NOOK Tablet: The Missing Manual

Chapter 4. Reading Books, Newspapers, and Magazines

YOUR NOOK TABLET DOES many things, but above all it’s a great eReader for books, newspapers, and magazines. You’ll find countless tools that make your reading experience efficient and enjoyable—and you’ll learn all about them in this chapter.

Opening a Book

To open a book, simply tap its cover, or else hold your finger on the cover and select Read from the pop-up menu. Here are the main places you’ll find a book cover to tap:

• On your Home screen, if you’ve placed one there

• On the Daily Shelf

• In your Library

• In the Books media shortcut at the bottom of the Home screen (Moving Items Between the Daily Shelf and the Home Screen)

Tip

When browsing or searching the NOOK Store, when you come across a book that you already have on your NOOK, the green button below it displays “Read” rather than a price. Tap it to read the book.

There are other ways to open a book without even hunting around in the Library for them. If you want to jump to the last book you were reading, tap the book icon at the bottom of the screen in the Notification area, or tap the Keep Reading book icon at the top of the Home screen. The Keep Reading feature is particularly handy, because it also shows the title of the book you’re reading—which you’ll appreciate if you have multiple ...