Appendix B. File Formats

THE NOOK IS MORE than just an eReader; it’s also a general-purpose tablet that can play media files, let you read Microsoft Office documents, and more. Here’s a list of the file types it can handle:

BOOK FILES AND MICROSOFT OFFICE FILES

.epub (the main book format for the NOOK)

.pdf

Word (.doc, .docx, .docm, .dotx, .dotm

Excel (.xls, .xlsx, .xlsm, .xltx, .xltm)

PowerPoint (.ppt, .pptx, .pptm, .pps, .ppsx, .ppsm, .pot. potx, .potm)

Plain text (.txt)

HTML (.htm, .html, .xhtml)

Comic Book Archive (.cbz)

MUSIC FILES

.aac

.amr

.mid

.midi

.mp3

.mp4a

.ogg

.wav

PICTURE AND PHOTO FILES

.jpg

.gif

.png

.bmp

VIDEO FILES (THE NOOK TABLET CAN PLAY MEDIA FILES UP TO 2 GB.)

Adobe Flash

.3gp

.3g2

.mkv

.mp4

.m4v

Note

Here are more details about the how the NOOK handles multimedia files: It can handle MPEG-4 Simple/Advanced Profile up to 1920 × 1080 pixels, and H.263 up to 352 × 288. It can also play H.264 Baseline/Main/High Profile up to 1920 × 1080 pixels, and WEBM VP8 up to 640 × 480 pixels.