User manual
Table Of Contents
- Copyright Page
- Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Getting Started
- Safety and Care
- Using NOOK Gestures
- Navigation Buttons
- The Status Bar
- GlowLight
- Home Screen
- Reading Books on Your NOOK
- Reading Magazines and Newspapers on Your NOOK
- The Library on Your NOOK
- Shopping on Your NOOK
- Using B&N Readouts™
- Using Your NOOK in a Barnes & Noble Store
- Searching Your NOOK
- NOOK Settings
- Account Screen
- Using Your NOOK at Wi-Fi Hotspots
- Updating the Software on Your NOOK
- Tips and Troubleshooting
- Appendix A: Page Numbering and File Formats
- Appendix B: International Use and Languages
- Appendix C: One-Year Limited Warranty
- Appendix D: Trademarks
- Appendix E: FCC Notices
- Appendix F: Industry Canada Notice
- Appendix G: Terms of Service
- Appendix H: AT&T Terms of Service & Acceptable Use Policy
- Appendix I: Natural Resources Canada
- Appendix J: Intertek Safety Certification
Getting Started
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 minutes. 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 &
Noble account on BN.com.
NOTE: You will not be able to set up your NOOK without a Wi-Fi
connection.
In the set-up process, you will do the following:
• Turn on your NOOK by pressing the power button on the left edge of
the device.
• Set the time zone.
• Connect to a Wi-Fi network.
• Accept the Terms of Service and Privacy Policy.
• Register your NOOK to a Barnes & Noble account.
NOTE: If you don’t already have a Barnes & Noble account, you’ll have an
opportunity to create one during the registration step.
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
website.
The account also allows you to synchronize your NOOK with any other
NOOK devices you have, such as other NOOK tablets or eReaders, and










