Chapter 15. NOOK Friends, Facebook, Twitter, and Beyond
READING, ON THE NOOK, is more than a solitary experience; it’s a social one as well. One of the great pleasures of books is sharing your thoughts about them with others, sharing quotes, sharing reading recommendations, and even sharing books. As you know from Chapter 5, the NOOK HD helps you do all that and more, via the NOOK Friends app. Whether you’re reading or not, the NOOK HD helps you keep in touch with friends, and offers integration with Facebook and Twitter to boot. This chapter shows you how to do that, and plenty more.
What Can You Do with NOOK Friends?
The best way to do all this sharing is via NOOK Friends, the free app built into the NOOK HD. If you want to share your reading, it’s a spectacular app. Here are its nifty features:
See your friends’ activities, such as their book recommendations and favorite quotes from books they’re reading.
Share your own book recommendations and favorite quotes from books you’re reading.
Lend and borrow books on your NOOK.
Getting Started with NOOK Friends
Who exactly is a NOOK Friend? It’s someone who has signed up for a Barnes & Noble account, is in your Contacts list with an email address, and who has accepted your invitation to become a NOOK Friend—or whose invitation you have accepted. It’s a reciprocal arrangement; once you become someone’s NOOK Friend, she’s also yours, and vice ...
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