User Guide
Table Of Contents
- Introduction
- Getting Started with Your NOOK
- Using Gestures to Control Your NOOK
- The Quick Nav Bar
- The Status Bar
- GlowLight™
- The Home Screen
- Reading Books on Your NOOK
- Reading Magazines and Newspapers on Your NOOK
- The Library on Your NOOK
- Pull-down Menus
- The Sync Button
- Searching Your Library
- Memory Card
- Viewing and Sorting the Contents of Your Library
- Organizing Your Library on Shelves
- Archiving Books and Periodicals
- Unarchiving Books and Periodicals
- Opening Files on a microSD Memory Card
- Transferring Files from Your Personal Computer to Your NOOK
- Using the LendMe Program
- Shopping on Your NOOK
- Using Your NOOK in a Barnes & Noble Store
- Searching Your NOOK
- Configuring Your NOOK
- Using Your NOOK at Wi-Fi Hotspots
- Updating the Software on Your NOOK
- Using an SD Memory Card
- Tips and Troubleshooting
- Appendix A: Page Numbering and File Formats
- Appendix B: International Use and Languages
- Appendix C: One Year Limited Warranty
- ONE YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY
- WHAT WARRANTIES APPLY TO MY NOOK?
- HOW DO I MAKE A WARRANTY CLAIM OR OTHERWISE ARRANGE FOR THE RETURN OF MY NOOK?
- HOW DO I RETURN MY NOOK TO B&N?
- IF I MAKE A WARRANTY CLAIM, WHAT WILL B&N DO WHEN IT RECEIVES MY NOOK?
- WHAT WILL BE THE WARRANTY PERIOD IF MY NOOK IS REPLACED?
- WHAT IF MY NOOK IS NOT COVERED BY THIS LIMITED WARRANTY?
- WHAT IS NOT COVERED BY THE WARRANTY?
- WHAT OTHER LEGAL TERMS APPLY TO THIS LIMITED WARRANTY?
- Appendix D: Trademarks and Copyrights
- Appendix E: FCC Notices
- Appendix F: Industry Canada Notice
- Appendix G: NOOK® Terms of Service
- Appendix H: AT&T Terms of Service & Acceptable Use Policy
8 Barnes & Noble NOOK User Guide
The picture below shows the features on the front of your NOOK.
The front of your NOOK.
E Ink
®
Touchscreen Display
Your NOOK features a high-resolution 6-inch E Ink touchscreen for easy navigation and page turns.
NOTE: To ensure the highest quality of reading imaginable, NOOK Simple Touch™ with GlowLight™ has an
anti-glare, screen protector already installed. The use of any additional screen protectors may damage
the device and will void the warranty.
Page-Turn Buttons
Built into the black frame on either side of the E Ink touchscreen display are two narrow buttons for paging forward
and backward in books and periodicals. You can also use the buttons for scrolling up and down lists and shelves in the
Library and Shop.
By default, the upper button on each side of the screen turns the page backward, and the lower button turns the
page forward. You can change these settings on the Reader settings screen, which you can access through 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. Press either of the upper page-turn buttons to scroll up.
Touchscreen E Ink
®
Pearl Display
Your NOOK features a full
touchscreen to turn pages
with just a tap or swipe
and for easy navigation.
Power Button
Press and hold the power button on the back of your NOOK
for about 2 seconds to turn your NOOK on or o.
NOOK Button
This NOOK
™
symbol on the bottom face of the device is
a button. Press it to wake up your device from sleep mode
(turn the display on). When the device is on, press the
NOOK button to view the Quick Nav Bar, or press and hold
the NOOK button to turn the GlowLight on or o.
microSD
™
Memory
Card Slot
On the right side of your
NOOK, lift the rubber
flap to insert a microSD
memory card
*
for storing
your personal files.
Page Turn Buttons
Turn forward one page
or scroll up a list.
Turn back one page
or scroll down on a list.
GlowLight
™
A reading light is built into
the bezel of your NOOK.
You can turn the light on
or o and control its
brightness.