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Table of Contents
Introduction .................................................................................................................................................... 7
Getting to Know Your NOOKcolor ............................................................................................................................................... 7
Contact Us ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 9
Getting Started with Your NOOKcolor ..................................................................................................... 10
Power and Charging ........................................................................................................................................................................ 11
Safety and Care ............................................................................................................................................................................... 14
Caring for Your NOOKcolor ......................................................................................................................................................... 15
Locking and Unlocking Your NOOKcolor ..................................................................................................................................... 15
Using Gestures to Control Your NOOKcolor ........................................................................................... 17
The Quick Nav Bar ...................................................................................................................................... 21
The Status Bar ................................................................................................................................................................................. 22
The Home Screen and the Daily Shelf ...................................................................................................... 24
Reading Books, Magazines, and Newspapers on Your NOOKcolor ....................................................... 28
Reading Books ................................................................................................................................................................................. 28
Using Notes ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 33
Using Social Media Features While Reading .................................................................................................................................. 35
Reading a Magazine ......................................................................................................................................................................... 39
Reading a Newspaper ..................................................................................................................................................................... 40
Your Library on Your NOOKcolor .............................................................................................................. 42
The Media Bar ................................................................................................................................................................................. 42
The Sync Button .............................................................................................................................................................................. 42
The Search Tool for Your Library .................................................................................................................................................. 42
Viewing and Sorting the Contents of Your Library ....................................................................................................................... 43
Organizing Your Library on Shelves ............................................................................................................................................... 45
Copying Files from the SD Memory Card to Your NOOKcolor ................................................................................................. 46
My Files ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 46
Using the LendMe™ Program .................................................................................................................... 48
Lending and Borrowing Books ....................................................................................................................................................... 48
Guidelines for Lending and Borrowing Books ............................................................................................................................... 48
Determining whether a Book Can Be Lent ................................................................................................................................... 48
Lending a Book ................................................................................................................................................................................ 49
Borrowing a Book ........................................................................................................................................................................... 49
Keeping Your List of Lendable Books Private ............................................................................................................................... 50
Shopping on Your NOOKcolor ................................................................................................................... 51
Introduction ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 51
Browsing Lists and Categories ........................................................................................................................................................ 51
Searching for Titles, Authors, or Topics ......................................................................................................................................... 51
Buying a Book .................................................................................................................................................................................. 51
Buying a Single Issue of a Magazine or Newspaper ...................................................................................................................... 52
Buying a Subscription to a Magazine or Newspaper ..................................................................................................................... 52
Using Your WishList........................................................................................................................................................................ 53
Using Your NOOKcolor in a Barnes & Noble Store ................................................................................. 54
Reading Books in a Barnes & Noble Store .................................................................................................................................... 54
Searching Your NOOKcolor ........................................................................................................................ 55
Searching in Your Library ................................................................................................................................................................ 55
Searching from the Home Screen and Other Locations ............................................................................................................... 55
Searching for Words with Accents and other Diacritical Marks ................................................................................................... 55
Using the Web Browser .............................................................................................................................. 56
Navigating to a Web Site ................................................................................................................................................................ 56
Opening a New Window in Your Web Browser .......................................................................................................................... 57
Refreshing the Window .................................................................................................................................................................. 57
Working with Bookmarks .............................................................................................................................................................. 57
Adjusting the Text Size of Your Web Browser ............................................................................................................................. 58
Zooming In and Out on a Web Page ............................................................................................................................................. 58
Setting Your Web Browser’s Home Page ...................................................................................................................................... 58
Configuring Privacy Settings for Your Web Browser .................................................................................................................... 59
Configuring Security Settings for Your Web Browser ................................................................................................................... 59
Using Other Applications on Your NOOKcolor ........................................................................................ 61
Viewing the Applications Installed on Your NOOKcolor ............................................................................................................. 61
Launching an Application ................................................................................................................................................................ 61
Working with Microsoft Oce Files .............................................................................................................................................. 61
Configuring Your NOOKcolor .................................................................................................................... 62
Customizing the Home Screen ...................................................................................................................................................... 63
Configuring the Shop ...................................................................................................................................................................... 64
Configuring Social Features ............................................................................................................................................................ 65
Configuring Search .......................................................................................................................................................................... 67
Viewing Device Information ........................................................................................................................................................... 68
Configuring Wireless Settings ......................................................................................................................................................... 70
Configuring Screen Settings ............................................................................................................................................................ 70
Configuring Sound Settings ............................................................................................................................................................. 71
Configuring Time Settings ............................................................................................................................................................... 72
Configuring Security Settings .......................................................................................................................................................... 72
Configuring Keyboard Settings ....................................................................................................................................................... 73
Using Your NOOKcolor at Wi-Fi Hotspots ............................................................................................... 74
Wi-Fi Networks in Barnes & Noble Stores ................................................................................................................................... 74
Unsecured Wi-Fi Networks ........................................................................................................................................................... 74
Secured Wi-Fi Networks ................................................................................................................................................................ 74
Updating the Software on Your NOOKcolor ............................................................................................ 75
Using an SD Memory Card ......................................................................................................................... 76
Types of Memory Cards Supported .............................................................................................................................................. 76
Inserting a Memory Card ................................................................................................................................................................ 76
Removing a Memory Card ............................................................................................................................................................. 78
Tips and Troubleshooting ............................................................................................................................ 79
Solving Problems ............................................................................................................................................................................. 79
Appendix A: Page Numbering and File Formats ...................................................................................... 80
Appendix B: International Use and Languages ......................................................................................... 81
Appendix C: Trademarks and Copyrights ................................................................................................. 83
Dictionary ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 83
Fonts ................................................................................................................................................................................................ 83
NOOKcolor Terms of Service ..................................................................................................................... 84
ATTACHMENT 1 ........................................................................................................................................................................... 89
FCC Notices ............................................................................................................................................... 108
FCC IDs ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 108
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION (FCC) STATEMENT INFORMATION TO THE USER ............................ 108
FCC Radiation Exposure Statement ............................................................................................................................................ 108
Other Information Related to the Radio ..................................................................................................................................... 108
Barnes & Noble NOOKcolor User Guide 7
Introduction
This User Guide is designed to help you get the most enjoyment out of your NOOKcolor eReader. Let’s get started
with a quick tour of your NOOKcolor and its main features.
Getting to Know Your NOOKcolor
Your NOOKcolor is an eReader with a full-color touchscreen.
On your NOOKcolor, you can:
• Read books, magazines, and newspapers
• Shop over two million titles. Buy books, single issues of magazines and newspapers, as well as subscriptions to
magazines and newspapers
• Store thousands of books, along with magazines, newspapers, music, photos, and more
• Sample books for free
• Lend, borrow, share, and recommend books to friends via Facebook®, Twitter®, or Google® using Barnes &
Noble’s exclusive patent-pending LendMe™ technology
• Store and play songs
• Store and read files, including PDFs and Microsoft Oce documents
Your NOOKcolor is small enough to hold easily with one hand and to slip into a bag or a purse.
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Power Button
On the left side of your NOOKcolor is the power button. Press and hold the button for 2 seconds to turn your
NOOKcolor on or o.
VividView™ Color Touchscreen
Your NOOKcolor features a high-resolution screen capable of displaying up to 16 million colors.
Headphone Jack
Along the top edge of your NOOKcolor, you’ll find a 3.5 mm audio jack—a standard size jack for headphone and ear
buds.
Volume Controls
Raise or lower the volume of audio by pressing the + or – buttons on the right side of your NOOKcolor.
VividView™ Color Touchscreen
Your NOOKcolor features a high-resolution color touchscreen for easy navigation and page turns.
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Home Button
This NOOK symbol on the lower front of your NOOKcolor is called the Home button. If you press the Home
button when your NOOKcolor is sleeping, your NOOKcolor wakes up and turns on. If your NOOKcolor is already
on, pressing this button will always take you back to the Home Screen.
microUSB Port
Your NOOKcolor features a microUSB port for charging and for connecting to a personal computer.
microSD Memory Card Slot
Your NOOKcolor features 8 GB of built-in memory—enough to hold thousands of books, along with many maga-
zines, newspapers, photos, and personal files such as PDFs.
You can add more storage to your NOOKcolor by installing a standard microSD Memory card. The card fits into a
covered slot in the back of your NOOK, next to the curved bar in the corner. A microSD Memory Card can hold up
to 32 GB of books, magazines, newspapers, and other files.
To learn about installing a microSD Memory Card in your NOOKcolor, see “Using an SD Memory Card”.
Contact Us
If you have questions about your NOOKcolor that this User Guide doesn’t answer, be sure to visit the NOOKcolor
online support center at:
http://www.nookcolor.com/support
You can also contact Barnes & Noble Customer Support by sending email to nookcolor@barnesandnoble.com or by
calling 1-800-843-2665 (1-800-THE-BOOK).
Stay in Touch
Follow us on Facebook and Twitter to receive daily reviews, exclusive oers, and free eBooks.
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Getting Started with Your NOOKcolor
The first time you use your NOOKcolor, 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 NOOKcolor with your Barnes & Noble account on BN.com.
NOTE: You will not be able to set up your NOOKcolor without a Wi-Fi connection.
In the set-up process, you will do the following:
• Turn on your NOOKcolor.
• Watch a quick video that introduces you to the main features of your NOOKcolor.
• Accept the Terms of Service for the NOOKcolor.
• Connect to a Wi-Fi network.
• Set the time zone for your NOOKcolor.
• Register your NOOKcolor 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.
Your Barnes & Noble Account
A Barnes & Noble account allows you to purchase and download books, magazines, and newspapers on your
NOOKcolor, as well as from the Barnes & Noble Web site.
The account also allows you to synchronize your NOOKcolor with any other NOOK eReaders you have, such as
NOOK eReader software applications installed on your tablet (such as an iPad® or an iPod touch), PC, or smart-
phone (such as an iPhone® or an Android phone).
If you don’t have a Barnes & Noble account, you can set one up in a few minutes on the NOOKcolor Web site. Just
open a browser on your computer, and visit the page: www.nookcolor.com/setup. You’ll also have the opportunity
to set up an account during the registration process for your NOOKcolor.
Your Barnes & Noble account is ready for use once you have set up the following:
• An email address
• A default credit card number
• A valid expiration date for the credit card
• A current U.S. billing address
If you have any questions about setting up an account, please call Customer Service at 1-800-THE-BOOK (1-800-
843-2665).
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Registering Your NOOKcolor
NOTE: You will need to connect to connect to a Wi-Fi network to complete your registration.
1. Watch the Introductory Video.
The first time you turn on your NOOKcolor, it will show a 90-second video that gives you a quick tour of
the main features of your NOOKcolor. Tap the white triangular play button on the video to start it playing.
2. Read and Accept the Terms of Service.
When the video has finished, your NOOKcolor displays its Terms of Service. Read the terms. To accept
them, tap the Accept button. (If you do not accept the Terms of Service, you will not be able to use your
NOOKcolor.)
3. Connect to a Wi-Fi network.
To register your NOOKcolor and to purchase and download books and periodicals, you need to be con-
nected to a Wi-Fi network. If you’re in a Barnes & Noble store, your NOOKcolor will automatically open a
dialog box, oering you the option of connecting to the store’s Wi-Fi network. If you’re in some other loca-
tion with Wi-Fi access, your NOOKcolor will list all the networks it finds. Tap on the name of the network
you want to connect to. If you see a lock symbol beside the network’s name, it’s a secure network. You’ll
need to enter a password to connect to the network. If you do not know the network password, ask for the
network administrator for help.
4. Select your Time Zone.
As soon as you have connected to a Wi-Fi network, your NOOKcolor displays a list of time zones. Scroll
through the list and tap on the time zone you’re in (for example, Eastern Standard Time). Then tap Next.
5. Register your NOOKcolor.
When you register your NOOKcolor, you link it to your Barnes & Noble account and give it access all the
eBooks and periodicals in your Barnes & Noble library. You also make it possible to shop for new eBooks
and periodicals on your NOOKcolor.
If you already have a Barnes & Noble account, do this:
a. Tap the Sign In button.
b. Enter the email address and password for your account.
c. Tap Submit.
If you do not already have a Barnes & Noble account, do this:
a. Tap the Create an Account button.
b. Fill in the form with your name, password, security question, and so on.
c. Tap Submit.
That’s it. You’ve registered your NOOKcolor.
You’re ready to read books, magazines, and newspapers, and to shop in the NOOK store.
Power and Charging
Turning Your NOOKcolor On and O
NOTE: If you have set up a passcode to protect your NOOKcolor, you will have to enter the passcode after
you turn on your NOOKcolor.
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Turning On Your NOOKcolor
To turn on your NOOKcolor, press the power button located on the left edge of your NOOKcolor. Hold the button
down for 2 seconds and release it.
You’ll hear your NOOKcolor make a chiming sound when it starts.
Turning O Your NOOKcolor
Press the power button. Hold it down for at least two seconds.
Your NOOKcolor turns o.
Wall Charging
To charge your NOOKcolor, plug it into a wall socket. Plug the small end of the microUSB cable into the microUSB
slot on the bottom of your NOOKcolor. Plug the large end of the microUSB cable into the power adapter. Plug the
adapter into a wall outlet.
CAUTION: Only use the Barnes & Noble power adapter supplied with your NOOKcolor. Other power adapters
might damage your NOOKcolor and its battery. Do not use a NOOK power adapter or cable. Use only
a NOOKcolor power adaoter and cable.
NOTE: Using your NOOKcolor’s microUSB cable, you can connect your NOOKcolor to your PC or Mac to
transfer files. Connecting over USB cable does not charge your NOOKcolor, however. To charge your
NOOKcolor, you must plug it into a wall outlet.
To charge your NOOKcolor from a wall receptacle, follow these steps.
1. Assemble the power adapter and microUSB cable. Insert the large end of the USB cable into the matching recep-
tacle on the power adapter.
2. Plug the NOOKcolor end of the USB cable into your NOOKcolor.
3. Plug the power adapter into a compatible electrical outlet. If your NOOKcolor was turned o, it will now turn
itself on. The charging indicator light to the left of the USB port lights up orange.
NOTE: Do not turn o your NOOKcolor while it is charging.
4. When your NOOK is fully charged, the charging indicator light turns green.
5. Unplug the power adapter from the electrical outlet. Unplug the USB cable from your NOOKcolor.
Depending on how much power remains in the battery, it might take up to 3 hours to fully recharge your NOOK-
color.
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Resetting Your NOOKcolor
Performing a Soft Reset
If for some reason your NOOKcolor becomes unresponsive, you can perform a soft reset to restart the device.
1. Press and hold the power button for 5 seconds, then release the power button.
2. Press and release the power button again for 2 seconds to turn on your NOOKcolor.
Performing a Hard Reset
If you have assigned a 4-digit passcode to protect your NOOKcolor and you no longer remember the passcode, you
can perform a hard reset to clear your NOOKcolor’s memory and restart the device.
A hard reset is a more aggressive way of turning o your NOOKcolor. It turns o your NOOKcolor, but it also
erases some information about the state of your NOOKcolor. NOOKcolor software uses this information to to keep
track of recent activities.
NOTE: After you perform a hard reset, you will have to re-register your device to link it to your Barnes &
Noble account. When unregistered, your NOOKcolor is unable to access your Library, your Daily Shelf,
or your account for purchasing new books or periodicals.
NOTE: If someone other than you performs a hard reset on your NOOKcolor, they will not be able to access
your Library or your account, because your NOOKcolor will no longer be registered.
To perform a hard reset, do this:
1. Press and hold both the Home key and the power button for 5 seconds.
A Reset Mode screen appears.
2. Slide the lock icon to the right to unlock the device.
3. Select reset to delete all content and settings and restore to default.
A dialog box appears, asking you to confirm that you want to reset your NOOKcolor.
4. Tap OK.
A dialog box appears, telling you to please wait while your NOOKcolor resets.
5. Once your NOOKcolor has finished resetting itself, follow the instructions that appeared earlier in this chapter
for registering your NOOKcolor.
Low Power
If you turn on your NOOKcolor when it’s battery charge is almost depleted, a warning appears on the screen, sug-
gesting that you begin charging your NOOKcolor before trying to use it.
If the battery is depleted, your NOOKcolor will shut down until it has been suciently recharged.
Charging Recommendations
Your NOOK contains a lithium ion battery. To maximize battery life:
• Avoid fully discharging the battery. Charge your NOOKcolor after several hours of use or when you see the low
charge alert, rather than continuing to use it until it turns itself o.
• Avoid high temperatures if possible for charging, use, and storage. For more information, see “Temperature
Ranges.”
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• Charge the battery half way before storing your NOOKcolor for a week or more.
Safety and Care
This section explains important information about safety and about caring for your NOOKcolor.
Electricity
Your NOOKcolor is an electrical device. Follow the same basic safety procedures you would follow with any electri-
cal device.
When charging your NOOKcolor, use only the custom USB cable and power adapter included with your NOOK-
color.
Water
Your NOOKcolor is not a waterproof device.Keep it out of water.
Airplanes
When using your NOOKcolor on an airplane, be sure to follow the instructions of the flight crew. To turn your
NOOKcolor’s wireless networking on or o, visit the Settings screen, tap Wireless, and on the Wireless Settings page,
tap the Wi-Fi button to turn Wi-Fi on or o.
Electronic Equipment
If you are around sensitive electronic equipment, for example in a hospital, ask if you may use your NOOKcolor.
You probably can if you turn o Wi-Fi networking. Settings such as intensive care units might forbid the use of any
electronic device, with or without networking.
Battery
Your NOOKcolor includes a non-replaceable lithium ion battery. Do not attempt to replace the battery. If you sus-
pect your battery is having problems, please contact Customer Service at 1-800-THE-BOOK (1-800-843-2665).
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Caring for Your NOOKcolor
To take the best possible care of your NOOKcolor, please follow the recommendations below.
Temperature Ranges
Your NOOKcolor should function as designed in these temperature ranges:
Outside of these ranges, your NOOKcolor might develop power, display, and/or software issues. If temperatures are
extremely cold or hot, permanent physical damage can result. Such damage is not covered by the warranty. Storage
applies to temporary locations like the trunk of your car (or other motor vehicle) as well as long-term storage.
Even on a day that is not very hot, the passenger compartment or trunk of a car can be extremely hot. Do not leave
your NOOKcolor in a car.
High storage temperatures reduce battery life. For more information, see “Charging Recommendations”.
Caring for the Touchscreen
You should clean the touchscreen on your NOOKcolor from time to time. Clean the screen with a damp soft cloth,
such as a micro-fiber cloth. Micro-fibre cloths are available from Barnes & Noble stores and from partner retailers.
Do not use any chemicals to clean the screen.
B&N and Designer Covers
You can purchase an optional B&N or designer cover for your NOOKcolor at your local Barnes & Noble Bookstore,
at partner retailers, and online at BN.com. The cover helps protect your NOOKcolor from daily wear and tear. It
keeps dust from accumulating on the screen, reducing the need to clean it. The cover also provides some protection
against spills.
Warranty Coverage and the B&N Protection Plan
Your NOOKcolor is backed by a one-year manufacturer’s warranty against defects in materials and workmanship. For
a copy of this warranty, see “One Year Limited Warranty”. The warranty is also available at:
www.nookcolor.com/warranty
You can extend your NOOKcolor’s coverage by purchasing a two-year B&N Protection Plan to help safeguard
NOOKcolor against spills, drops, and other accidents. The B&N Protection Plan can only be purchased together with
a NOOKcolor, not later.
Information about the B&N Protection Plan can be found on the seb page listed above.
Locking and Unlocking Your NOOKcolor
When your NOOKcolor has been idle, your NOOKcolor darken its screen to conserve power. It also locks the
screen so that accidental touches do not perform actions. To wake up your NOOKcolor, press the Home button.
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If you have set up a four-digit passcode to lock your NOOKcolor, enter the passcode. Your NOOKcolor displays the
last screen you were viewing.
If you have not set up a four-digit passcode, the screen displays a lock symbol in the lower left corner. Press on the
lock and drag it to the right to unlock your NOOKcolor. Your NOOKcolor unlocks and displays the last screen you
were viewing.
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Using Gestures to Control Your NOOKcolor
Your NOOKcolor puts great reading material right at your fingertips. And to read that material, to share it, to rate it,
and so on, you’ll use your fingers in dierent ways.
Your NOOKcolor recognizes these dierent gestures:
• Tap
• Press and hold
• Swipe
• Drag
• Lift
• Pinch
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.
Tapping on an icon in the Quick Nav BAr.
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Press and Hold
Pressing and holding means touching your finger to the screen and holding it there for 2 seconds.
In many situations, pressing and holding causes your NOOKcolor to open a pop-up menu. The pop-up menu—some-
times called a contextual menu—oers you choices about the image your finger is resting on.
For example, if you press and hold on a book cover, your NOOKcolor opens a menu oering you choices of things
you can do with that book: open the book, recommend it, lend it, and so on.
Pressing and holding on a word in a book opens the Text Selection Toolbar.
NOTE: On smartphones, the “press and hold” gesture is sometimes called a “long press.”
Swipe
To swipe is to slide your finger across the screen as though you were brushing away a cake crumb. You can swipe
left, as though you were swiping the crumb away to the left. Or you can swipe right, as though you were swiping the
crumb away to the right.
You’ll typically swipe to scroll through a long list or collection things, such a row of book covers on the Daily Shelf.
Swiping to scroll left and right.
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Scroll
Slide your finger up or down the screen to scroll through a list displaying a scrollbar; it is a vertical swipe.
You can scroll up and down through shelves of books and periodicals.
Drag
To drag is to touch an object and pull it to another location, while keeping your fingertip touching the screen. Once
you have moved the object to where you want it to be, lift your finger, leaving the object in its new location.
Dragging a book from the Daily Shelf.
Lift
Lifting is raising your finger from the screen at the completion of a gesture such as dragging.
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Pinch to Zoom
In everyday language, pinching means bringing your fingers together, but in the world of touch-screen tablets and
smartphones, there are two kinds of pinching: pinching in and pinching out.
“Pinching in” is what we generally think of as pinching. Place two fingers—most people use their thumb and forefin-
ger—about an inch apart on the screen. Slide them together to “pinch in.”
When you pinch in on an image, the screen zooms out. It’s as though you were taking the sides of an image and pinch-
ing them together to make the image smaller—which is what you see when an image zooms out.
“Pinching out” is the opposite gesture. You start with your thumb and forefinger close together and then slide your
fingertips apart.
Pinching out zooms in on the image being touched. It’s as though you were using your fingertips to stretch the spot
you were touching, making it bigger. Making an image bigger is what happens when you zoom in.
To sum up: there are two kinds of pinching on your NOOKcolor. Pinching in zooms out. Pinching out zooms in.
Pinching to zoom in or out.
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The Quick Nav Bar
Tapping the white Nav Arrow at the bottom of the screen displays the Quick Nav Bar, if it is not already visible. The
Quick Nav Bar displays icons that lead you to major features of your NOOKcolor.
The Quick Nav Bar looks like this:
The Quick Nav Bar.
If you don’t see the Quick Nav Bar, tap the white arrow in the Status Bar, and the Quick Nav Bar will appear.
The Quick Nav Bar shows six navigation buttons:
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The Status Bar
A Status Bar runs along the very bottom of the NOOKcolor display. The Status Bar looks like this:
The Status Bar
The Left Side of the Status Bar
The left side of the Status Bar presents:
• An open book icon that returns you to the book you were most recently reading.
• An icon for returning to the Pandora music player if you’re playing Pandora in the backround.
The Status Bar also sometimes displays a back-arrow icon for returning to a previous feature.
The Center of the Status Bar
The center area of the Status Bar features the Quick Nav Arrow, which you can tap to call up the Quick Nav Bar.
The Right Side of the Status Bar
The right side of the status bar presents:
• A wireless connection indicator
• A battery charge indicator
• A digital clock showing the current time
The wireless connection indicator displays a stack of concentric curves, indicating the strength of your NOOKcolor’s
connection to a local Wi-Fi network. The higher the stack of curves, the stronger the connection. In general, it’s best
to have at least 2 or 3 curves showing to have a reliable connection. If no curves are shown, the NOOKcolor is not
connected to a network.
By default, the NOOKcolor status bar displays time on a 12-hour clock. To change the time or to switch to a 24-hour
clock, set the 24-hour clock option on the Time Settings screen.
The Status Bar may also display other icons, as well:
• A mute symbol will appear on the right half of the status bar if you have muted the sound on your NOOKcolor.
(Use the Quick Settings window or the Settings controls to mute or unmute the sound, as well as to adjust the
volume of the audio on your NOOKcolor.
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The Quick Settings Dialog Box
If you tap on the left side of the Status Bar, your NOOKcolor opens the QuickSettings Dialog box, which looks like
this:
The Quick Settings Dialog Box.
Wi-Fi
Tap the Wi-Fi checkbox to turn Wi-Fi on or o. When your NOOKcolor is connected to a network, the Wi-Fi setting
shows the nane of the network.
Mute
Tap the Mute checkbox to mute or unmute all sounds on your NOOKcolor, including sounds from system notifica-
tions, music, and videos. By default, your NOOK color is unmuted.
Orientation
By default, your NOOKcolor switches orientation automatically when rotated. If you are reading a magazine, and
you turn your NOOKcolor so that its left edge becomes the bottom edge, your NOOKcolor switches to “landscape
mode,” Tap the Orientation checkbox to turn this feature on or o.
Brightness
Tap the Brighness control to open a dialog box with a slider for making the screen brighter or dimmer.
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The Home Screen and the Daily Shelf
The Home Screen is the default display on your NOOKcolor. You can return to the Home Screen at any time by
pressing the Home button on the front of your NOOKcolor.
The Home Screen consists of two main areas: three panels of open space that fill most of the screen, and the Daily
Shelf running along the bottom of the screen.
Home Screen Panels and the Panel Indicator
The top portion of the Home Screen consists of three panels of open space you can use for keeping books, maga-
zines, and newspapers close at hand.
Only one Home Screen panel is visible at a time.
You can tell which panel you’re viewing by looking at the panel indicator at the top of the screen. The panel indicator
is a row of three little dots, each representing a Home Screen panel. One dark will be dark, and that dot’s position
indicates which of the three panels you’re currently viewing: left, center, or right.
Here’s an example of the left panel of the Home Screen. Notice that the leftmost circle in the panel indicator is dark,
indicating that you’re viewing the left panel of the Home Screen.
And here’s an example of the right panel. The rightmost circle in the panel indicator is dark, identifying which panel
you are viewing.
Swipe your finger left or right across the screen to move from one panel to another.
Notice that the Home Screen and the Daily Shelf (the row of books and periodicals at the bottom of the screen)
scroll independently of each other. Notice also that the Keep Reading pull-down menu, located in the upper right
corner, is visible on all three panels of the Home Screen.
The Keep Reading Menu
The Keep Reading menu at the top of the Home Screen oers you easy access to the books, periodicals, and files you
have read most recently. The menu lists:
• Titles and authors of the three most recent books you have read
• Titles and publications dates of the five most recent periodicals you have read
• Titles and file types of the three most recent files you have opened in the My Files folder
If you haven’t read any content in one of these categories, that category will not appear in the menu. For example, if
you haven’t read any newspapers, yet, the Keep Reading menu will omit its newspapers section.
When the Keep Reading menu is closed, it displays the title of the most recent item you have been reading.
To open the menu, tap the down arrow.
Once the menu is open, tapping on a title in the menu opens that book, periodical, or file for reading.
Optionally, you can close the menu without making a selection by tapping on the up arrow at the bottom of the list
of items.
The image below shows how the Keep Reading menu looks closed.
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Wallpaper
The background of the Home Screen is a wallpaper image. The same wallpaper appears on all three panels.
Your NOOKcolor includes several wallpaper patterns you can choose from to customize the appearance of the
Home Screen. You can also upload images and photos to your NOOKcolor and select one of your own images or
photos to use as the Home Screen’s wallpaper.
You can change the wallpaper from the Home Screen, as described below, or from the Settings screen.
To change the wallpaper on the Home Screen, do this:
1. Press and hold on the wallpaper.
A pop-up menu appears.
2. Tap on the menu choice Change wallpaper.
Your NOOKcolor displays a dialog box for selecting the Home Screen’s wallpaper. The dialog box oers two
choices:
3. Tap on the choice you want. (Or, to leave the wallpaper unchanged, tap anywhere outside the dialog box.)
When you select, a new screen will open, allowing you to scroll horizontally through images until you are display-
ing the image you would like to configure as the Home Screen’s wallpaper.
4. When you have made your selection, tap the Set Wallpaper button at the bottom of the screen.
If you would like to exit the Home configuration screen without making a selection, tap the Cancel button in-
stead.
When you have finished with the Wallpaper selection, your NOOKcolor returns you to the Home Screen.
The Daily Shelf
The Daily Shelf is a row of books, magazines, and newspapers that runs along the bottom of the Home Screen. The
Daily Shelf holds items that you have recently opened or received.
The following actions cause an item to appear at the left of the Daily Shelf:
• Buying a book, magazine, or newspaper.
• Downloading a free book.
• Lending or borrowing a book.
• Automatically receiving a new issue of any magazine or newspaper for which you have a subscription.
• Using a menu choice in the Library to move an item to the Daily Shelf.
New books, magazines, and newspapers are marked with a flag that says “New.”
The Daily Shelf runs left to right in chronological order. Newest items appear at the left. Swipe your finger across the
Shelf to scroll left and right through its contents.
The Daily Shelf holds up to 50 items. Once the Daily Shelf is full, it can still accept new items, but it will automatically
remove the oldest item to make room for the newest.
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NOTE: All the items on the Daily Shelf also appear in your Library. Removing an item from the Daily Shelf does
not remove it from your NOOKcolor, because the item is still available in your Library.
NOTE: The Daily Shelf holds only one issue of any magazine or newspaper. A newspaper or magazine cover on
the Daily Shelf always opens the most recent issue.
You can rearrange the items on the Daily Shelf. To move an item on the Shelf, place your finger on it and drag the
item up about an inch, then left or right and down into its new position. When you drag the item down, other items
on the Daily Shelf slide apart to make room for the item you have moved. When you lift your finger, the moved item
snaps into its new position in the Daily Shelf.
You can also drag items onto the Home Screen itself. Simply press on the item and drag it up onto the open area of
the Home Screen
If you have lots of items in your Daily Shelf, you may find it convenient to out a few and slide them onto the Home
Screen. Items placed on a panel of the Home Screen remain visible even while you’re panning left or right through
the Daily Shelf.
To move an item from the Daily Shelf to the Home Screen, tap the item, drag it up onto the Home Screen, and
release it.
After you release the item, it stays on the Home Screen. The remaining items on the Daily Shelf slide together, closing
the gap left by the item you moved away.
To move an item from the Home Screen to the Daily Shelf, tap the item and drag it into the Daily Shelf.
When the item enters the Daily Shelf, it might overlap items that are already on the shelf for a moment. The items on
the Daily Shelf will part to make way for the new item.
To remove an item from the Daily Shelf manually, do this:
1. Press and hold on the item.
2. In the pop-up menu, tap on the menu choice Remove from home.
Your NOOKcolor removes the item from the Daily Shelf and the Home Screen.
Organizing Items on Your Home Screen
You can drag books, magazines, and newspapers, onto the Home Screen from the Daily Shelf. Once items are on the
Home Screen, you can arrange them however you like.
You can stack items. Your NOOKcolor lets you drag one book cover on top of another as long as no cover is com-
pletely obscured by the covers on the top of it.
Organizing Home Screen items in Grids
If you feel your Home Screen has become too cluttered, you can tell your NOOKcolor to automatically arrange all
the covers in grids. To clean up the items on a panel of the Home Screen, do this:
1. Press and hold on the wallpaper of the panel you want to clean up.
A pop-up menu appears.
2. Tap on the menu choice Clean up this panel.
Your NOOKcolor automatically arranges all the items in a grid.
Removing Items from a Home Screen Panel
You can also remove items from the Home Screen. When you remove an item from the Home Screen, it remains in
your Library.
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To remove all the items on a Home Screen panel, do this:
1. Press and hold on the wallpaper on the Home Screen.
A pop-up menu opens.
2. Tap on the menu choice Remove all items from this panel.
Your NOOKcolor removes the items displayed on that panel.`
Opening an Item on the Home Screen or the Daily Shelf
To open a book, magazine, or newspaper on the Home Screen or the Daily Shelf, tap on its cover.
You can also open a book or periodical by pressing and holding on its cover to open a pop-up menu, and then select-
ing the menu choice Read.
Returning to the Home Screen
You can return to the Home Screen at any time by pressing the Home button on the lower front of your NOOK-
color.
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Reading Books, Magazines, and Newspapers on Your NOOK-
color
You can read books, magazines, and newspapers on your NOOKcolor. You can makes notes about what your read-
ing, highlight and annotate favorite passages, and share your thoughts and recommendations to friends on your social
media networks.
Reading on your NOOKcolor is easy. You tap on a cover to open it. You can tap or swipe to turn pages. When
you’re done reading, you can return to the Home Screen, visit the Library, or shop for new books.
Reading Books
Your NOOKcolor makes reading books fun. To start reading, simply tap on a book’s cover. The book opens and fills
the page. Then you can use the features described in this section to get the most out of your reading experience.
While you’re reading, you can even customize the look of the page. You can switch fonts, make type bigger or
smaller, and change background colors. You can save a font style and page color as a theme and switch between
themes whenever you like.
Opening a Book
To open a book, tap on its cover.
Or press and hold on its cover. A pop-up menu appears. Tap on the menu choice Read.
Turning Pages
Turning to the Next Page
To turn to the next page, tap anywhere along the right edge of the page.
Or swipe to the left. (To swipe left, you place your finger on the right side of the page and slide it quickly to the left,
as though you were flipping the page of a printed book.)
Turning to the Previous Page
To turn to the previous page, tap anywhere along the left edge of the page.
Or swipe to the right. (To swipe right, you place your finger on the left side of the page and slide it quickly to the
right, as though you were flipping a page backwards in a printed book.)
The Reading Tools Menu
The Reading Tools menu makes it easy to move through a book, to search for content, share content, adjust the
display of text, and adjust the brightness of the screen.
To call up the Reading Tools menu, tap anywhere in the center of the page.
NOTE: Tapping along the right or left edge of the screen turns to the next page or the previous page, respec-
tively. To call up the Reading Tools, aim for the center of the page.
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The Reading Tools.
There are five tools in the Reading Tools menu. Here’s a quick look at what they do.
In addition to these tools, there’s a slider (the gray line with a blue dot on it) that shows your current place in the
book. To move forward or backward quickly, you can drag the slider right or left.
If you’re reading a book you haven’t purchased (such as a book that’s been lent to you), the Reading Tools menu
displays an additional button for buying the book This button appears at the right end of the slider.
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In addition, some books will contain a small blue flag at the right end of the slider. Tapping this flag opens a window
with more options related to the book. Here’s an example:
An example of a special end-of-book page.
Page Layout
When you’re reading content on NOOKcolor, the text fills most of the page.
The title of the book you’re reading appears in the upper left.
You may see square note here and there along the right side of the page. These icons indicate Notes.
Turning Pages
To turn the pages in whatever book or periodical you’re reading on your NOOKcolor, you can either tap on the right
or left side the screen, or swipe right or left as though you were flipping the page of a paper book.
To swipe left, set your finger on the screen, then swipe it to the left as though you were spinning a top.
To swipe right, set your finger on the screen and swipe it to the right.
Selecting Text
You can select a word or a passage of text. Once you have selected a word, you can look it up in a dictionary or on
the Web. You can also select words 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, you can either:
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• press and hold on a word and then lift your finger
• double-tap on a word (tap twice quickly on a word)
The word will appear highlighted, and two vertical bars will appear on either side of it, defining the start and end of
the selected text. At the same time, the Text Selection Toolbar appears, as shown below.
A selected word and the Text Selection Toolbar.
Changing the Selection from a Word to a Passage
To select an entire passage of a book, rather than just a word, start by selecting a word, then with your thumb and
forefinger, drag the vertical bars at either end of the word until they encompass the passage you want to select.
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By dragging with your thumb and forefinger, you can grow or shrink selected text as you like.
When you lift your fingers after resizing the text selection, the Text Selection Toolbar re-appears.
Using the Text Selection Toolbar
Once you’ve highlighted a word or a passage, the Text Selection Toolbar appears. The Toolbar oers you these
choices:
If you decide not to take any of these actions, simply tap anywhere else on the text on the screen. Your NOOKcolor
will close the pop-up menu. It will also close the pop-up menu if you haven’t made a selection after 10 seconds or so.
Sharing Quotes, Recommendations, and Reading Status with Friends
Tap on the Share icon to open a dialog box that lets you share information, such as a highlighted passage, with
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Looking Up Words in Dictionaries, Wikipedia, and Other Reference Materials
It’s easy to look up information about a word or topic when you’re reading.
Looking Up a Word in the Dictionary
Your NOOKcolor includes the Merriam-Webster® Collegiate® Dictionary.
To look up a word in the dictionary, do this:
1. Double-tap (tap twice quickly) or press and hold on a word to select it.
2. Double-tap on the word again to see the word’s definition pop-up in a window. To close the window, tap
anywhere outside the window.
Looking Up Information in Wikipedia or Google
To look up a word in Wikipedia or Google, do this:
1. Double-tap on the word to select it.
2. Double-tap on the word again to open a dictionary definition.
3. Tap on the reference you would like to use: Wikipedia or Google.
4. Your NOOKcolor opens a Web browser and searches on the term you selected.
NOTE: NOOKcolor uses the mobile version of Wikipedia, which is designed to make text easy to read on
mobile devices. The mobile version of Wikipedia uses large fonts. It’s also collapses sections to just their
title and an a button labeled Show. To reading a section, tap Show and that section will expand. You can
switch to the standard Web version of the Wikipedia by scrolling to the bottom of a Wikipedia mobile
Web page and tapping on the link labeled View this page on regular Wikipedia.
For more information about using the Web browser on your NOOKcolor, see page page 56.
Using Notes
Writing a Note
Just as you might write a note in the margins of a printed book, you can make notes about specific passages in a book
on your NOOKcolor.
To write a note, do this:
1. Pinch or pinch and drag to highlight the text you want to make a note about.
Once you’ve highlighted text, a menu appears.
2. Tap the Note icon in the pop-up menu.
A Note window appears with a keyboard for typing notes.
3. Type the text of the note.
4. Tap on the colored note icon to select the color of the Note indicator: blue, yellow, or green.
5. Tap the Post button to close the editing window and post the Note.
The Note window with the keyboard disappears. In your eBook, an icon now appears in the margin, indicat-
ing that there’s a note about this passage.
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Viewing a Note
To open a note and read it, tap the Note icon in the margin.
When you’re done viewing the note, you can close the Note window by tapping the X in the upper right corner of
the window.
NOTE: By default, your NOOKcolor is configured to display a Note icon next to any passage of text about
which you’ve written a note. However, you can configure your NOOKcolor not to display Notes icons.
If you have configured the Reader not to display Note icons, you can still read, edit, and remove notes.
Tap the center of the page to display the Reading Tools. In the Reading Tools menu, tap the Contents
item, and then tap the Notes & Highlights tab. Select any note for viewing.
Editing a Note
To edit a note, do this:
1. Tap the Note icon to open the note you want to edit.
Your NOOKcolor displays the note, along with buttons labeled Cancel and Edit.
1. In the Note window, tap the Edit button.
A window opens, displaying the text of the note and a keyboard.
2. Use the keyboard to edit the note as you like.
3. When you’ve finished editing the note, tap the Post button.
Removing a Note
To remove a note, do this:
1. Tap the Note icon to open the note you want to remove.
A window opens, displaying the text of the note.
2. Tap the Remove button.
A dialog box appears, asking you to confirm that you want to remove the note.
3. Tap the OK button in the dialog box.
Your NOOKcolor removes the note.
Viewing All Notes
1. Tap the page to display the Reading Tools.
2. Tap the Contents icon.
3. Tap the tab labeled “Notes & Highlights.”
Making Notes Visible or Invisible
You can control whether or not your NOOKcolor displays a Note icon next to any text about which you’ve written a
note.
To make notes visible or invisible in the text, do this:
1. Tap the page to display the Reading Tools.
2. Tap the Contents icon.
3. Tap the tab labeled “Notes & Highlights.”
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4. Tap the On/O switch labeled “Notes & Highlights.”
Tap the switch On to display notes and highlights, or tap it o to hide notes and highlights.
Searching in a Book
1. In the Reading Tools menu, tap the Find button.
2. A window appears with a list of past search strings (if any), along with a keyword for entering new queries.
3. Either:
• Tap a previous query string to repeat that query, or
• Type a new string in the text field above the keyboard. Tap Done.
Your NOOKcolor displays a list of search results.
Using Social Media Features While Reading
Sharing Notes and Recommendations through Social Media and Email
Tapping the Share icon opens a menu with the following choices:
• Contact
• Facebook
• Twitter
• Rate & Review
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Adjusting the Appearance of the Page
In most books, you can adjust the features described below.
If you turn on Publisher Settings, the page displays using the settings recommended by the publisher. All other page
controls in the dialog box appear grayed out.
To change the appearance of the eBook, do this:
1. Tap the center of the page to make the Reading Tools appear.
2. Tap the Text icon.
Your NOOKcolor opens a window displaying font and color controls.
3. Tap the controls to select the font, font size, and background color you want.
Adjusting the Brightness of the Screen
It’s easy to adjust the brightness of the screen while you’re reading an eBook. Just do this:
1. Tap the center of the eBook page to make the Reading Tools appear.
The Reading Tools appear at the bottom of the page.
2. Tap the brightness icon on the right end of the toolbar.
Your NOOKcolor displays a brightness control that features a slider that moves horizontally across the page.
3. Use the slider to adjust the brightness of the screen.
Move the slider to the left to dim the screen. Move the slider to the right to brighten the screen.
4. When you have adjusted the brightness to your liking, tap the center of the page again to make the bright-
ness controls and the Reading Tools disappear.
Recommendations and Links at the End of the Book
At the end of many books, you’ll find a special page oering:
• Links for rating or recommending the book you just finished.
• A list of other books by the same author.
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• A list of book that other readers who read the book you just finished also liked.
Opening DRM-protected Files
DRM stands for Digital Rights Management. DRM software protects books from being illegally copied, sold, or distrib-
uted.
Your NOOKcolor and the Barnes & Noble website automatically make sure that when you buy and download a
NOOKbook, the NOOKbook recognizes you as its legitimate owner and presents its contents for you to read on
your NOOKcolor.
In some rare cases, you might need to unlock a book or periodical that you have bought from Barnes & Noble. In this
case, you’ll need to enter the following information to unlock the book or periodical:
• Your name
• Your email address (the address associated with your BN.com account when you purchased the book or periodi-
cal)
• Your credit card number (the number of the card you used to purchase the book or periodical)
Jumping to the Furthest Page Read
If you’ve been reading this eBook or periodical on some other device (such as a desktop computer or phone) using a
Barnes & Noble digital eReader, and your NOOKcolor has access to the Internet through its Wi-Fi connection, then
when you open an eBook or periodical, your NOOKcolor will compare the last page you read on the NOOKcolor to
the last page you read on any other device.
If you have read further on the other device, your NOOKcolor displays a dialog box asking you if you would like to
jump to the furthest page you’ve read, even if you haven’t read that page on your NOOKcolor.
To jump to the furthest page, tap the Go button.
To remain on the current page, which is the page you read most recently on your NOOKcolor, tap the Cancel but-
ton.
Using Bookmarks
Adding a Bookmark
A bookmark marks a location in a book. In a printed book, a bookmark helps you find the page where you left o
reading.
You can set bookmarks in books to make it easy to jump to a location. You can set as many bookmarks as you like in
a book.
To set a bookmark on the page you are reading, do this:
1. Tap in the upper right corner of the page.
A blue ribbon appears in the corner of the page, indicating that a bookmark has been placed.
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A bookmark symbol appears when you tap in the upper right corner of the page. By setting bookmarks,
you make it easier to return to a location in your book.
Viewing All Bookmarks in a Book
To view a list of all the bookmarks in a book, do this:
1. Tap the center of the page to open the Reading Tools.
2. In the Reading Tools, tap the Contents icon.
3. In the Contents pane, tap the Bookmarks tab.
Your NOOKcolor displays a list of all the bookmarks in the book.
To visit any bookmarked passage, tap on the bookmark in the list.
To close the bookmark list without visiting a bookmark, tap anywhere on the page of the book outside the list of
bookmarks.
Removing a Bookmark
To remove a bookmark on the current page, tap on the blue 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:
4. Display the list of bookmarks by tapping the Contents icon in the Reading Tools, then tapping the Bookmarks tab.
5. Tap the Clear All button in the lower left corner of the bookmarks list.
A dialog box opens asking you to confirm that you want to clear all the bookmarks.
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6. Tap OK.
Hiding All Bookmarks
To hide bookmarks so that bookmark symbols do not appear in the upper right corner of pages, do
this:
1. Display the list of bookmarks by tapping the Contents icon in the Reading Tools, then tapping the Bookmarks tab.
2. Tap the slider button in the lower right corner of the bookmarks list to change the Show All setting to read O
A dialog box opens asking you to confirm that you want to no longer display bookmarks.
3. Tap OK.
Reading a Magazine
Magazine Formats
Your NOOKcolor displays Magazines published in a variety of digital formats. The format determines a magazine’s
interactive features, including its navigation. Some formats are more interactive than others.
This section describes the interface and features available in the most popular format for magazines. You may occa-
sionally encounter magazines with dierent interfaces and features. Digital magazine formats tend to be intuitive and
easy-to-use, so even if the magazine’s features dier from those described here, you should be able to find your way
through the publication without any trouble.
Page View and Article View
Most Magazines you will read on NOOKcolor use a format that oers two views for reading.
• Page View: In Page view, you see digital representations of the printed pages of the magazine. The pages on
your NOOKcolor will look just like the pages in the printed edition. If the page is filled with photos in the printed
edition, the page appears filled with photos on your NOOKcolor.
• Article View: In Article view, you see just the text of the article without any illustrations or photos. You can
scroll through the text as you would in an eBook. You can also navigate directly from article to article.
Page View
In Page View, you navigate through the magazine by swiping your finger along the thumbnail images of pages in the
lower half of the screen. A progress bar beneath the pictures of pages shows your current position in the magazine
overall.
To view a page without the thumbnail images, simply tap on the thumbnail image for the page.
One you’re viewing page without the thumbnail images, you can turn the page and view the next page by tapping on
the right side of the screen. You can flip back to a previous page by tapping on the left side of the screen.
To make the thumbnail images reappear, tap in the middle of the screen.
Controls at the bottom of the screen let you:
• Display a table of contents for the magazine
• Display a slider tool for adjusting the brightness of the screen.
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Article View
Alternatively, you can view just the text of an article without any photos, drawings, or custom formatting. If you’re
reading a long article or an article that has type running over photographs, you might find this view a little easier on
your eyes. This view is called Article View.
NOTE: Article view is not available for all magazines. Some magazine publishers choose to make their content
only available in Page View.
Tap on the Contents icon. A pane opens listing:
• The Cover
• Table of Contents
• Articles and their page numbers.
The current article is highlighted.
Reading a Newspaper
Reading a newspaper is just as easy as reading a book. You even have access to the same Reading Tools that you use
when reading books.
NOTE: To learn how to buy a newspaper subscription, see “Buying a Subscription to a Magazine or Newspa-
per” . To learn how to buy a single issue of a newspaper, see “Buying a Single Issue of a Magazine or
Newspaper”.
Recent issues of newspapers appear on your Daily Shelf, as well as on the Magazines page of your Library.
Opening a Newspaper
To open a newspaper, tap on its cover.
Reading a Newspaper
When you first open a newspaper, it displays its Front Page, a long scrollable page that includes headlines and a para-
graph or two from each major article. To read any of these articles, tap on its headline or its copy.
When you are reading an aritlce, you can navigate as though you were reading a book.
Turning to the Next Page
To turn to the next page, do any of the following:
• Tap along the right edge of the screen.
• Swipe your finger from right to left across the screen.
• Swipe your finger from low to high on the screen.
Turning to the Previous Page
To turn to the previous page, do any of the following:
• Tap along the left edge of the screen.
• Swipe your finger from left to right across the screen.
• Swipe your finger from high to low on the screen.
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Accessing Reading Tools
Tap in the center of the page to call up the Reading Tools, which include:
• Contents, featuring a table of contents along with notes, highlights, and bookmarks.
• Search, a search tool for searching throughout the issue you’re reading.
• Share, a social media tool for sharing recommendations, ratings and reviews, and reading status with friends.
• Te x t , which include tools for customizing font size, margins, line spacing, etc.
• Brightness, controls for making the screen brighter or dimmer.
The Reading Tools also include a slider that lets you scroll quickly through the newspaper. As you drag your finger
along the slider, section titles and page numbers appear in a bubble so you can quickly find the page you want.
To learn more about Reading Tools, see “The Reading Tools Menu”.
Bookmarking Pages
You can bookmark a page in a newspaper article by tapping in the upper right corner of the page.
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Your Library on Your NOOKcolor
Your library is where you keep everything you want to read on NOOKcolor. In your library, you will find:
• Books, magazines, and newspapers you have purchased from the NOOKstore
• Free books you have downloaded from the NOOKstore.
• Computer files you have transferred onto NOOKcolor using a USB connection from your PC or Mac. Computer
files can include EPUB files, PDF files, and Microsoft Oce files, such as Word files and Excel spreadsheets.
To access your library, tap the Library icon on the Quick Nav Bar.
The Media Bar
When you display the Library, your NOOKcolor displays the Media Bar: a row of icons along the top of the screen
that give you access to all your content.
The Sync Button
In the lower left corner of the Library is a button with two curved arrows forming a circle. This is the Sync button.
Sync’ing your NOOKcolor downloads any books and periodicals that you have purchased but have not downloaded,
yet.
The Search Tool for Your Library
Along the bottom of the Library screen is a Search tool that searches authors and titles of all publications in your
Library.
Memory Card
If you have an SD Memory Card installed in your NOOKcolor, you’ll also see two long buttons appear at the top of
the Library screen:
• My NOOKcolor
• Memory Card
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You can tap on these buttons to switch between viewing Library content stored on NOOKcolor and Library content
stored on your SD Memory Card.
Viewing and Sorting the Contents of Your Library
Your Library allows you to view and sort your books and periodicals in dierent 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 titleand by date of publication.
Two pull-down menus at the top of the Library screen give control over the presentation of your Library.
Sorting and Viewing Books
You can sort books by:
• Most Recent
• Title
• Author
You can view books in these arrangements:
• a grid
• shelves (long, scrollable rows)
• a detailed list, which includes book covers and short descriptions
• a list, which includes just covers, titles, and author names
Sorting and Viewing Magazines
You can sort magazines by:
• Most Recent
• Title
You can view magazines in these arrangements:
• a grid
• shelves (long, scrollable rows)
• a detailed list, which includes magazine covers and short descriptions
• a list, which includes just covers, titles, and publication dates
Sorting and Viewing Newspapers
You can sort magazines by:
• Most Recent
• Title
You can view newspapers in these arrangements:
• a grid
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• shelves (long, scrollable rows)
• a detailed list, which includes front pages and short descriptions
• a list, which includes just covers, titles, and publication dates
Opening Books, Magazines, and Newspapers
You can tap on any cover you see to open it.
If you tap on a book or periodical that you have already downloaded, the book opens. (If you don’t see a Download
banner on the book, it has already fully downloaded to your NOOKcolor.)
If you tap on a book with a Download banner, your NOOKcolor begins downloading the book. A progress bar on
the book’s cover indicates how much of the book has been downloaded.
You can tap on any cover you see. In shelves, the center book cover is larger to provide a bigger target.
When you buy a book or periodical, it becomes available to your NOOKcolor, as well as to any Barnes & Noble
eReader applications installed on your phone, your Mac, or your PC.
The Library lets you organize books on Shelves. On your NOOKcolor, a Shelf is a row of books with some common
characteristic. Just as you might put all your cookbooks on one shelf your kitchen, you can arrange all your books
about cooking on a Shelf labeled Cookbooks on you NOOKcolor.
Book Covers
Flags on the cover of a book indicate whether the content is the complete book or only a sample.
Flags can also indicate that book or periodical has only been partially downloaded. tap on the cover to resume down-
loading the content.
Magazines
The Library shows the cover of each magazine, along with the date of the magazine’s issue.
Newspapers
The Library shows the front page of the newspaper along with the headline and opening copy of the main story.
Badges on Content
Your NOOKcolor displays the following badges on books and periodicals:
• New: This is a new item that has been downloaded to your NOOKcolor and is now ready for reading.
• Sample: This is a free sample of a book, magazine, or newspaper.
• Download: Tap on this book or periodical to download from your Barnes & Noble Lifetime Library
• Pre-order: This item is available for pre-order. You can order it now, even though it hasn’t been released, yet.
You will be able to read it the moment it is released.
• Pre-ordered: You have pre-ordered this item. It will be available for reading in the number of days shown on
the cover.
• Recommended: A friend has recommended this book or periodical to you.
• LendMe: You can lend this book to a friend.
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• Lent to You: This book has been lent to you. The number on the cover indicates the number of days left on
the loan.
• Google: This is a Google eBook.
When a book, magazine, or newspaper is being downloaded, a stripped bar appears across its cover, indicating that
the download is in progress.
Organizing Your Library on Shelves
In addition to views of all your Books, Magazines, and Newspapers, your Library also includes a feature called My
Shelves where you create named collections of books, periodicals, and files. A shelf is a named group of items. You
can give a shelf any name you like. Your NOOKcolor includes one shelf by default: Favorites.
You can include any book, periodical, or file in as many shelves as you like. For example, you might include your favor-
ite mystery novel on the Favorites shelf as well as on a shelf you create called Mystery Novels.
Creating a Shelf
To create a shelf, do this:
1. In the Library, tap the My Shelves icon.
2. Tap the Create button.
A dialog box appears.
3. Tap in the text field in the dialog box. When a keyboard appears, type the name of the shelf you want to create.
4. Tap Save.
Your NOOKcolor creates the shelf and returns you to the main My Shelves screen, which displays all your shelves.
Adding or Removing Items
When you create a shelf, it’s empty.
To add items to a shelf or to remove items from a shelf, do this:
1. Tap the Edit button to the right of the shelf ’s name.
A window opens, displaying a list of your books and periodicals.
2. Tap the checkboxes to the left of book and periodical titles to add or remove items, as you like:
• Any item with a checked checkbox is included in the shelf.
• Any item with a blank 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 bnutton to the right of the shelf ’s name.
A window opens, displaying a list of your books and periodicals. The window also includes buttons for renaming
or removing the shelf.
2. Tap the Rename button.
A dialog box with a text field appears.
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3. Tap in the text field in the dialog box. When a keyboard appears, edit the shelf ’s name as you like. Then tap Save.
Removing a Shelf
Removing a shelf does not delete any of the books or periodicals on the shelf. It simply eliminates the shelf itself.
To remove a shelf, do this:
1. Tap the Edit bnutton to the right of the shelf ’s name.
A window opens, displaying a list of books and periodicals. Buttons appear at the top and bottom of the win-
dow.
2. Tap the Remove button.
A dialog box appears, asking if you really want to remove the shelf.
3. To remove the shelf, tap OK.
Copying Files from the SD Memory Card to Your NOOKcolor
To copy file from the microSD Memory Card to your NOOKcolor, do this:
1. Make sure that the microSD Memory Card is installed in your NOOKcolor. If it’s installed, you’ll see a large but-
ton that says Memory Card at the top of the Library screen.
2. In the Library, tap the My Files icon in the Media Bar to displays a list of files.
Your NOOKcolor displays a hierarchical list of files on your microSD Memory Card.
3. To copy a file or a category of files, press on hold the name of the file or category.
A pop-up menu appears.
4. In the pop-up menu, tap Copy to NOOKcolor.
My Files
Documents and Microsoft Oce Files
NOOKcolor can read the following types of files:
• PDF
• EPUB
• Word (doc and docx)
• Excel (xls and xlsx)
• PowerPoint (ppt and pptx)
• Rich Text Format (rtf )
• Plain Text (txt)
Video Files
Your NOOKcolor can play the following types of video files: 3gp, 3g2, mp4, m4v. It supports:
• MPEG-4 Simple Profile up to 854x480
• H.263 up to 352x288
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• H.264 Baseline profile up to 854x480
NOTE: The web browser on your NOOKcolor can play Flash videos.
Recommendations for My Files
After you transfer documents, Oce files, photos, videos, or audio clips to your NOOKcolor, keep back-up copies
on your personal computer.
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Using the LendMe™ Program
Lending and Borrowing Books
With Barnes & Noble’s exclusive LendMe™ technology, you can share NOOKbooks with any friend who has a
NOOKcolor, a NOOK, or a NOOK application, such as NOOK for iPhone®, NOOK for iPod touch®, and NOOK
for PC. All you need to know is your friend’s email address.
Share your favorite books with friends, family members, or with members of your book club, by lending many of
your books one time for 14 days.
When you use our LendMe™ technology, you cannot read a book while the lending oer is pending and while it is on
loan, but you always get it back.
Guidelines for Lending and Borrowing Books
Here are details about the LendMe program.
• You can lend only books that are in your Barnes & Noble Lifetime LIbrary. Your Lifetime Library holds all the
NOOKbooks that you have purchased. Not all books can be lent, though many can.
• You can only lend from a registered NOOKcolor to users of other registered NOOKcolors (or other registered
B&N eReader devices). You can send a lending oer to any email address, but to accept the oer, the other per-
son must have an email address associated with a Barnes & Noble online account and a NOOK or other B&N
eReader that supports lending.
• You can lend a book from anywhere with supported wireless connectivity (including Wi-Fi hotspots outside of
the United States, U.S. territories, and Canada)
• You can only lend a book one time. It only counts as the one time lending if your friend accepts the lending oer.
If the lending oer expires or your friend rejects the oer, you can still lend the book.
• When you oer to lend a book, the oer lasts for up to 7 days. The oer ends when your friend accepts the of-
fer or when 7 days have passed.
• A loan is for 14 calendar days, counting the day on which the lending oer is accepted. A lent book is automati-
cally returned at the beginning of the 15th calendar day (if the borrower has not returned it more quickly).
• When you lend a book, you temporarily lend the digital rights to the book. During the period when the lending
oer is pending and while the book is lent, you cannot read it. When the book is returned, you get the digital
rights back, and can read the book again.
• You cannot lend a book that has been lent to you.
• You cannot save a copy of a lent book to the microSD card.
• You cannot archive a book that has been lent to you.
Determining whether a Book Can Be Lent
Not all books can be lent. Please note the following about determining whether a book can be lent:
• Any book eligible for lending has a LendMe badge on its cover.
• If your Library includes any books eligible to be lent out, they will appear in a section of the Library that identifies
them as lendable.
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• LendMe badges are present when you are browsing and searching for books in the NOOK store on the BN.com
website. When you navigate to the details page for a book by clicking on the title, the badge is located below the
cover image if that book title can be lent.
• LendMe badges are present in your books library on the BN.com website. If you can lend a book, a LendMe
badge is present below the date added. Click the badge to lend the book.
If you have borrowed a book, its cover appears in the list of books you have borrowed. A colored bar on the book’s
cover tells you how many days are left on the loan.
If you have finished borrowing a book, the book’s cover appears faded. If you would like to purchase the book you
borrowed, simply tap on the book’s cover and purchase it like any book you’ve shopped for on NOOKcolor.
If you have lent a book is appears in the list of books you have lent. On the cover of each book, you’ll see the num-
ber of days left on the loan and the name of the friend to whom you have lent the book.
Lending a Book
To lend a book from your library, do this:
1. Open the LendMe application for the book you want to lend. You can open the LendMe application doing any of
the following:
• If the book is on the Home Screen or the Daily Shelf, press and hold on the book’s cover until a pop-up
menu appears. In the pop-up menu, tap on the LendMe menu choice.
• In your Library, press and hold on the book’s cover until a pop-up menu appears. In the pop-up menu,
tap on the LendMe menu choice.
• In the book itself, tap the center of the page to bring up the Reading Tools. If a small blue flag appears at
the right end of the slider, tap the blue flag. Your NOOKcolor opens a window showing the book, along
with a row of stars for rating the book, and buttons for writing a review, lending the book, and recom-
mending the book. Tap the LendMe button.
2. In the dialog box that appears, tap on a social media icon to select the way you want to notify your friend of the
LendMe oer.
• You can notify your friend through email through your Contacts.
• If you have linked your NOOKcolor to your Facebook account, you can notify your friend by posting
the oer posting a message on your friend’s wall.
• If you have linked your NOOKcolor to your Google Gmail account, you can notify your friend through
Gmail.
• If you have not entered any contacts or linked your account in any way, select Contacts, then use the
Add Contact button to add your friend’s email address.
3. Write your email message or wall message and send it to your friend.
Borrowing a Book
You can ask a friend to lend you a book in his or her library.
To find out which of your friends have lendable books, launch the LendMe application. You can launch the application
either by:
• Tapping the LendMe icon in the Media Bar.
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• Tapping the white arrow in the Status Bar to open the Quick Nav Bar. When the Quick Nav Bar opens, tap the
Extras button. Your NOOKcolor then displays a grid icons for special features such as Contacts, Pandora, and
LendMe. Tap on the LendMe application to launch it.
NOTE: If you’re enjoying a book sample or a book you’ve borrowed, you can purchase the book at any time.
Simply tap on the Buy button that appears on the last page of the book, and purchase the book using
your Barnes & Noble account.
Once the LendMe application is running, you can search for books you can borrow either by title or by friend.
Pull down the menu at the top of the screen to select either:
• Books – displays a list of books you can borrow
• Friends – displays a list of friends who have books you can borrow
To search for a specific title or author, do this::
1. Tap in the search tool at the bottom of the screen.
The LendMe application opens an online keyboard where you can type book titles and author names.
2. Enter the title or author you want to search for. Tap the Search button to start the search.
3. In the list of results, tap on the book you want to borrow.
Keeping Your List of Lendable Books Private
To protect your privacy, by default your friends cannot see any books you own that are lendable. Your NOOKcolor
oers two levels of privacy control over lendable books.
• By default, your entire list of lendable books is private. To let your friends see any of your lendable books, you
have to visit the Settings page of the LendMe application and check a checkbox, authorizing your friends to view
your lendable books.
• Once you have made your list of books visible to your friends, you have addition control to Show or Hide each
individual book.
To adust your privacy settings for lendable books, do this:
1. In the Library, tap the LendMe icon in the Media Bar to launch the LendMe application.
2. In the LendMe application, tap the gear icon in the upper right corner to open the Settings screen.
3. Use the authorization checkbox to control whether or not your friends can see any of your books.
• To make any of your books visible to friends, tap the checkbox labeled I authorize my friends to see my
lendable books and leave the box checked.
• To make your entire list of books invisible to friends, leave this box unchecked.
4. If you have made your books visible, you can still hide individual books. Tap the Show/Hide toggle beside any
book title you wish to hide.
• If the toggle switch says Show, your friends can see the book in a list of lendable books.
• If the toggle switch says Hide, this book does not appear in the list of your lendable books.
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Shopping on Your NOOKcolor
Introduction
NOTE: To access the Shop on your NOOKcolor, you must be connected to a Wi-Fi network. If you are not
connected but you are in an area with a Wi-Fi network you have access to, your NOOKcolor will guide
through the process of connecting to the network.
To begin shopping, tap on the Shop icon in the Navigation Bar.
Tap on a title to purchase it.
Whenever you tap on an item to buy it, your NOOKcolor opens a dialog box that asks you to confirm that you want
to buy the book or periodical you have tapped on.
When you buy an item in the Shop, Barnes & Noble charges the credit card associated with your Barnes and Noble
account.
Browsing Lists and Categories
To browse lists and categories of books and periodicals, tap the Browse button in the lower left of the Shop screen.
The Shop displays a menu showing lists, such as BN Top 100, and categories such as books, magazines, and newspa-
pers.
Searching for Titles, Authors, or Topics
To search for a book or periodical, tap the search field at the bottom of the screen. When a keyboard appears, tap
the title, author’s name, or topic you’re looking for, then tap the Search button.
When the Shop search engine displays its results, tap on the item you’re interested in to see more details about it.
If the search engine finds more entries than will fit on the screen, a scrollbar appears on the right side of the results
list. Drag the scrollbar to scroll through the list of results.
The last item displayed will always read, “Search NOOKcolor for <NAME>” where <NAME> is the word or phrase
you searched for. Selecting this item closes the Shop’s search engine and opens Your NOOKcolor’s search engine for
finding content anywhere on Your NOOKcolor itself.
Buying a Book
Once you’re in the Shop, you can buy any book you see that has a green button displaying the book’s price. (If you
don’t see a green button with a price next to a particular book, it’s because you’ve already purchased the book. A
gray label reading Purchased appears where the price button used to be.)
To buy a book, do this:
1. To buy a book, tap on the green button displaying a price next to the book’s cover or title.
The Shop replaces the price button with a button labeled Confirm.
2. Tap the Confirm button.
What happens next depends on how you’ve customized your Shop. If you’re using the default set-up, your
NOOKcolor begins downloading the book once you tap Confirm. If you’ve set up your Shop to require that your
B&N Account password be entered every time someone makes a purchase on your NOOKcolor, a dialog box
opens. Tap in the Password field and enter the password for your B&N Account. Tap OK.
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When you tap the Buy button, the shop will a window, asking you to confirm that you want to buy the item. It will
also show which account you are using to make the buy the item.
NOTE: You can configure your NOOKcolor to prompt you for a password before you make a purchase. To set
up your NOOKcolor to require a password, visit Settings and open the Shop settings page.
To go ahead and purchase the item, click Buy.
To cancel the transaction without buying, tape the X in the upper right hand corner of the window. This closes the
window without completing the purchase.
What Happens When You Buy an Item in the Shop?
When you buy a book, magazine, or newspaper, it begins downloading to your NOOKcolor.
Here’s a closer look at what happens:
• The item appears at the far left end of the Daily Shelf.
• The item also appears in your Library.
• A badge saying “New” appears on item’s cover. This badge will disappear once you open the item.
• If an item is still in the process of downloading, a progress bar appears on its cover, indicating the amount of
content that remains to be downloaded.
Buying a Single Issue of a Magazine or Newspaper
To buy a single issue of a newspaper or magazine, do this:
1. Open the details page for the magazine or newspaper you want.
2. Tap the Buy Current Issue button.
The button changes to Confirm button.
3. Tap the Confirm button to confirm your purchase.
Once you have confirmed your purchase, your NOOKcolor downloads the issue.The Confirm button changes to
a Read button.
4. Tap the Read button to begin reading the issue.
Buying a Subscription to a Magazine or Newspaper
Your NOOKcolor oers free 14-trials of magazines and newspapers.
To start your free trial, do this:
1. Open the details page for the magazine or newspaper you want.
2. Tap the Free Trial button.
A dialog button opens, asking you to confirm your order.
3. Tap the Start My Free Trial.
NOTE: All first-time subscriber receive a FREE 14-day trial. If you cancel your subscription before the end of
the 14 days, you will not be charged. If you do not cancel your subscription, deliverables will continue
and your default credit card will be charged automatically at the monthly subscription rate. If you want
to cancel your subscription, visit BN.com, log in to your account, and visit the Manage Subscriptions
feature. You are eligible for one free trial for each newspaper and magazine.
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Using Your WishList
Your WishList is like a shopping cart on your NOOKcolor. You can add books, magazines, and newspapers to your
WishList that you would like to buy later.
NOTE: The WishList on your NOOKcolor is separate from the WishList on the BN.com Web site. Your
WishList on BN.com can include paper books and other items, as well as NOOK books, magazines, and
newspapers items for your NOOKcolor.
Adding to Your WishList
To add a book, magazine, or newspaper to your WishList, do this:
1. Tap on the book or periodical’s cover to display the Details page.
2. On the details page, tap on the checkbox next to the word WishList.
Your NOOKcolor adds the item to your WishList.
Viewing Your WishList
To view your WishList, do this:
1. Tap the Browse button in the lower left corner of the Shop.
The Shop opens a menu of lists and categories.
2. Tap on the menu item called My WishList.
The Shop displays your current WishList.
Your WishList lists books and periodicals you have added. It shows the cover, title, and price for each item. It also lists
the date each item was added to list.
Buying from Your WishList
To buy an item on your WishList, display the list and tap the price button next to the item’s name. Tap the Confirm
button to complete your purchase.
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Using Your NOOKcolor in a Barnes & Noble Store
When you turn on your NOOKcolor in a Barnes & Noble store, your NOOKcolor automatically detects the Wi-Fi
network running in the store. Your NOOKcolor displays a special window, asking if you would like to connect to the
InStore network.
• To connect to the store’s network, tap the Connect button.
• To use your NOOKcolor without connecting to the store’s network, tap the Dismiss button.
Reading Books in a Barnes & Noble Store
When you use your NOOKcolor in a Barnes & Noble store, you have access to all the usual features of your
NOOKcolor. In addition, you have special privileges and abilities, including the ability to read any book for 1 hour per
day free.
After you have read a book free for one hour, a dialog box appears, letting you know that one hour has passed. The
dialog box oers you three choices:
• Buy the book
• Add the book to your wishlist
• No, thanks – do neither of the above. Move on to some other activity
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Searching Your NOOKcolor
Your NOOKcolor includes a search tool to help you quickly find what you’re looking for.
To access the search tool, tap the white Quick Nav Arrow in the status bar, then tap the Search icon in the Quick
Nav Bar.
To provide you with the most relevant results possible, the Search customizes its searching according to what you
were doing when you started the search.
Searching in Your Library
If you search while you’re in your Library, the Search tool limits its search to your Library. The Search tool searches:
• Author
• Title
• Subject
If it doesn’t find any results, it then automatically searches the Store, because it assumes that if you’re searching the
Library, you’re looking for a book, magazine, or newspaper.
Searching from the Home Screen and Other Locations
When invoked from the Home Screen, the Search tool searches:
• Library
• Shop
• Web browser history
• Web
• Wikipedia
When the Search tool displays a list of results, tap on any result to see more information about it.
Searching for Words with Accents and other Diacritical Marks
To type a word that contains accents or diacritical marks (such as a French cedilla c), do this:
1. Press and hold on the letter you want to select a diacritical mark for.
A pop-up window appears, oering additional keyboard buttons for diacritical marks.
2. Tap on the letter you want.
The pop-up window diasappears, and the letter you selected appears in the text field where you were typing.
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Using the Web Browser
Your NOOKcolor features a Web browser that you can use to visit Web sites.
To access the Web browser, do this:
1. Tap the white Nav Arrow in the Status Bar to call up the Quick Nav Bar.
2. In the Quick Nav Bar, tap the web icon.
You NOOKcolor launches a Web browser.
The Web browser. By default, the browser opens to a Google search page.
Address Bar: Displays the URL (Web address) of the current page. To navigate to a dierent page, tap in the
Address Bar and either tap on an address in the history window that appears, or type an address using the online
keyboard and then tap Go.
Back Button: Navigates to the previous page or address you were viewing.
Bookmarks: Opens a window with three tabs that you can use to set and manage bookmarks, learn which sites you
have visited the most, and view and edit your browsing history,
Options Menu: Opens a pull-down menu with choices for opening a new window, opening the Bookmarks list,
refreshing the screen, etc.
Navigating to a Web Site
To navigate to a dierent page, do this:
1. Tap in the Address Bar. Then do one of the following:
• In the list of Web addresses that appears below the Address Bar, tap on the address you want.
• If the address does not appear in the list, use the online keyboard to type the address in the Address
Bar. Tap Go.
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Opening a New Window in Your Web Browser
To open a new window, do this:
1. Tap the Options menu.
The Options menu opens.
2. Tap the menu choice New window.
Refreshing the Window
To refresh a Web browser window, do this:
1. Tap the Options menu.
The Options menu opens.
2. Tap the menu choice Refresh.
Working with Bookmarks
When you bookmark a Web page, your browser stores the Web page address in a list of bookmarks. To return to
the page later, you can simply tap the bookmark, rather than having to retype the full URL.
To bookmark the current page using a pop-up menu, do this:
1. Press and hold anywhere on the page that is not an active region or a field in a form.
A pop-up menu appears.
2. Tap on the menu choice Bookmark this page.
Your Web browser opens a dialog box with two fields: a name for the bookmark, and a location (an URL) for
the bookmark.
3. Tap in the Name field and type a name for the bookmark.
The Location field already contains the URL for the Web page you are bookmarking, so you do not need to type
anything in the Location field.
4. Tap OK.
To bookmark the current page from the Options menu, do this:
1. Tap the Options menu.
The Options menu opens.
2. Tap the Bookmarks menu item.
The browser opens a window with three tabs: Bookmarks, Most visited, and History. The Bookmarks tab will be
open, displaying rows of thumbnails of bookmarked Web pages.
3. To add a bookmark for the current page, tap the thumbnail labeled Add+ in the upper left of the window.
To visit a bookmarked page, do this:
1. Tap the Options menu.
The Options menu opens.
2. Tap the Bookmarks menu item.
The browser opens a window displays thumbnails of bookmarked pages.
3. Tap on the thumbnail for the page you want to visit.
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To delete a Web page bookmark, do this:
1. Tap the Options menu.
The Options menu opens.
2. Tap the Bookmarks menu item.
The browser opens a window displays thumbnails of bookmarked pages.
3. Press and hold on the thumbnail for the bookmark you want to delete.
A pop-up menu appears.
4. Tap the menu item Delete bookmark.
A dialog box opens, stating that the bookmark will be deleted.
5. Tap OK to confirm you want to delete the bookmark.
Adjusting the Text Size of Your Web Browser
Your Web browser features five dierent sizes of text for the main copy of Web pages.
• Tiny
• Small
• Normal
• Large
• Huge
By default, the text size is set to Normal.
To change the text size, do this:
1. Tap the Options menu to open it.
2. Tap the menu choice More options.
The Options menu closes and a new pop-up menu opens.
3. Tap the menu choice Settings.
4. On the Settings screen, type the menu choice Text size.
A dialog box opens, listing the five text sizes supported by the browser.
5. Tap the name of the text size you want. Tap OK.
Zooming In and Out on a Web Page
To zoom in on a region on a Web page, tap twice quickly.
Once you have zoomed in, you can swipe left, right, up, or down to move about the page.
When you move around the page, a pair of magnifying glass icons appears in the lower left corner of the screen. Tap
the magnifying glass with a plus sign (+) to zoom in further. Tap the magnifying glass with a minus sign (-) to zoom out.
You can also zoom out by tapping twice.
Setting Your Web Browser’s Home Page
By default, your Web browser’s Home Page is set to a Barnes & Noble Web page with useful information about your
NOOKcolor.
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To change your Home Page, do this:
1. Tap the Options menu to open it.
2. Tap the menu choice More options.
The Options menu closes and a new pop-up menu opens.
3. Tap the menu choice Settings.
4. On the Settings screen, tap the menu option Set home page.
The Web browser opens a dialog box.
5. Enter the URL of the Web page you want to configure as your home page.
6. Click OK.
Configuring Privacy Settings for Your Web Browser
The Settings screen of your Web browser includes a list of privacy settings. The privacy settings include the following:
• Clear cache
• Clear history
• Accept cookies (turned on by default)
• Clear all cookies*
• Remember form data (turned on by default)
• Clear form data*
• Enable location (allows sites to request information about your location)
• Clear location access*
The settings marked with an asterisk above open a dialog box to confirm that you want to perform an action.
To configure the privacy settings for your browser, do this:
1. Tap the Options menu to open it.
2. Tap the menu choice More options.
The Options menu closes and a new pop-up menu opens.
3. Tap the menu choice Settings.
4. Scroll down the Settings screen to find the privacy settings you want to change.
NOTE: By default, your Web browser blocks pop-up windows. You can turn this blocking feature on and o by
toggling a configuration option on the Settings screen. Look for the menu choice Block pop-up windows in
the first group of configuration options, which are labeled Page content settings.
Configuring Security Settings for Your Web Browser
The Settings screen of your Web browser also includes a list of security settings. The security settings include:
• Remember passwords (saves usernames and passwords for Web sites)
• Clear passwords
• Show security warnings (shows a warning if there is a problem with a site’s security) (turned on by default)
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The settings marked with an asterisk above open a dialog box to confirm that you want to perform an action.
To configure the privacy settings for your browser, do this:
1. Tap the Options menu to open it.
2. Tap the menu choice More options.
The Options menu closes and a new pop-up menu opens.
3. Tap the menu choice Settings.
4. Scroll down the Settings screen to find the security settings you want to change.
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Using Other Applications on Your NOOKcolor
Your NOOKcolor includes music players, a photo gallery, a contact management application for storing addresses and
phone numbers, and games such as Chess and Sudoko.
Your NOOKcolor includes the following applications:
• Contacts – a contact management application
• Gallery – an application for viewing and organizing photos that you load on your NOOKcolor
• LendMe™ – software for Barnes & Noble’s exclusive LendMe technology, which lets you lend and borrow
NOOKbooks
• Music – a music player for playing MP3 and AAC music files that you load on your NOOKcolor
• Pandora® Internet Radio – the mobile application for the Pandora music-streaming service
Viewing the Applications Installed on Your NOOKcolor
To see icons for all the applications on your NOOKcolor, do this:
1. Tap the arrow button in the status bar to open the Quick Nav Bar.
2. Tap the Extras icon.
Your NOOKcolor displays a grid showing the applications installed on your NOOKcolor.
Launching an Application
To launch an application, tap on its icon on the Extras screen.
Quitting an Application
To leave an application and return to other activities, do any of the following:
• Press the Home key to return to the Home Screen.
• Tap the Quick Nav arrow to call up the Quick Nav Bar, then select an icon such as Shop from the menu.
• Tap the Resume Reading icon (the outline of an open book) in the Status Bar.
You do not need to quit an application on NOOKcolor the way you would quit an application on a desktop com-
puter. Simply move to the next feature you want to use.
Working with Microsoft Oce Files
Your NOOKcolor can open Microsoft Oce files compatbile with Oce 2003 and Oce 2007. Files are readable,
not editable. Your NOOKcolor can read files in the following formats: xls, .doc, .ppt, .pps, .txt, .docm, .xlsm, .pptm,
.ppsx, .ppsm, .docx, .xlx, .pptx.
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Configuring Your NOOKcolor
Your NOOKcolor gives you full control over many areas of its operations, from Wi-Fi connections to font sizes to
browser settings to audio controls.
To adjust the configuration of your NOOKcolor, you’ll often work with the Settings tool. To call up Settings, do this:
1. Tap the white arrow in the Status Bar to open the Main Navigation Menu.
2. In the menu, tap the Settings icon.
Your NOOKcolor opens the Settings Screen. It looks like this:
The Settings Screen
The Settings Screen leads to pages for configuring dierent aspects of your NOOKcolor. When you’re on a page for
a specific feature, you can always return to the main Settings Screen by tapping the Back arrow on the upper right of
a page.
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Customizing the Home Screen
You can make the following changes to the Home Screen:
• You can change the wallpaper image that appears on the Home Screen.
• You can clear the Keep Reading list, which lists the books, magazines, newspapers, and files you have recently
opened.
Changing the Wallpaper on the Home Screen
To change the wallpaper displayed on the Home Screen, do this:
1. On the Settings Screen, tap Home.
The Home configuration page displays a swatch of the current wallpaper.
2. Tap the down arrow to display your choices for the Home Screen’s wallpaper.
You have two choices for wallpaper:
3. Select tha gallery.
A new screen will open, allowing you to scroll horizontally through images until you are displaying the image
you would like to configure as the Home Screen’s wallpaper.
4. When you have made your selection, tap the Set Wallpaper button at the bottom of the screen.
If you would like to exit the Home configuration screen without making a selection, tap the Cancel button
instead.
When you have finished with the Wallpaper selection, your NOOKcolor returns you to the Home settings screen.
Clearing the “Keep Reading” List
To clear your NOOKcolor’s list of recently read books, magazines, newspapers, and files, do this:
1. On the Settings Screen, tap Home.
2. Tap on the line that says Clear Keep Reading List.
A dialog box appears, asking if you really want to clear the Keep Reading list.
3. Tap Yes.
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Configuring the Shop
Requiring Your Account Password for Purchases
By default, your NOOKcolor asks you to confirm all purchases by tapping a Confirm button.
If you like, you can require that your Barnes & Noble account password be entered before your NOOKcolor autho-
rizes a purchase. If you are sharing with your NOOKcolor with several people, you might want to require a password
for purchases to ensure that you know about and approve all purchases being made.
To configure your NOOKcolor to require a password for purchases, do this:
1. On the Settings screen, tap Shop.
2. Tap the line reading Require Password for Purchases. (NOTE: If the checkbox on the line appears bold, rather
than grayed out, this configuration option has already been turned on, and you do not need to tap on it.)
A dialog box appears, prompting you to enter your password.
3. Tap on the password field in the dialog box to call up your NOOKcolor’s online keyboard, then type your
password in the password field. Tap OK.
Removing the Password Requirement for Purchases
If you’ve configured your NOOKcolor to require a password for purchases and you want to be able
to purchase 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, prompting you to enter your password.
3. Tap on the password field in the dialog box to call up your NOOKcolor’s online keyboard, then type your
password in the password field. Tap OK.
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Configuring Social Features
You can use the Social Settings screent to link your NOOKcolor to your Facebook account and your Twitter account.
You can also import all your contacts from your Google Gmail account.
NOTE: Your NOOKcolor must be connected to a Wi-Fi network in order to link to Facebook, Twitter, or
Google.
To display the Social settings page, tap the Social menu choice on the main Settings page. The Social settings page
looks like this.
The Social Settings screen
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Linking Your NOOKcolor to Your Facebook Account
You can important all your Facebook friends as contacts.
You can share quotes, recommendations, and reading status by posting on the wall of a Facebook friend.
To link your NOOKcolor to your Facebook account, do this:
1. On the Social screen in Settings, tap the button labeled link your Facebook account.
Your NOOKcolor displays a Facebook login screen.
The Facebook Login page
2. Tap in the Email or Phone field.
Your NOOKcolor displays an online keyboard.
3. Enter the email address or phone number associated with your Facebook account.
4. Tap in the Password field and enter the password to your Facebook account.
5. Tap the Login button.
Linking Your NOOKcolor to Your Twitter Account
You can share quotes, recommendations, and reading status by posting a message to your Twitter account. If you
post while reading a book, your NOOKcolor will automatically embed a shortened link to the book you’re writing
about.
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NOTE: If you don’t have a Twitter account and would like to set one up, tap the white Nav Arrow in the Status
Bar to call up the Quick Nav Bar, tap the Web icon to launch a Web browser, and navigate to www.
twitter.com.
To link your NOOKcolor to your Twitter account, do this:
1. On the Social screen in Settings, tap the button labeled link your Twitter account.
Your NOOKcolor displays a Twitter login screen. The screen says that your NOOKcolor would like to access
and update your data on Twitter.
2. Tap in the Username or email field.
Your NOOKcolor displays an online keyboard.
3. Enter your Twitter account’s username, or enter the email address associated with your Twitter account.
4. In the Password field, enter the password for your Twitter account.
5. Tap the Allow button.
Linking Your NOOKcolor to Your Google Gmail Account
You can import contacts from your Google Gmail account.
You can share quotes, recommendations, and reading status with your contacts. You and your contacts can also lend
and borrow books using Barnes & Noble’s exclusive LendMe technology.
To link your NOOKcolor to your Google account, do this:
1. On the Social screen in Settings, tap the button labeled link your Google account.
Your NOOKcolor displays a Google login screen.
2. Tap in the Email address field.
Your NOOKcolor displays a keyboard.
3. Enter your Google Gmail address in the Email: field.
4. Enter your Google Gmail password in the Password: field.
5. Check or uncheck the Remember me checkbox, depending on whether you want your NOOKcolor to automati-
cally fill in the Email and Password fields the next time you return to this screen.
6. Tap the Sign in button, and enter your Google Gmail credentials.
Configuring Search
You can customize the Search tool on your NOOKcolor in two ways:
• You can control the type of information included in searches.
• You can clear your history of recent searches.
Configuring the List of Searchable Items
The Search tool on the Quick Nav Bar always searches your Library and the Shop. By default, it also searches
through;
• Extras: the names of other applications, such as Contacts and Chess, that are installed on your NOOKcolor.
• Browser: your Web bookmarks and browser history
• Music: the names of albums, artists, and tracks for all music files (in AAC or MP3 format) on your NOOKcolor
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To change the list of items that your NOOKcolor searches through, do this:
1. On the Settings screen, tap Search.
2. On the Search Settings screen, tap Searchable items.
The Searchable items page lists the types of items that your NOOKcolor searches through.
• Extras
• Browser
• Library
• Music
• Shop
3. Tap on the items whose settings you want to change.
• Check the checkbox of any item you want to include in searches.
• Uncheck the checkbox of any item you want to exclude from searches.
NOTE: The Library and Shop choices are grayed out. You cannot unchecked their checkboxes because your
NOOKcolor always searches them.
Your changes take eect right away.
Clearing Search Shortcuts
When you search for items and select search results, your NOOKcolor stores the search results you select as short-
cuts for future searches.
To clear the list of search-result shortcuts, do this:
1. On the Settings screen, tap Search.
2. Tap the menu choice Clear search shortcuts.
A dialog box appears, explaining that this will clear shortcuts to recently searched items.
3. Tap OK.
Viewing Device Information
The Device Info settings screen displays useful infomration about your device, including your battery status (how
much of a charge remains) and the amount of storage available on your NOOK color. It also reports your NOOK-
color’s serial number and the version number of your NOOKcolor software.
The Device Info feature also includes a button for restoring your NOOKcolor to its factory settings.
Displaying Basic Device Information
To display device information, do this:
1. On the Settings screen, tap Device Info.
Your NOOKcolor displays the Device Info page, which shows:
• a Battery charge status bar, showing up how much power is left on your battery
• an Available storage status bar, showing how much free storage is left on your NOOKcolor’s internal
storage
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• an SD Card status bar, showing how much free storage is available on a microSD card, if one is installed
in your NOOKcolor
The Device Info page also presents three menu choices:
• About Your NOOKcolor
• Erase & Deregister Device
• Legal
Displaying System Information
Tap the About Your NOOKcolor menu choice to display the following information:
• Owner, the name of the owner of this NOOKcolor
• Account, the email address of the Barnes & Noble account linked to this NOOKcolor
• Software version, the version number of your NOOKcolor software
• Serial number, the unique serial number of your NOOKcolor
• Wi-Fi MAC address, a unique networking address your NOOKcolor uses when its connects to a Wi-Fi network.
• Build tag, a more detailed form of the version number of your NOOKcolor software
Erase & Deregister Device
The Erase & Deregister feature restores erases your Barnes & Noble account information from your NOOKcolor
and resets the NOOKcolor to its default factory settings. Deregistration unlinks your NOOKcolor from your Barnes
& Noble account.
NOTE: Deregistering and erasing your NOOKcolor does not delete any of the books, magazines, and news-
papers from your Barnes & Noble account. Your reading material, while no longer available on your
NOOKcolor, is still available for downloading and for reading with NOOK applications, such as NOOK
for iPhone and NOOK for Android. In addition, you can re-register your NOOKcolor by following the
same steps you used when you first set up your NOOKcolor. Once you have registered, your complete
Library is once again available on your NOOKcolor.
NOTE: You will probably never need to use this feature unless instructed to do so by Customer Support.
To erase and register your NOOKcolor, do this:
1. Tap the Erase & Deregister Device menu choice on the Device Info screen.
Your NOOKcolor displays a page for erasing and deregistering your device.
2. Tap the button labeled Erase & Deregister Device.
A dialog box appears, asking you to confirm that you want to reset your NOOK.
3. Tap the button labeled Reset NOOK.
Your NOOKcolor displays a messaging saying it is deregistering itself. Once your NOOKcolor has deregistered
itself, it displays a message saying that it is clearing data. Once data hs been cleared o the device, your NOOK-
color reboots itself.
To re-register with your existing account, or to register with a new account, follow the instructions for getting started.
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Viewing Legal Notices
To view legal notices, such as Terms and Conditions for using your NOOKcolor, tap the Legal menu choice on the
Device Info page.
Configuring Wireless Settings
The Wireless settings screen provides:
• a switch for turning on and o Wi-Fi networking
• a list of all the Wi-Fi networks your NOOKcolor has detected
Turning Wi-Fi Networking On or O
On the Wireless settings page, tap the Wi-Fi button to change its status from On to O or from O to On.
NOTE: If Wi-Fi networking is turned o, you will not be able to access the Shop, share information with friends,
download new books, magazines, or newspapers, or perform any other action that requires a live net-
work connection.
Connecting to a Wi-Fi Network
When Wi-Fi networking is turned on, the Wireless 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 connection icon, the stronger the network signal is for that network.
If a lock symbol indicates that a network is secured with a password. To connect to a secured network, you will need
to enter the network’s password. If you do not know the network’s password, ask the network administrator.
To connect to a network, do this:
1. Tap on the network’s name.
If the network is secured, a dialog box appears, asking for a Wireless password. Tap in the password box, then
use the keyboard that appears at the bottom of the screen to enter the network’s password. Then tap Connect.
For a list of network security protocols supported by your NOOKcolor, see page 79.
Configuring Screen Settings
On the Screen settings page, you can:
• Control whether or not your NOOKcolor should switch its screen orientation to “landscape mode” when you
rotate your NOOKcolor so its longest side is down.
• Adjust the brightness of the screen.
• Change the amount of time your NOOKcolor should wait when no activity is taking place before turning o the
screen.
To display the Screen settings page, tap the word Screen on the main Settings screen.
Controlling Screen Orientation
The Screen Orientation option aects the Web browser, magazines, and the photo gallery. By default, these features
will switch to “landscape mode” when you rotate your NOOKcolor. You can turn this rotation feature on or o by
checking or unchecking on the Orientation checkbox.
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To change the setting of the Screen Orientation option, do this:
1. On the Setting screen, tap Screen.
2. On the Screen Settings page, tap the Orientation menu choice to check or uncheck its checkbox.
• When the checkbox is checked, the option is turned on. Your NOOKcolor will change its screen orien-
tation when rotated.
• When the checkbox is unchecked, your NOOKcolor remains in “portrait mode” even when your hold
rotate your NOOKcolor and hold it sideways.
Adjusting the Brightness of the Screen
To adjust the brightness of the screen, do this:
1. On the Setting screen, tap Screen.
2. On the Screen Settings page, tap the menu choice Brightness.
A dialog box appears with a slider bar.
3. Drag the slider bar left or right to dim or brighten the screen.
4. Once the screen is displaying the brightness you want, tap OK.
Adjusting the Screen Timeout
When your NOOKcolor has been setting for some amount of time and no activity has taken place (e.g, you haven’t
tapped the screen or pressed any buttons), your NOOKcolor turns o its screen to conserve power. When that hap-
pens, you can turn on your NOOKcolor again simply by pressing the Home button.
By default, your NOOKcolor waits 2 minutes before turning o the screen.
To adjust the screen timeout for your NOOKcolor, do this:
1. On the Setting screen, tap Screen.
2. On the Screen Settings page, tap the menu choice Screen timeout.
A dialog box appears with four menu choices:
• 2 minutes
• 5 minutes
• 15 minutes
• 1 hour
3. Tap on the menu choice listing the amount of time you want your NOOKcolor to wait.
The dialog box closes. Your change takes eect right away.
Configuring Sound Settings
On the Sounds settings page, you can mute or unmute your NOOK color. You can also set the speaker volume for
media such as music and video and for notifications, such as low-battery warnings.
To configure sounds on your NOOKcolor, do this:
1. On the Settings screen, tap Sounds.
YourNOOKcolor displays the Sounds settings page.
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NOTE: You can control the speaker volume for your NOOKcolor overall by pressing the + and - volume but-
tons on the right edge of your NOOKcolor. The volume controls on the Sounds settings page control
volume within the range allowed by the volume buttons. If you have turned the volume o by holding
Muting or Unmuting Your NOOKcolor
Muting your NOOKcolor makes it silent. It no longer plays any sounds, including music, audio tracks from videos,
sounds used as alerts by system notifcations, and keyboard clicks (if you have turned keyboard clicks on). By default,
the Mute option is turned o.
To change the setting of the Mute option, tap in the checkbox on the Mute menu choice.
• When the checkbox is checked, the option is turned on.
• When the checkbox is unchecked, the option is turned o.
Adjusting the Sound Volume for Music and Videos
To adjust the sound volume for music and videos, do this:
1. Tap on the Media volume menu choice.
A dialog box appears with a slider for controlling the volume of your NOOKcolor when it plays media such as
music and videos.
2. Drag the slider left or right to lower or increase the volume.
You’ll hear a sample sound, such as a ringing bell, to indicate how loud a particular volume setting is.
3. When you have adjusted the volume to your liking, tap OK.
Adjusting the Sound Volume for System Notifications
To adjust the sound volume for system notifications, do this:
1. Tap on the Notification volume menu choice.
A dialog box appears with a slider for controlling the volume of your NOOKcolor when it plays sounds to call
your attention to low-battery warnings or other system notifications.
2. Drag the slider left or right to lower or increase the volume.
You’ll hear a sample sound, such as a ringing bell, to indicate how loud a particular volume setting is.
3. When you have adjusted the volume to your liking, tap OK.
Configuring Time Settings
On the Time settings page, you can control whether your NOOKcolor uses a 12-hour clock or a 24-hour clock. You
can also select a Time Zone for your NOOKcolor.
By default, the list of time zones includes only time zones in the United States. To see a list of all time zones around
the world, tap the checkbox at the bottom of the screen. The checkbox is labeled Show all world time zones.
Configuring Security Settings
Using a Passcode to Protect Your NOOKcolor
You can configure your NOOKcolor to lock the screen after a certain number of minutes and then require a pass-
code.
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Create a four-digit passcode.
Enabling the auto-lock feature.
Entering a four-digit passcode to unlock your NOOKcolor.
Configuring Keyboard Settings
On the Keyboard settings page, you can configure the behavior of your NOOKcolor’s online keyboard.
To configure the keyboard, do this:
1. On the Settings screen, tap Keyboard.
Your NOOKcolor displays the Keybord settings screen, which lists five options that you can turn on or o. The
keyboard options are:
• Keyboard sounds, which controls whether or not your NOOKcolor should play clicking sounds when you
tap the keys on a keyboard.
• Autocapitalization, which automatically capitalizes names and inital words in recommendations and
reviews.
• Quick fixes, which automatically corrects common typing errors.
• Show suggestions, which causes your NOOKcolor to display suggestions for common words when you
are typing.
• Auto-complete, which enables you to automatically insert a suggested word by pressing the spacebar or
by typing a punctuation mark.
2. Tap on the checkbox of any keyboard configuration option you want to change.
• When a checkbox is checked, the option is turned on.
• When a checkbox is unchecked, the option is turned o.
Your configuration changes take eect right away.
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Using Your NOOKcolor at Wi-Fi Hotspots
In addition to connecting to your Wi-Fi network in your home or oce, you can use your NOOKcolor to connect to
Wi-Fi hot spots in stores, restaurants, hotels, and restaurants.
This section summarizes how your NOOKcolor works with various types of Wi-Fi hotspots.
Wi-Fi Networks in Barnes & Noble Stores
Your NOOKcolor will automatically detect a Wi-Fi network in a Barnes & Noble store and ask if you want to con-
nect to it.
Unsecured Wi-Fi Networks
Your NOOKcolor will detect any 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 NOOKcolor will also detect any 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 dierent security protocols available for securing networks. Your NOOKcolor recognizes and sup-
ports 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: You do not need to launch a browser to connect to a secured network. Your NOOKcolor 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 NOOKcolor will detect these networks, but to connect to them you’ll need to open a
browser window (just as you would on a laptop), read through the terms and conditions, accept terms, perhaps enter
credit card information, and connect.
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Updating the Software on Your NOOKcolor
From time to time Barnes & Noble will release software updates for your NOOKcolor. Your NOOKcolor will auto-
matically install these updates.
NOTE: Updating software does not delete any of your books, magazines, or newspapers, nor does it delete any
of the files you have trasnferred onto your NOOKcolor from your personal computer. The software
update simply installs new NOOKcolor software to give you the latest features available from Barnes
& Noble. Your NOOKcolor remains registered to your Barnes & Noble account, and all your reading
material remains accessible.
Installing a Software Update over a Wireless Network
When a new software release is available, your NOOKcolor will download it and install it when you next connect
to a wireless network. A small green NOOK symbol will appear in the far left corner of the Status Bar when a new
software release is available. Tap on the green NOOK symbol to learn details about the release.
Software installations take only a few minutes. Updating your software doesn’t aect the contents of your Library
or the titles listed in your Keep Reading list. Once the software installation is complete, you can continue reading or
shopping or doing whatever else you were doing before the new software was installed.
Discovering the Version Number of Your NOOKcolor Software
To discover which software release your NOOKcolor is running, do this:
1. Tap the white Nav Arrow in the Status Bar to open the Quick Nav Bar.
2. Tap on the Settings icon.
3. Tap on Device Info.
4. Tap on About Your NOOKcolor.
You’ll see a screen listing the version number of the NOOKcolor Software installed in your system.
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Using an SD Memory Card
You can install an SD Memory Card in your NOOKcolor to add up to 32 GB of memory to your NOOKcolor—
enough for many thousand more books, along with periodicals, music, and personal files.
SD Memory Cards will hold about 1,000 book per gigabyte. The number of periodicals you can store on card de-
pends on the size of the periodicals and the amount of storage on the card. Digital magazines and newspapers vary
dramatically in size. Some highly interactive, photo-rich magazines can reach 1 GB each.
Types of Memory Cards Supported
Your NOOKcolor works with two types of SD Memory Cards: a microSD™ or microSDHC™ card. microSD and
microSDHC cards have the following logos:
Supplemental microSDHC cards will hold about 1000 eBooks per gigabyte. The amount of space for eBooks is af-
fected by how much space you devote to other files, such as music and audiobooks.
Following are the 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
should be mentioned on the packaging for the microSDHC card and printed on the card itself. If no speed is
indicated, the card is a class 2 card. The speed of the card does not aect page display speeds. It can aect read
and write speeds when transferring eBooks and personal files to and from the SD card.
• The microSDHC card must be formatted with a FAT32 file system.
If you have installed a memory card in your device, the Library will display links below the Media Bar oering two
choices for viewing content:
• My NOOK
• Memory Card
If you do not see this banner, a memory card is not installed in your NOOKcolor.
Inserting a Memory Card
To install a memory card in your NOOKcolor, do this:
1. Lay your NOOKcolor face down on a clean, level surface.
2. Find the small gray lid on the corner of your NOOKcolor closest to the open corner with the curved bar. Using
your finger tip, gently pull the lip open, folding it flat against the back of the device.
3. Hold the memory card gently between your thumb and forefinger, logo-side up. Gently guide the card into the
slot.
4. Push gently against the card, guiding it into the slot until it clicks into place.
5. Close the small gray lid and snap it into place.
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Opening the microSD slot on the back of your NOOKcolor.
Positioning the microSD card in the slot.
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Pushing the microSD card into place.
Formatting a New Card
If you have installed a new, never-before-used microSD Memory Card into your NOOKcolor, a dialog box appears,
reporting that the SD Memory Card is unformatted and that it needs to be formatted.
To format the memory card, do this:
1. Tap the Format Now button to format the memory card.
Your NOOKcolor displays a warning that formatting the memory card will erase 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 NOOKcolor, do this:
1. Lay your NOOKcolor face down on a clean, level surface.
2. Find the small gray lid on the corner of your NOOKcolor closest to the open corner with the curved bar. Using
your finger tip, gently pull the lip open, folding it flat against the back of the device.
3. With the tip of your finger, push in the memory card, then release it.
The card will pop partly out.
4. Slide the card the rest of the way out of the slot, and remove the cover.
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Tips and Troubleshooting
Solving Problems
The screen is acting as though I’m tapping on it, even though I am not.
If your screen is dirty, it might detect touches when none are occurring. This problem can occur on any touchscreen
devices. Wait until your NOOKcolor has timed out and the screen is dark. Then wipe the screen clean with a soft,
dry cloth.
I’m trying to lend a book through Facebook, but the Post button doesn’t seem to be working.
Make sure you include a comment with your lending. You must include at least a short comment when you post a
book for lending through Facebook.
I transferred a ZIP archive from my personal computer. Why can’t I access the files?
Unzip files on our personal computer before transferring them to your NOOKcolor. Your NOOKcolor can read
EPUB files, Microsoft Oce files, PDFs, music files, photos, and more.
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Appendix A: Page Numbering and File Formats
When you read an eBook or periodical on your NOOKcolor, you’re reading the same words that appear in the paper
edition of the book or periodical. In most eBooks, the page number that shows in the upper right corner of your
NOOKcolor screen shows the page number that would appear if you were reading the printed version of the same
book.
Because printed pages can be larger than the screen of your NOOKcolor, and because many printed books use type
that is smaller than would be pleasant to read on an eReader, your NOOKcolor may enlarge the type on a page and
spread a physical page of text across two or more digital pages.
Because digital pages might be smaller than the physical pages of a book, you might turn the page a few times on your
NOOKcolor and still see the same physical page number in the upper right hand corner. For example, you might find
three screenfuls of text in your eBook all labeled page 47.
The relation between digital pages and physical pages can vary, because your NOOKcolor gives you a great deal of
freedom in choosing the size of fonts, the amount of spacing between lines, and other factors that aect how text
flows onto a page.
In most eBooks, you’ll always know which physical page you’re on from the number in the upper right. So if you’re
discussing a book in a book club, everyone can refer to page 295 and be talking about the same page, even if you’ve
configured your NOOKcolor to use small type and single-spacing and everyone else in the group is using large type
and double-spacing.
Page Numbering and File Formats
There are several dierent formats for eBooks, and these dierent formats treat page numbers dierently. Barnes
& Noble eBooks are published in the EPUB format, but you can load other types of documents, such as PDFs, onto
your NOOKcolor.
Here’s a quick summary of what you need to know about file formats and page numbering:
• eBooks and Periodicals in EPUB format
EPUB is the standard format for books in the Barnes & Noble online store. The EPUB format numbers all pages
in a book sequentially, based on some prior account of page numbering, such as the page numbering used in the
print edition. If the print edition of the book had 525 pages, so will the eBook. But the pages are re-flowed in the
eBook edition to make them easier to view on a screen. As a result, a page from the print edition might be larger
or smaller than a page in the eBook.
In many cases, a page from the print edition will span two or more pages on an eReader, as described above.
• Reflowable eBooks in PDF Format
In reflowable eBooks formatted in PDF, page numbering is for the entire book and reflects some prior account
of page numbering, before formatting for the eBook text size. The behavior is the same as for eBooks in EPUB
format, which is described above.
• Non-reflowable eBooks in PDF format
Page numbering is for the entire book, and reflects the number of scanned pages. Page numbers also might be
on the scanned pages, but there is no necessary relationship. Page 6 in the eBook might have the scanned page
number iv, and page 30 in the eBook might have the scanned page number 5.
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Appendix B: International Use and Languages
This chapter summarizes information about using your NOOKcolor outside of the United States and explains your
NOOKcolor’s support of languages.
Using Your NOOKcolor Abroad
Your NOOKcolor is designed for use in the United States, Canada, and the United States territories. You can use it to
read anything already on your NOOKcolor when travelling anywhere in the world.
If you live or travel outside of the United States, be aware of the following points regarding using your NOOK-
color:
• Purchasing an NOOKcolor: You can only purchase a NOOKcolor if you have a billing address in the United
States or in U.S. territories (American Samoa, Guam, Palau, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands). You cannot
purchase an NOOKcolor if you have an international or APO/FPO (Army Post Oce / Fleet Post Oce) billing
address.
• Pre-ordering eBooks: You can only pre-order eBooks if you have a billing address in the United States. You can-
not pre-order eBooks if you have an international, U.S. territory, or APO/FPO (Army Post Oce / Fleet Post
Oce) billing address. You can only pre-order digital content when physically within the United States (including
Alaska and Hawaii), American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, Palau, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
• Purchasing digital content from the Barnes & Noble eBookstore on your NOOKcolor: You can only purchase
digital content if you have a billing address in the United States, U.S. territories, or Canada. You cannot purchase
digital content if you have an international or APO/ FPO billing address. You can only purchase digital content
when physically within the United States (including Alaska and Hawaii), American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico,
Palau, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Canada. When you travel outside of these areas, you can download digital
content to your NOOKcolor that you have already purchased (if you have a Wi-Fi connection), but you cannot
buy digital content. Some items are not available for purchase in Canada.
• Purchasing items on the BN.com website: You can only purchase digital content if you have a billing address in
the United States, U.S. territories, or Canada. You cannot purchase digital content if you have an international
or APO/FPO (Army Post Oce / Fleet Post Oce) billing address. You can only purchase digital content when
physically within the United States (including Alaska and Hawaii), American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, Palau,
the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Canada. Some items are not available for purchase in Canada.
• Registering and unregistering your NOOKcolor: You can register and unregister your NOOKcolor from any-
where that you have a Wi-Fi hotspot that your NOOKcolor can use.
• Downloading previously purchased items: You can download previously purchased items to your NOOKcolor
from anywhere that you have a Wi-Fi hotspot that your NOOKcolor can use.
• Lending and borrowing eBooks: You can lend and borrow eBooks from anywhere that you have a Wi-Fi hotspot
that your NOOKcolor can use.
• Automatic delivery of periodicals: Periodicals are automatically downloaded to your NOOKcolor from anywhere
that you have a Wi-Fi hotspot that your NOOKcolor can use.
• Archiving and un-archiving content: You can archive and un-archive items from anywhere that you have a Wi-Fi
hotspot that your NOOKcolor can use.
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Languages
Your NOOKcolor has fonts with Latin character sets that support the following languages when reading eBooks
and other digital content, when fonts are not embedded:
Afrikaans, Basque, Catalan, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Icelandic, Indonesian, Italian,
Norwegian, Portuguese, Spanish, and Swedish
Your NOOKcolor can display eBooks in other languages if the fonts are embedded in the eBook files. Language sup-
port in other parts of the NOOKcolor, for example in the Library and Audio Player, is variable.
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Appendix C: Trademarks and Copyrights
Dictionary
Your NOOKcolor includes the Merriam-Webster® Collegiate® Dictionary, 11th Edition, with Geographic and Bio-
graphical Information.
Fonts
Ascender is a trademark of Ascender Corporation which is registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Oce and
certain other jurisdictions.
Amasis is a trademark of The Monotype Corporation which is registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Oce
and certain other jurisdictions.
Century Schoolbook is a trademark of Kingsley/ATF.
Georgia is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation which is registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Oce and
certain other jurisdictions.
Gill Sans is a trademark of The Monotype Corporation which is registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Oce
and certain other jurisdictions.
Trebuchet is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation which is registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Oce
and certain other jurisdictions.
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NOOKcolor Terms of Service
These Terms of Service (this “Agreement”) is a legally binding agreement made by and between Barnes & Noble, Inc.
(“we,” “us,” or “our”) and you regarding your use of your NOOKcolor™ eReader (“NOOKcolor”).
THIS AGREEMENT SETS FORTH THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS APPLICABLE TO THE USE OF YOUR
NOOKcolor, SO PLEASE READ IT CAREFULLY BEFORE USING YOUR NOOKcolor. BY USING YOUR NOOKcol-
or, YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE READ, UNDERSTAND AND AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THIS AGREEMENT.
IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO BE SO BOUND, YOU MUST RETURN YOUR NOOKcolor AND RELATED SOFT-
WARE AS PROVIDED IN SECTION 1(b) BELOW.
1. Using Your NOOKcolor.
(a) Your NOOKcolor, the Service and Digital Content. Your NOOKcolor is an electronic device that is designed
to allow you to read digitized electronic content such as eBooks and digital periodicals (“Digital Content”). Your
NOOKcolor is also designed to connect wirelessly to the Internet to enable you to browse, preview, search for,
purchase and download Digital Content; access the Barnes & Noble.com Web Site (the “Web Site”) and other web
sites; interface with social networking sites; and access, use, and participate in other services, features, functions and
promotions (all features described in this sentence, collectively, the “Service”).
(b) Returns. If you purchased your NOOKcolor from the Web Site or a Barnes & Noble retail store, you may return
your NOOKcolor (and any related accessories and documentation that were shipped with your NOOKcolor) within
fourteen (14) days of the date of purchase (sixty (60) days with a gift receipt) for a refund of its purchase price; pro-
vided that you return your NOOKcolor (including any included accessories and peripherals) in its original packaging
and in undamaged condition. The procedures for contacting us to arrange for a return are provided in the One Year
Limited Warranty. If you discover a defect in your NOOKcolor after fourteen (14) days (sixty (60) days with a gift re-
ceipt), your rights to receive a replacement NOOKcolor or a refund are provided in the One Year Limited Warranty.
If you purchased your NOOKcolor from another retailer, your right to return your NOOKcolor (and procedures for
doing so) will be governed by the policies of that retailer. Please check with your retailer for the applicable returns
policy and procedure.
(c) Terms of Use. You must open a Barnes & Noble.com account and register your NOOKcolor in accordance with
the Terms of Use on the Web Site (the “Terms of Use”) in order to use the Service. In your use of the Service, in
particular, your downloading and use of Digital Content, you must comply with the Terms of Use and any terms ap-
plicable to any Digital Content that you obtain from a third party. The Terms of Use will apply when you access the
Web Site in connection with using your NOOKcolor.
(d) Wireless Connection. Your NOOKcolor has built-in wireless Internet connectivity capabilities. The connectivity is
subject to restrictions and limitations imposed by the internet service provider associated with the Wi-Fi hotspot that
you use, such as fees, coverage area, file size and policies. You can choose to connect or disconnect at any point to a
dierent Wi-Fi hotspot and thus choose a dierent ISP service. Such Internet connectivity capability is also subject to
the limitations inherent in the type of NOOKcolor that you own.
(e) B&N Online Library. Your NOOKcolor is designed to permit you to store your account information and all Digi-
tal Content that you purchase in an online “library” hosted in our “cloud” storage facility. When your NOOKcolor
is connected to the Internet, we will use reasonable eorts to permit you to access this library. You should note
that most Digital Content is intended to be stored for as long as we oer the Service, except that Digital Content
periodicals, such as newspapers and magazines, may be set to be automatically deleted after a certain period of time
(depending on the periodical). If you want to automatically archive your periodical Digital Content, you should check
the appropriate settings on your NOOKcolor to ensure that it is set up to do so.
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(f ) No Responsibility for Digital Content. Your NOOKcolor is designed to permit you access to a wide variety of
Digital Content, some of which may be inappropriate for, or oensive to, some readers. We do not exercise any
editorial control over the Digital Content. We provide only your NOOKcolor and the Service, which are intended to
allow you access to the Digital Content. Under no circumstance will we be liable for any loss, damage or harm caused
by your access to or reliance on the Digital Content. You must determine whether the Digital Content accessed
through your NOOKcolor is appropriate, useful, accurate and complete. Your use of the Digital Content and the
Service is solely at your own risk.
2. License and Intellectual Property.
(a) License. Subject to your compliance with and the terms and conditions of this Agreement, we grant you a non-
exclusive, revocable license to make personal, non-commercial use of: (i) the Service; (ii) the software loaded onto
your NOOKcolor, as may be updated, modified, added to or upgraded from time to time (the “Software”); and (iii)
any printed or electronic documentation for such Software (the “Documentation”), all solely for the purposes that
we intend, as described on the Web Site and in the Documentation.
(b) Third-Party Software. Certain portions of the Software are subject to separate licensing terms as set forth in
Attachment 1. By using your NOOKcolor, you agree that you have read, understand and agree to be bound by such
terms. Such portions of the Software are also subject to the copyright notices contained in such Attachment and in
the User Guide.
(c) Reservation of Rights. The sale of your NOOKcolor to you does not transfer to you any right, title or interest in
or to any of our intellectual property rights or those of our suppliers or licensors. For example, all Software is either
owned by us or is the property of our suppliers or licensors. The Software has been licensed, not sold, to you. ©
2010 BARNES & NOBLE, INC. AND ITS SUPPLIERS AND LICENSORS, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Patent Pend-
ing. Most trademarks shown on your NOOKcolor, such as nook™, NOOKcolor™, n™, VividView™, Daily Shelf™,
LendMe™, More In Store™, Barnes & Noble® and B&N®, are owned by Barnes & Noble, Inc. or its subsidiar-
ies. Certain other trademarks shown on your NOOKcolor or through the Service are owned by our suppliers or
licensors or other third parties. Please see the attribution page in the User Guide for more information. All Rights
Reserved. Other than the limited license granted to you in this Section 2, you have no other right, title or interest in
or to the Service, Software or Documentation. Any rights not expressly granted to you are fully reserved by us and
our suppliers or licensors, as applicable, and no such rights are conferred by estoppel, operation of law, implication or
otherwise.
(d) Restrictions. Except as may be expressly permitted by this Agreement, you may not, directly or indirectly: (i) use
the Software on any device other than your NOOKcolor; (ii) use, copy, modify, distribute copies of, display or trans-
mit the Software; (iii) disassemble, reverse engineer, emulate, decompile, tamper with, create derivative works from
or otherwise attempt to discover the source code of the Software or the technology used to provide the Service or
attempt to reduce the Software to human-readable form; (iv) bypass, modify, defeat, tamper with or circumvent any
of the security features of your NOOKcolor or the Service, including, without limitation, altering any digital rights
management functionality of your NOOKcolor or the Software; or (v) share access to the Software or Service,
whether through a network, resale or other means.
(e) U.S. Government End Users. The Software and Documentation are “commercial computer software” or “com-
mercial computer software documentation” as those terms are defined in 48 C.F.R. 252.227-7014(a)(1) (2007) and
252.227-7014(a)(5) (2007). The U.S. Government’s rights with respect to the Software and Documentation are lim-
ited by this Agreement pursuant to FAR §§ 12.212 (Computer Software) (1995) and 12.211 (Technical Data) (1995)
and/or DFAR 227.7202-3, as applicable. As such, the Software and Documentation are being licensed to the U.S.
Government end users: (i) only as “Commercial Items” as that term is defined in FAR 2.101 generally and as incorpo-
rated in DFAR 212.102; and (ii) with only those limited rights as are granted to the public pursuant to this Agreement.
Under no circumstance will the U.S. Government or its end users be granted any greater rights than we grant to
other users, as provided for in this Agreement.
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3. Prohibited Conduct. In your use of your NOOKcolor or the Service, you may not: (i) transfer the Digital Content
from one electronic reading device to another without maintaining the applicable digital rights management solution
for that Digital Content; (ii) infringe, violate, or interfere with any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright, right
of publicity or any other right of any party; (iii) violate any law, rule or regulation, including, without limitation, U.S.
export control laws; (iv) copy, transfer, sublicense, assign, rent, lease, lend, resell or in any way transfer any rights to
all or any portion of the Digital Content to any third party, except in connection with the normal use of the lending
feature available through the Service, or as expressly permitted by the Terms of Use or applicable third-party license
agreement; (v) broadcast, transmit or distribute the Digital Content in any manner, such as online streaming or mak-
ing the Digital Content available for download; (vi) interfere with or damage the Service, including, without limitation,
through the use of viruses, cancel bots, Trojan horses, harmful code, flood pings, denial of service attacks, packet or
IP spoofing, forged routing or electronic mail address information or similar methods or technology; (vii) violate any
third-party contract or policy governing the Service, Software or Digital Content; (viii) open, modify, service or tam-
per with your NOOKcolor; (ix) engage in any activity that interferes with any third party’s ability to use or enjoy the
Service; (x) delete, destroy or alter in any manner the proprietary rights notices, markings and legends appearing on
your NOOKcolor, or the Digital Content, Software or Service; or (xi) assist or encourage any third party in engaging
in any activity prohibited by this Agreement.
4. Privacy and Security.
(a) Privacy. You agree that we may use, collect and share your information in accordance with our Privacy Policy.
Without limitation, we will collect, use and/or disclose information regarding you and your use of your NOOKcolor
and the Service in order to: (i) provide the Service to you; (ii) permit you to engage in activities that you initiate
through the Service, such as purchasing Digital Content and reviewing products; and (iii) analyze, operate, support,
maintain and improve your NOOKcolor or the Service.
(b) Security. We employ measures designed to ensure the security of the Service, but, as provided below, make no
guarantees in this regard.
5. SUPPORT. WE HAVE NO OBLIGATION TO MAINTAIN OR SUPPORT THE SOFTWARE OR THE SERVICE.
YOUR ABILITY TO ACCESS CERTAIN DIGITAL CONTENT FROM A GIVEN SOURCE MAY DEPEND ON
YOUR OBTAINING AND INSTALLING UPDATED VERSIONS OF THE SOFTWARE. WE AND OUR SUPPLIERS
OR LICENSORS MAY, WITHOUT FURTHER NOTICE TO YOU, PERIODICALLY ACCESS YOUR NOOKcolor
REMOTELY TO UPDATE, MODIFY, ADD TO OR UPGRADE THE SOFTWARE. IN RARE INSTANCES, SUCH
UPDATES, MODIFICATIONS, ADDITIONS OR UPGRADES MAY CAUSE DATA LOSS OR OTHER ISSUES. YOU
ARE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR REGULARLY BACKING UP THE DATA STORED ON YOUR NOOKcolor TO
PREVENT THIS FROM OCCURRING.
6. Indemnification. You will defend, indemnify and hold us and our aliates, and our and their employees, representa-
tives, agents, attorneys, directors, ocers, managers, shareholders, suppliers and licensors (the “Indemnified Parties”)
harmless from any damage, loss, cost or expense (including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees and costs) incurred in
connection with any third-party claim, demand or action (“Claim”) brought or asserted against any of the Indemni-
fied Parties arising from, related to, or connected with your alleged breach of this Agreement. If you are obligated to
provide indemnification pursuant to this provision, we may, in our sole and absolute discretion, control the disposition
of any Claim at your sole cost and expense. Without limitation of the foregoing, you may not settle, compromise or
in any other manner dispose of any Claim without our written consent.
7. DISCLAIMERS; EXCLUSIONS AND LIMITATIONS.
(a) DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES. EXCEPT FOR THE ONE YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY THAT WE PROVIDE
FOR YOUR NOOKcolor, WE AND OUR SUPPLIERS AND LICENSORS PROVIDE YOUR NOOKcolor, THE DIGI-
TAL CONTENT, THE SOFTWARE AND THE SERVICE ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS WITHOUT
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ANY REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY WHATSOEVER. THE USE OF YOUR NOOKcolor, THE SERVICE,
DIGITAL CONTENT AND SOFTWARE IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK. WE DO NOT REPRESENT OR WARRANT
THAT YOUR NOOKcolor, THE SOFTWARE, THE SERVICE OR THE DIGITAL CONTENT, OR ITS OR THEIR
USE WILL: (I) BE UNINTERRUPTED OR SECURE; (II) BE FREE OF DEFECTS, INACCURACIES OR ERRORS;
OR (III) MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS. WE HEREBY DISCLAIM ANY AND ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR
IMPLIED, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
PURPOSE, LACK OF HIDDEN OR LATENT DEFECTS, SECURITY, MERCHANTABILITY, QUIET ENJOYMENT
AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.
(b) EXCLUSION OF DAMAGES. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, WE AND OUR SUPPLIERS
AND LICENSORS WILL NOT BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY THIRD PARTY FOR ANY CONSEQUENTIAL, SPE-
CIAL, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE OR OTHER INDIRECT DAMAGES ARISING FROM, RELATING TO OR CON-
NECTED WITH YOUR PURCHASE OR USE OF YOUR NOOKcolor, THE SERVICE, THE SOFTWARE, OR THE
DIGITAL CONTENT, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, LOST PROFITS, LOST REVENUE OR LOST DATA,
REGARDLESS OF THE CAUSE OF ACTION ON WHICH THE CLAIM IS BASED, INCLUDING, WITHOUT
LIMITATION, NEGLIGENCE, TORT, CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, PRODUCT DEFECT OR MISREPRESENTA-
TION, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
(c) LIMITATION OF LIABILITY. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, IN NO EVENT WILL OUR
OR OUR SUPPLIERS’ OR LICENSORS’ AGGREGATE LIABILITY ARISING FROM, RELATING TO OR IN CON-
NECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, CLAIMS RELATING TO YOUR
NOOKcolor, THE DIGITAL CONTENT, THE SOFTWARE OR THE SERVICE) EXCEED THE PRICE PAID BY YOU
FOR YOUR NOOKcolor.
(d) STATE LAW. CERTAIN STATE LAWS DO NOT ALLOW LIMITATIONS ON IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR
THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF CERTAIN DAMAGES. AS SUCH, SOME OR ALL OF THE ABOVE DIS-
CLAIMERS, EXCLUSIONS OR LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU, AND YOU MAY HAVE ADDITIONAL
RIGHTS.
(e) ESSENTIAL PURPOSE. UNLESS LIMITED OR MODIFIED BY APPLICABLE LAW, THE FOREGOING DIS-
CLAIMERS, EXCLUSIONS AND LIMITATIONS APPLY, EVEN IF ANY REMEDY FAILS OF ITS ESSENTIAL PUR-
POSE.
8. Force Majeure. We will not be liable for failing to perform under this Agreement because of any event beyond our
reasonable control, including, without limitation, a labor disturbance, an Internet outage or interruption of service,
a communications outage, failure by a service provider or any other third party to perform, fire, an act of terrorism,
natural disaster or war.
9. Choice of Law. The laws of the State of New York will govern and be used to interpret this Agreement, without
giving eect to any principle that would allow for the application of the law of any other State. For purposes of any
Claim that is not subject to the arbitration procedures in Section 10 below, we both agree to submit to the nonexclu-
sive personal jurisdiction of the courts located within New York County, New York and waive any objection to the
laying of venue of any litigation in said courts.
10. Dispute Resolution. Any Claim arising from, relating to, or connected with this Agreement will be resolved
through binding arbitration conducted by telephone, online or based solely upon written submissions where no
in-person appearance is required. In such cases, the arbitration will be administered by the American Arbitration
Association under its Commercial Arbitration Rules (including, without limitation, the Supplementary Procedures for
Consumer-Related Disputes, if applicable), and judgment on the award rendered by the arbitrator(s) may be entered
in any court having jurisdiction thereof. Notwithstanding this Section 10, we may bring a claim for injunctive or other
equitable relief in any court of competent jurisdiction as necessary to enforce our intellectual property rights or those
of our aliates, suppliers, or licensors. Any Claim will be arbitrated or litigated, as the case may be, on an individual
basis and shall not be consolidated with any Claim of any other party whether through class action proceedings,
class arbitration proceedings or otherwise. EACH OF THE PARTIES HEREBY KNOWINGLY, VOLUNTARILY AND
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INTENTIONALLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LITIGATION
ARISING OUT OF, RELATING TO OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT. FURTHER, EACH PARTY
CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE OR AGENT OF EITHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR
OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF SUCH LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE
THIS WAIVER OF RIGHT TO JURY TRIAL PROVISION. Each of the parties acknowledges that this Section is a
material inducement for the other party to enter into this Agreement. You acknowledge and agree that, regardless of
any statute or law to the contrary, any claim or cause of action you may have arising out of, relating to, or in con-
nection with this Agreement must be filed within one (1) calendar year after such claim or cause of action arises, or
forever be barred.
11. Termination of the Service.
(a) By Us. If we have a reasonable basis to believe that you have violated any term or condition of this Agreement or
may cause us, our suppliers or licensors, or another user of the Service financial loss or legal liability, we may, in our
sole discretion, upon notice to you, issue a warning, temporarily suspend, indefinitely suspend or terminate any of
your rights to use or access all or any part of the Service.
(b) By You. You may terminate your use of the Service at any time by ceasing all use of the Service and deregistering
your NOOKcolor by following the process provided for on the Web Site.
(c) Eect of Termination. Following termination or suspension, you will not be permitted to use the Service, though
termination/suspension of your right to use the Service will not aect your right to view Digital Content that you
have already lawfully acquired and downloaded to your NOOKcolor. If your access to the Service is terminated or
suspended, we reserve the right to exercise whatever means we deem necessary to prevent unauthorized access to
the Service, including, but not limited to, technological barriers, IP mapping and our direct contacts with telecommu-
nications companies. This Agreement will survive indefinitely unless and until we choose to terminate it, regardless of
whether any account you open is terminated by you or us or if you have the right to access or use the Service. You
are responsible for payment of all outstanding balances accrued up to and through the termination date. All amounts
paid to us are non-refundable, unless otherwise expressly provided for in this Agreement, the One-Year Limited
Warranty, or the Terms of Use.
12. Notice. You hereby consent to receive electronic communications from us, whether addressed to the email
address associated with your Barnes & Noble.com account or other email address that you provide to us, or sent
directly to your NOOKcolor. You acknowledge and agree that any communication via email, message to your device
or by postings on the Web Site satisfies any legal requirement that such communications be made in writing. You may
give notice to us via email to the following address: nook@barnesandnoble.com. If you have general questions re-
garding your NOOKcolor, you may also call 1-800-THE-BOOK or 1-201-438-1834, though such a call will not suce
for notice under this paragraph. Notice will be eective upon our sending or receipt of it, as applicable.
13. Changes to Service; Amendment. We may, in our sole discretion, change, modify, suspend, make improvements
to or discontinue any aspect of the Service, temporarily or permanently, at any time without notice to you, and we
will not be liable for doing so.
14. Assignment. This Agreement and all of your rights and obligations under it may not be assignable or transferable
by you without our prior written consent. You may, however, sell, give away, or otherwise transfer your NOOKcolor;
provided, however, that the person to whom you transfer your NOOKcolor must register your NOOKcolor in their
name. You will be responsible for all use of your NOOKcolor until that NOOKcolor is registered in their name.
Similarly, if you lend your NOOKcolor to another person or another person otherwise uses your NOOKcolor, you
will be responsible for that person’s use of your NOOKcolor. We may freely assign or transfer this Agreement or any
of our rights and obligations under it.
15. Additional Terms. This Agreement contains the entire understanding between you and us regarding the use of
your NOOKcolor and the Service, and supersedes all prior and contemporaneous agreements and understandings
between you and us regarding this subject matter. The provisions of this Agreement are intended to be severable. If
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for any reason any provision of this Agreement is held invalid or unenforceable in whole or in part in any applicable
jurisdiction, such provision shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineective to the extent of such invalidity or unenforce-
ability without in any manner aecting the validity or enforceability thereof in any other jurisdiction or the remain-
ing provisions hereof in that or any other jurisdiction. Our aliates, suppliers and licensors are intended third-party
beneficiaries of this Agreement. Our failure to exercise or enforce any right or provision of this Agreement will not
operate as a waiver of such right or provision. This Agreement is binding upon each party and its successors and
permitted assigns.
ATTACHMENT 1
THIRD PARTY SOFTWARE TERMS
1. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, certain components of the Software are licensed
subject to the General Public License Version 2.0, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit A (the “GPL License”). You
may not use these components except in compliance with the GPL License. In addition, you may have additional rights
with respect to such components under the GPL License, including, without limitation, the right to obtain the source
code for such components from us. You may obtain a copy of such source code by contacting us through the contact
information provided on the Web Site. We will provide such source code in accordance with the GPL License.
2. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, certain components of the Software are licensed
subject to the GNU Lesser General Public License version 2.1, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit B (the “LGPL”).
You may not use these components except in compliance with the LGPL. In addition, you may have additional rights
with respect to such components under the LGPL. You may obtain a copy of such source code by contacting us
through the contact information provided on the Web Site. We will provide such source code in accordance with the
LGPL.
3. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, certain components of the Software (as defined
herein) are licensed subject to the Apache License, Version 2.0, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit C (the “Apache
License”). You may not use these components except in compliance with the Apache License. In addition, you may
have additional rights with respect to such components under the Apache License. Unless required by applicable law
or agreed to in writing, software distributed under the Apache License is distributed on an “AS IS” BASIS, WITHOUT
WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the Apache License for the spe-
cific language governing permissions and limitations under the Apache License.
4. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, certain components of the Software are licensed sub-
ject to the third-party rights and terms of the licenses and permission notices reproduced on Exhibit D. You may not
use these components except in compliance with the applicable licenses and permission notices. In addition, you may
have additional rights with respect to such components under such licenses and permission notices.
Exhibit A
GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE
Version 2, June 1991
Copyright (C) 1989, 1991 Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA
Everyone is permitted to copy and distribute verbatim copies of this license document, but changing it is not allowed.
Preamble
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The licenses for most software are designed to take away your freedom to share and change it. By contrast, the
GNU General Public License is intended to guarantee your freedom to share and change free software--to make sure
the software is free for all its users. This General Public License applies to most of the Free Software Foundation’s
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