Book description
Combine a world-class e-reader with a top-notch tablet—then add know-how from technology guru Preston Gralla—and you have the perfect recipe for portable entertainment. Packed with clear instructions and helpful illustrations, this book gets you up to speed on the NOOK Tablet so you can enjoy ebooks, magazines, games, apps, TV shows, and movies right away.
Table of contents
- NOOK Tablet: The Missing Manual
- The Missing Credits
- Introduction
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I. The Basics
- 1. Getting to Know Your NOOK Tablet
- 2. Setting Up Your NOOK Tablet
- 3. Using Your NOOK Tablet for the First Time
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II. Reading Books and Periodicals
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4. Reading Books, Newspapers, and Magazines
- Opening a Book
- A Tour of the Book Reader
- Using the Table of Contents
- Sharing Your Reading
- Changing the Text and Display
- Selecting Text, Taking Notes, Highlighting Text, and More
- Searching in Books
- Reading Mode and Zooming in on Images
- Video Inside Books
- Tapping Links
- Reading PDFs
- Reading Magazines
- Reading Newspapers
- Reading Comic Books
- 5. Reading NOOK Kids Books
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4. Reading Books, Newspapers, and Magazines
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III. Buying, Borrowing, and Managing Your Library
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6. Buying Books, Magazines, and Newspapers and Managing Your Library
- Browsing and Searching for Books in the NOOK Store
- Sampling and Buying Books
- Browsing and Buying Magazines and Newspapers
- Using the Library to Manage Your Books and Periodicals
- Using The Wishlist
- Accessing Content on Your SD Card and NOOK Tablet’s Built-in Storage
- The Library on BN.com, PCs, Macs, and Mobile Devices
- Managing your NOOK Account
- 7. Borrowing and Lending Books with LendMe and Your Local Library
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6. Buying Books, Magazines, and Newspapers and Managing Your Library
- IV. Apps, Movies, TV Shows, Music, Photographs, and Files
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V. The Web and Email
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12. Surfing the Web
- A Tour of the NOOK Tablet’s Browser
- The Address Bar
- Navigating a Web Page
- Tapping Links
- Multiple Windows
- Bookmarks
- Most Visited and History Lists
- Finding Text, Getting Page Information, and More
- Refreshing Pages, Going Forward, and More
- Saving Online Images
- Web Pages Designed for Mobile Devices
- Online Privacy and Security
- Changing Your Home Page, Text Size, and More Settings
- Disabling the Browser
- 13. Using Email
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12. Surfing the Web
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VI. Getting Social
- 14. NOOK Friends, Facebook, Twitter, and Beyond
- 15. Managing Your Contacts
- VII. Advanced Topics
- VIII. Appendixes
- Index
- About the Author
- Copyright
Product information
- Title: NOOK Tablet: The Missing Manual
- Author(s):
- Release date: March 2012
- Publisher(s): O'Reilly Media, Inc.
- ISBN: 9781449317751
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