NOOK Tablet: Out of the Box

Sampling and Buying Books

Now that you’ve done searching and browsing, it’s time to take the plunge and buy a book. As you’re browsing or searching you’ll see a green button next to a book you can buy, along with the price on it (Figure 4-6). If there’s no green button it means that you’ve already bought the book, and there will be a gray label with the word “Purchased” in the place where the price would normally be.

Figure 4-6. A book in the NOOK Store

Note

You can also preorder a book that hasn’t yet been released. If the book hasn’t been released yet, it has a green button, but instead of the price on the button, you’ll see the word “Preorder” there.

As you’ll see in a bit, you can buy the book by tapping the green button with the price on it. But let’s say you’re not quite sure that you want to buy the book, and want more information about it. Rather than tapping the green button, tap anywhere else in the book description. A screen appears with plenty of information about the book. It’s divided into three tabs:

Overview

This provides a good deal of information about the book, including customer ratings on a five-star scale (it also tells you the total number of people who have reviewed it), a lengthy description of the book, and buttons for getting a free sample or sharing the book. Down at the bottom of the screen there’s a small up arrow. Tap it and a screen rolls up that shows ...