February 2013
Intermediate to advanced
496 pages
13h 4m
English
Content preview from NOOK HD: The Missing Manual, 2nd Edition
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Chapter 4. Creating and Using Profiles
ONE OF THE NIFTIEST things about the NOOK HD is its ability to have multiple people use it, each with his or her own account, preferences, books and media, and more. No other ereader or tablet offers these family-friendly capabilities, so read on to learn how to share your NOOK with the whole gang.
Understanding Profiles
People are different. Some like detective novels, while others like literary fiction. Some prefer romantic comedies, while others can’t get enough action-hero movies. Some say tomato, and others tom-ah-to. For whatever reason, whether it’s hard-wiring, upbringing, age, or some combination people have different tastes and needs in a tablet.
The NOOK recognizes this fact of life and lets you create different profiles for different family members. That way, if you’re a lover of literary fiction and foreign-language dramas, you don’t have to wade through the young adult fiction, thrillers, buddy movies, and romantic comedies that near and dear ones have put on the NOOK. And they don’t have to wade through yours, either.
In addition, if you’ve got kids sharing the NOOK, you can make sure that they won’t have access to books, movies, and Internet content that aren’t suitable for them, because you can create a kids’ profile with full parental controls that limit what they can do.
NOOK profiles are delightfully flexible. So, for example, ...
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