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.
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 books going at a time.
Tip
When you buy a book and download it to your NOOK, it’s protected with a technology called digital rights management (DRM). DRM is there to prevent illegal copying, selling, or distribution of books. The NOOK’s built-in technology ensures that you can read any book you’ve legitimately purchased. However, due to a DRM-related hiccup, you may need to unlock a book after you’ve downloaded it. If that happens to you, you’ll be prompted to enter your name and the credit card number you used to buy the book. After that the book unlocks, and it’s clear reading ahead.
If you want to read a book that you’ve recently been reading, but not the most recent one, tap the More button at the top right of the Home screen. Down drops a long list of recent books and periodicals you’ve read, files you’ve opened, and movies and TV shows you’ve watched (or that have been recommended to you). Books are at the top of the list.
Tip
If you’ve been reading a book that you’ve transferred to your NOOK from your PC or Mac (see Transferring Files to Your NOOK Tablet), it won’t show up in the Books area under the More button. Instead, you’ll find it in the Files area.