NOOK Tablet: Out of the Box

Changing the Library View and Resorting the Library

Up at the top of the Library, you’ll find two large buttons for changing the order in which the library displays your items, and the way in which they are displayed.

Change the sort order

Tap this button and you can change the order in which items are displayed. The options available here will vary according to what section of the Library you’re in. In Books and Kids, you can sort by Most Recent, Title, and Author (as shown in Figure 5-5). In Magazines and Newspapers, you can sort by Most Recent and Title. In Apps, you can sort by Most Recent, App Name, and Category.

Figure 5-5. Change the sort order

Change the display

This gives you control over how the items are displayed. Out of the box, the NOOK displays them on grid of shelves, with large pictures and very little detail about each item—for example, in Books, just the book cover (Figure 5-6).

Figure 5-6. Change the display

The second choice from the top also only shows the book cover, but labels the shelves, so that there are fewer items on each shelf. The third choice from the top shows a detailed list of the items, including, in the Book area, author, rating, review summary, and description (Figure 5-7).

Figure 5-7. Detailed list

The bottom choice shows a simple list with fewer details ...