Nooks £29 @ Argos, Sainsburys, Currys, Very

custardy

cooking-mama wrote: »

Thanks Kenr, appreciate you taking the time to post this,unfortunately I have no idea what Root ,or ePub format means,sorry

Root,is a method of hacking the Nooks software to run programs it wasnt originally allowed to run

epub is the book format/file type for the Nook
just like you get MP3s etc in music,you get different formats in ebooks

kenr

When you buy/download an ebook you can do so in multiple formats (think VHS vs Betamax). The most common are epub (used by a LOT of readers) and kindle (used by Amazon exclusively)
So if you are on B&N or WH Smith etc then you get can your book in epub format, and it can be read on the Nook. On Amazon you get it in Kindle format (not sure if they even offer different formats) which will not be readable on the Nook without either :-
rooting - allowing the Nook to run s/w that isn't supplied by B&N, e.g. the Kindle app.
or using Calibre, Kindle for PC & the hack to remove the drm then convert it to epub then sending it to the Nook.

cooking-mama

Another silly question ( sorry), will I need another computer to activate the Nook?,our PC isn't running properly, will an IPad do?

marvin

cooking-mama wrote: »

Another silly question ( sorry), will I need another computer to activate the Nook?,our PC isn't running properly, will an IPad do?

It needs wifi not a computer

cooking-mama

Thanks Marvin, Thankfully our wifi is running fine,just waiting on Email confirming collection date from Currys now.

bargainqueen8

in stock on the john lewis website at mo,brought one for oh a while ago thought i`d treat myself now.:D

i know this has been asked many times but i`m struggling getting the pluggin to work with calibre.have downloaded both but thats as far as i get.i know i need to unzip file thought i had done it right but obviously not.
any advice in simple terms,lol will be much appreciated.

spike2012

Im training as an nvq assessor and as part of my work many items are pdf. This says it reads pdf so my question is, how easy is it to get a pdf onto this? I appreciate it needs wifi but does it have a web browser for example? So I could download pdf from gmail perhaps?

quidsinquentin

spike2012 wrote: »

Im training as an nvq assessor and as part of my work many items are pdf. This says it reads pdf so my question is, how easy is it to get a pdf onto this? I appreciate it needs wifi but does it have a web browser for example? So I could download pdf from gmail perhaps?

Nooks will read pdfs, but when I've tried it the pdfs 'break up' a little. Not so much that it bothers me, but a paragraph will break in the middle, that kind of thing.

The way to transfer stuff/pdfs is via pc only. Only Nook books can be transfered via wifi as far as I know.

Does have a web browser IIRC, but I've nver used it.

quidsinquentin

bargainqueen8 wrote: »

in stock on the john lewis website at mo,brought one for oh a while ago thought i`d treat myself now.:D

i know this has been asked many times but i`m struggling getting the pluggin to work with calibre.have downloaded both but thats as far as i get.i know i need to unzip file thought i had done it right but obviously not.
any advice in simple terms,lol will be much appreciated.

See if this helps - it's step by step.

bargainqueen8

quidsinquentin wrote: »

See if this helps - it's step by step.

thanks will have a look.thought i had followed apprentice alfs instructions ok but think its the unzipping bit that ruggering things up at mo.:o