Chapter 21. Rooting Your NOOK Simple Touch
The beginning of this book mentions that B&N used Google’s Android operating system in your NOOK. Choosing Android makes business sense because it’s an open-source operating system, and B&N didn’t pay a small fortune to use it. However, the most exciting thing about Android for you is that it enables you to easily root the NOOK and add new and exciting features.
The idea of rooting your NOOK may seem daunting or too technical. However rooting the NOOK to get basic Android Market apps installed is easy, only requiring a bit of prep work and a few steps. This minimal effort (can be done inside a one-half hour) is well worth the benefits, for you can turn your NOOK into more than just an E Ink reader (albeit ...
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