOOK When GlowLight is on you can read your NOOK s E Ink Touchscreen display even in areas with low lighting microUSB Port Your NOOK features a microUSB port...

Page 10: ...rd 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 NOTE The files on a Memory Card appear in the My Files section of your Librar...

Page 11: ...our Barnes Noble Account A Barnes Noble account allows you to purchase and download books magazines and newspapers on your NOOK and from the Barnes Noble Web site The account also allows you to synchr...

Page 12: ...Noble store and connected to its network or Continue with Setup if you are connected to any other Wi Fi network Your NOOK displays a messaging saying it is registering your device When the registrati...

Page 13: ...the features of your NOOK You can now turn GlowLight on or off as you wish using the NOOK button 9 Tap the NOOK button without holding it down to display the Quick Nav Bar and begin exploring your NOO...

Page 14: ...power to support 3 weeks of casual reading If you are carrying your NOOK without a cover in a bag or purse you might want to turn off your NOOK to avoid it being accidentally turned on from its sleepi...

Page 15: ...Plug the NOOK end of the USB cable into your NOOK If your NOOK was turned off it will now turn itself on NOTE Depending on how much power remains in the battery it might take up to 4 hours to fully re...

Page 16: ...and hold the power button for 20 seconds then release the power button 2 Press the power button again for 2 seconds to turn on your NOOK Low Power You can see how much power remains in your battery by...

Page 17: ...basic safety procedures you would follow with any electrical device When charging your NOOK use only the custom components included with your NOOK either a custom USB cable or a custom USB cable alon...

Page 18: ...chemicals to clean the screen B N and Designer Covers You can purchase an optional B N or designer cover for your NOOK at your local Barnes Noble Bookstore at partner retailers and online at BN com Th...

Page 19: ...locks the screen so that accidental touches do not perform actions To wake up your NOOK do this 1 Press the NOOK button the raised NOOK symbol on the lower front panel of your NOOK 2 Unlock your NOOK...

Page 20: ...these different gestures Tap Double tap Press and hold Swipe Scroll Tap A tap on the screen is a quick touch of your fingertip It s the same gesture you use when you tap a key on a com puter keyboard...

Page 21: ...oices of things you can do with that book highlight the word write a note look the word up in a dictionary and so on Pressing and holding on a word in a book and then lifting your finger opens the Tex...

Page 22: ...l 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 thro...

Page 23: ...like this The Quick Nav Bar If you don t see the Quick Nav Bar tap the NOOK button and the Quick Nav Bar will appear The Quick Nav Bar shows six navigation buttons Home opens a screen showing the boo...

Page 24: ...Bar The right side of the status bar presents A light bulb icon that indicates whether GlowLight is turned on or off A wireless connection indicator A battery charge indicator A digital clock showing...

Page 25: ...f the GlowLight Control window says GlowLight is ON tapping the checkbox turns GlowLight off If the GlowLight Control window says GlowLight is OFF tapping the checkbox turns GlowLight on NOTE The Glow...

Page 26: ...or turning GlowLight on and off The window also includes a slider bar for adjusting the brightness of GlowLight 2 If GlowLight is off tap the checkbox to turn it on 3 Once GlowLight is on drag your fi...

Page 27: ...ading Now panel shows the cover of the book or periodical you were most recently reading If you have not read a book or periodical yet the Reading Now panel shows the cover of the NOOK User Guide This...

Page 28: ...t The What to Read Next Shelf At the bottom of the screen you ll see a shelf with four book recommendations for you The recommendations come from the B N Top 100 list or if you have linked your NOOK t...

Page 29: ...t 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...

Page 30: ...s Turning to the Next Page To turn to the next page either Tap anywhere along the right edge of the page Swipe to the left To swipe left you place your finger on the right side of the page and slide i...

Page 31: ...indicator the battery status indicator and a digital clock in the upper right corner of the screen as shown in the figure below The Reading Tools menu There are five tools in the Reading Tools menu He...

Page 32: ...marks you have set Tap on any title highlighted passage summary or bookmark on these tabs to jump to that location in the book The Contents dialog box When the dialog box opens it displays the Chapter...

Page 33: ...cular passage tap on it To erase all the notes and clear all the highlights tap the Clear all button You can control whether or not your NOOK shows highlighted passages and note symbols in the NOOK Bo...

Page 34: ...sts 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...

Page 35: ...p in the center of the page to open the Reading Tools if they are not already open 2 Tap the goto button A dialog box opens with a slider showing your current position in the book 3 Press on the knob...

Page 36: ...ther page by entering its page number do this 1 Tap in the center of the page to open the Reading Tools 2 Tap the goto button A dialog box opens with a slider showing your current position in the book...

Page 37: ...ading 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 The Find screen...

Page 38: ...38 Barnes Noble NOOK User Guide The image below shows an example of search results Search results within a book...

Page 39: ...d using the mini toolbar To jump to the next appearance of this search term in the book tap the right arrow To jump back to the previous appearance of the search term tap the left arrow To return to t...

Page 40: ...a specific type font font size line spacing and margin setting If these defaults have been defined for the NOOK book you are reading you will be able to check and uncheck a box labeled Publisher Defau...

Page 41: ...m mendations with NOOK friends or for searching for other books like it Reading the Book To return to reading the book either tap the Read button or tap the Close button in the upper right Lending the...

Page 42: ...er account Post Reading Status post a message on Facebook or Twitter telling how far you have read in the book Rate and Review rate the book and post a short review on BN com Like on Facebook use the...

Page 43: ...details page you will see a page from some other item you have been reading rather than the item you were just reading Unarchiving Books or Periodicals Unarchiving a book or periodical makes its conte...

Page 44: ...e upper right corner of the page A dark ribbon appears in the corner of the page indicating that a bookmark has been placed A bookmark symbol appears when you tap in the upper right corner of the page...

Page 45: ...he current page tap on the ribbon in the upper right corner of the page The ribbon disappears and the bookmark is cleared Clearing All Bookmarks To clear all the bookmarks in a book do this 1 Display...

Page 46: ...ords or passages for highlighting making notes or sharing through email or social media networks such as Facebook To select a word or a passage of text press and hold on a word and then lift your fing...

Page 47: ...o select and extend the selection by dragging a vertical bar When you lift your fingers after resizing the text selection the Text Selection Toolbar re appears Using the Text Selection Toolbar Once yo...

Page 48: ...r s Collegiate Dictionary Eleventh Edition To look up a word in the dictionary do this 1 Press and hold on a word to select it 2 Tap the look up icon in the Text Selection Toolbar A pop up window appe...

Page 49: ...ll of a friend via Twitter opens a window that lets you post the quote to your Twitter account NOTE Twitter messages must not be longer than 140 characters A number in the lower right corner of the Tw...

Page 50: ...is 1 Tap the Note icon to open the note you want to edit Your NOOK displays the note along with buttons labeled Cancel and Edit 2 In the Note window tap the Edit button A window opens displaying the t...

Page 51: ...book or Twitter before you can use this feature To set up contacts and links to Facebook and Twitter see Configuring Social Features To share a quote do this 1 Tap the first or last word of the passag...

Page 52: ...to post the quote Whether you are posting on your own wall or that of a friend you tan type a message in the message field to accompany the quote When you are ready to post the quote and your message...

Page 53: ...ith reviews and recommendations for similar books tap in the center of the page to bring up the Reading Tools and tap the more button For details see Reading Tools more Opening DRM protected Files DRM...

Page 54: ...ar 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 cont...

Page 55: ...re EPUB files and PDFs you have transferred onto NOOK using a USB connection from your personal computer these files appear in the My Files section of the Library To access your library tap the Librar...

Page 56: ...nes or newspapers LendMe shows only books eligible for lending and books that you have borrowed this menu choice appears only if you have lendable books or if you have borrowed books Shelves shows any...

Page 57: ...spapers Author Title Subject To search your Library for a particular author title or subject do this 1 Tap the magnifying glass icon in the upper right corner of the Library screen A keyboard appears...

Page 58: ...and sort your books and periodicals in different ways You can arrange items in a grid in horizontal shelves running across the screen or in various types of lists You can also sort items by title and...

Page 59: ...s left on the loan Returned This book has been returned to the lender Google This is a Google eBook When a book magazine or newspaper is being downloaded a striped bar appears across its cover indicat...

Page 60: ...k checkbox is excluded 3 When you have finished adding or removing items tap Save Renaming a Shelf To rename a shelf do this 1 Tap the edit button to the right of the shelf s name A window opens displ...

Page 61: ...from the Archived shelf Opening Files on a microSD Memory Card To open files from a microSD Memory Card installed in your NOOK do this 1 Make sure that the microSD Memory Card is installed in your NOO...

Page 62: ...to transfer onto the NOOK drive NOTE If you connect your NOOK to a Windows PC the PC might display a dialog box asking if you want to install a driver for a Nook Click Cancel to close this dialog box...

Page 63: ...ddress associated with a Barnes Noble online account a valid credit card number associated with the online account and a NOOK NOOK Color or other B N eReader application that supports lending An accou...

Page 64: ...ng If the book is in the Reading Now panel of the Home screen tap the share link beneath the book s cover If the book is in the Library double tap on the book s cover or on its title to open the book...

Page 65: ...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...

Page 66: ...out any book or periodi cal tap on its cover To purchase an item tap on the button displaying the item s price Whenever you tap on a price to buy an item your NOOK replaces the price button with a but...

Page 67: ...f book categories you can explore Browsing book categories in the Shop Searching for Titles Authors or Topics To search for a book or periodical tap the search field in the upper right corner of the s...

Page 68: ...p the Confirm button What happens next depends on how you ve customized your Shop If you re using the default set up your NOOK begins downloading the book once you tap Confirm If you ve set up your Sh...

Page 69: ...he 14 days you will not be charged If you do not cancel the subscription deliveries will continue and your default credit card will be charged automatically at the monthly subscription rate then in ef...

Page 70: ...e Shop displays your current Wishlist Your Wishlist shows all the books and periodicals you have added to your Wishlist Your Wishlist shows the cover title and price of each item It also shows the dat...

Page 71: ...tton Read In Store Reading Books in a Barnes Noble Store When you use your NOOK in a Barnes Noble store you have access to all the usual features of your NOOK In addition you have special privileges a...

Page 72: ...the Search tool displays a list of results tap on any result to see more information about it Searching in Your Library If you search while you re in your Library the Search tool initially limits its...

Page 73: ...tool To call up Settings do this 1 Tap the NOOK button to open the Quick Nav Bar 2 In the Quick Nav Bar tap the Settings icon Your NOOK opens the Settings Screen which looks like this The Settings Scr...

Page 74: ...owLight The GlowLight settings screen opens 2 To change the setting of GlowLight tap the checkbox If GlowLight is off tapping the checkbox turns it on If GlowLight is on tapping the checkbox turns it...

Page 75: ...howing how much power is left on your battery an Available storage status bar showing how much free storage is left on your NOOK s internal storage an SD Card status bar which indicates whether or not...

Page 76: ...r NOOK Once you have registered your complete Library is once again avail able on your NOOK NOTE Erasing and deregistering does delete any files you have transferred to your NOOK from your personal co...

Page 77: ...settings page displays a list of the Wi Fi networks it detects The list includes the name of the network and a wireless connection icon a stack of curved lines The darker the lines in the wireless co...

Page 78: ...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 s...

Page 79: ...reen timeout see above Your NOOK includes two sets of screensavers authors portraits of famous authors nature pictures of nature By default your NOOK displays the authors screensaver when it goes to s...

Page 80: ...gs 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 numb...

Page 81: ...e 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 t...

Page 82: ...he page backward If you would like to switch the functions of these buttons use the Reader Settings screen To switch the function of the page forward and back backward buttons do this 1 On the Setting...

Page 83: ...ou want to be able to pur chase an item in the Shop without entering your password do this 1 On the Settings screen tap Shop 2 Tap the line reading Require Password for Purchases A dialog box appears...

Page 84: ...ist 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 recen...

Page 85: ...iend Friendship is reciprocal When someone becomes your NOOK friend you also become his or her NOOK friend NOOK friends can lend each other books and they can request books from each other for loan On...

Page 86: ...g a message to your Twitter account If you post while reading a book your NOOK will automatically embed a shortened link to the book you re writing about NOTE If you don t have a Twitter account and w...

Page 87: ...ur Google account Users whose names and email addresses you have entered manually NOOK friends NOOK friends can see each other s lists of lendable books and to borrow books Contacts who are not NOOK f...

Page 88: ...ontacts screen Adding or Editing Email Addresses If you have entered contact information for a friend manually you can edit that contact s name or email address and you add email addresses for that fr...

Page 89: ...n the pop up menu Requests The Requests tab shows a list of the invitations you have received to become a NOOK friend of someone else When you receive a NOOK Friends invitation you have two choices Ac...

Page 90: ...Managing the Visibility of Your LendMe Books By default your NOOK Friends can see all your lendable books To control which of your lendable books are visible to your NOOK Friends do this 1 On the Sett...

Page 91: ...oftware on a NOOK or NOOK Color eReader No other users can see your lend able books Viewing the Activities of Your NOOK Friends To see the recent activities of your NOOK friends open the book details...

Page 92: ...list of search result shortcuts do this 1 On the Settings screen tap Search 2 Tap the menu choice Clear recent NOOK searches A dialog box appears explaining that this will clear shortcuts to recently...

Page 93: ...n connect to the network There are several different security protocols available for securing networks Your NOOK recognizes and supports the most popular Wi Fi security protocols including WEP WPA WP...

Page 94: ...OK will download it and install it when you next connect to a wireless network A small NOOK symbol will appear in the far left corner of the Status Bar when a new software release is available Tap on...

Page 95: ...he specifications of supported cards A microSDHC card with a storage capacity of up to 32 GB Class 6 microSDHC cards are supported Class 6 is faster than class 4 which is faster than class 2 The class...

Page 96: ...er Guide 5 Push gently against the card guiding it into the slot until it clicks into place 6 Close the small gray lid and snap it into place 7 Turn on your NOOK Opening the microSD slot on the upper...

Page 97: ...its contents 2 Tap the Format Now button again to confirm that you want to format the memory card Removing a Memory Card To remove a memory card from your NOOK do this 1 Turn off your NOOK 2 Lay your...

Page 98: ...register screen tap the Erase Deregister button A dialog box appears asking you to confirm that you want to reset your NOOK 5 Tap the Reset NOOK button Your NOOK deregisters itself restoring factory d...

Page 99: ...uide 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...

Page 100: ...spacing and everyone else in the group is using large type and double spacing Page Numbering and File Formats There are several different formats for eBooks and these different formats treat page num...

Page 101: ...address You can only purchase digital content when physically within the United States including Alaska and Hawaii When you travel outside of these areas you can download digital content to your NOOK...

Page 102: ...ok 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 Roma...

Page 103: ...o the original retail purchaser only you that your NOOK will be free from defects in materials and workmanship under normal consumer use for a period of one 1 year from the date of original retail pur...

Page 104: ...IMS ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES REGARD ING ITS WARRANTY SERVICES INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ALL DUTIES IF ANY OF WORK MANLIKE EFFORT AND OF REASONABLE CARE IF I MAKE A WARRANTY CLAIM WHAT WILL...

Page 105: ...ED WARRANTY Disclaimer TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW THIS LIMITED WARRANTY AND THE REMEDIES SET FORTH ABOVE ARE EXCLUSIVE AND IN LIEU OF ALL OTHER WARRANTIES REMEDIES AND CONDI TIONS WHETH...

Page 106: ...lid 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 cla...

Page 107: ...notype is a trademark of Monotype Imaging Inc registered in the U S Patent and Trademark Office and may be registered in certain other jurisdictions Helvetica Helvetica is a trademark of Linotype Corp...

Page 108: ...ined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures 1 Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna 2 Increase the...

Page 109: ...t ask whether you can use your NOOK You might need to turn Wi Fi networking off In some places for example in a hospital you might be asked to not use your device For more information see Electronic E...

Page 110: ...ust accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation L utilisation de ce dispositif est autoris e seulement aux conditions suivantes 1 il ne doit pas produire...

Page 111: ...Barnes Noble NOOK User Guide 111 Appendix G NOOK Terms of Service The NOOK Terms of Service are located here http www nook com legal...

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Page 117: ...irement that certain conduct should be stopped or when AT T de termines in its sole discretion that the conduct may 1 expose AT T to sanctions prosecution civil action or any other liability 2 cause h...

Page 118: ...inistrative violation of any applicable local state and provincial federal national or international law treaty court order ordinance regulation or adminis trative rule By using the IP Service s Custo...

Page 119: ...e attachments to one recipient using IP Service s are prohibited using another site s mail server to relay mail without the express permission of the site using another computer without authorization...

Page 120: ...omer is required to take all necessary steps to manage the use of the IP Service s in such a manner that network abuse is prevented or minimized to the greatest extent possible It is Customer s respon...

Page 121: ...upload limits simulta neous connections or reasonable session times the account owner will generally be notified by E mail If the excess use continues after such notification the owner may be request...

Page 122: ...d headers and a copy of the offending transmission Revisions to the AUP AT T reserves the right to modify its Acceptable Use Policy at any time and effective when posted to AT T s web site http www co...

Page 123: ...urchases 66 requirement for the LendMe Program 63 setting up your Barnes Noble account 11 12 customizing your NOOK using the Settings screens 73 D de registration 76 dictionary looking up a word in a...

Page 124: ...Pending Invites in NOOK Friends 89 Pending Requests in NOOK Friends 89 posting reading status 42 power adapter 16 power button 8 14 press and hold 21 privacy clearing the history of recent Shop searc...

Page 125: ...al notices 76 time settings 80 time zones 81 trademarks 107 transferring files 61 troubleshooting tips 98 turning pages 30 turning your NOOK on and off 14 Twitter sharing quotes via Twitter 49 U unarc...

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