Just wondering if there is a way, or if it is even possible to take a downloaded book from the Nook Tablet (or any nook device) from the internal memory and somehow transfer it to a computer or sd card. I'm a digital sales manager at a Barnes and Noble and since our demo units are able to download any book for free it would be pretty awesome to be able to download what I want, put it on a disk and load up my own nook with free books without having to hunt down torrents.
did you find out where its storing the books and what format are they in epub, acsm
Really! I suspect you will run into DRM issues & B&N might object to the apparent shrinkage that behavior might represent. Did I miss something obvious?
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Hey guys,
I am completely new to android, trying to decide b/w Nook Tablet and Kindle Fire. I know some of you have already bought these...
1) I know that B&N only allows 1gb for user free content on NT, what does that mean in terms of sideloaded apps? can you only sideload apps up to the limit of one gb or does an SD card act exactly like an extension of the internal memory (i.e. can you install an app on the SD card itself and run that app from the SD card?)
2) Does either of the devices have a three-axis accelerometer that can play games such as doodle jump and more advanced games such as Modern Combat 2? I mean can you install that game, for example, and control it by physically moving the tablet like on the iPhone?
I love the fact that Nook has a microSD card slot and more RAM, are there any reasons for me to buy a kindle fire?
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Hey guys,
I am completely new to android, trying to decide b/w Nook Tablet and Kindle Fire. I know some of you have already bought these...
1) I know that B&N only allows 1gb for user free content on NT, what does that mean in terms of sideloaded apps? can you only sideload apps up to the limit of one gb or does an SD card act exactly like an extension of the internal memory (i.e. can you install an app on the SD card itself and run that app from the SD card?)
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I love the fact that Nook has a microSD card slot and more RAM, are there any reasons for me to buy a kindle fire?
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DISCLAIMER: I do not have a Nook Touch at this point. However, I have been following it fairly closely as it will probably be my choice over the Kindle Fire.
There was a reviewer on the Barnes & Noble site that stated the customer service representative informed him that the 1gb limit can be re-partitioned to a more acceptable size by a Nook Technician if you have a local Barnes & Noble with one of these Nook Technicians.
I've installed my sideloaded apps to the SD card.
Regarding the 1GB limitation - people say that you can go to a store and have them increase that limit for you.
Also, you can get an SD card up to 32GB.
And lastly, although I still have to check on this, I've been able to use AndroXplor app to get access to internal memory. I haven't tried copying stuff to it to see if I have write access, but if I do - that'd mean you can use all 16GB or so, in addition to your SD card.
I have a few ebooks on my laptop and I am having issues moving them to my nook tablet. It has been rooted and I am using ADW launcher. Please help!
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I have a few ebooks on my laptop and I am having issues moving them to my nook tablet. It has been rooted and I am using ADW launcher. Please help!
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What format are your books? How are you trying to move them? via usb? dropbox?
Do you have an SD card installed? Without one, only 1GB is seen on your internal memory if you connect your noob to your pc with the usb cord (but then you can move it to anywhere else).
Install a file explorer program (file expert is a good free one, root explorer is too but it has the possibility of having you misclick and mess up permissions on system folders).
Books/anything else moved to your NT's internal memory via usb -> shows up in /media. Books that you want your nook's native book applications to see -> move them to /data/books. Books that you have on your sdcard -> will not be seen by your nook's ebook reader program but you can make any folder anywhere and put books in it.
I recommend using an sdcard and downloading a program called Coolreader (android market); it's the best ebook reader I've found on this platform. It has a ton of settings and lets you configure it entirely (font, spacing, layout, behavior, etc etc). It reads from .zip archives and supports quite a few formats. It won't see anything with DRM protection on it that hasn't been removed, nor will it see .lit or amazon's proprietary formats. Anything with DRM on it that you bought from a certain market (Kindle, Adobe DRM ebook stores, etc) will only be read in associated programs (until you remove the drm) :/ Calibre is a great program (on the pc-side) to convert between book formats and manage your library, as a side note (not related to drm removal).
if I kept them on on my SD card how would I get them to show up using the stock ebook reader? Also....what format can I use? I have them in .mobi and .opf
Since I am rooted I can access the other 15GB ... I tried using es filer explorer (enabling root) and trying to move them to the books folder but I still cant get them to show up using the google books...kindle app and the stock app on the tablet
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if I kept them on on my SD card how would I get them to show up using the stock ebook reader? Also....what format can I use? I have them in .mobi and .opf
.Since I am rooted I can access the other 15GB ... I tried using es filer explorer (enabling root) and trying to move them to the books folder but I still cant get them to show up using the google books...kindle app and the stock app on the tablet
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For books on your SD card go to your Library application -> my files -> press memory card, and your books should be there (at least the ones in a format it sees/reads).
Stuff in /data/books will show up automatically on your shelves, I think. Stuff in /media books will need to be imported the same way as above: library -> my files -> books (just not clicking on memory card button).
The Nook's eReader will see: EPUB, PDF, DOC, TXT, DOCM, DOCX. Epub is a great thing to convert all your books to as it's widely supported and is the public domain standard (by the way). Other reader apps will see more formats. I think .opf is epub though no? Or rather it's .epub with extra metadata, so that should be seen right off the bat. If not, do try Calibre out. One click conversions to any formats, and previews of how it looks on that format.
I am so sorry to keep asking about this...I have tried putting them in the data/books but nothing showed up in my library. I don't know what I am doing wrong. Sorry if I keep asking stupid questions...just really want this to show up on my "shelf"
Try this:
Open library -> my stuff (upper right) -> find book (sd card) -> select book/long press book -> select add to shelf from pop out menu. It will ask you to make a shelf; you can edit and add shelves via the menu that pops up (create new shelf/add to favorites).
Does that work?
Putting them in /data/books adds it to the reader+reader's directory. I could have sworn there was a way to mass-autoadd things to the shelves (checking now).
edit: Ok, I can't get it to work except through actually adding it with the Library app Rebooting the device puts the books from my files -> add to shelves in the "book" tab however, but they do not automatically appear there if you close/restart the library app without rebooting the nook. Odd behavior. If you have a lot of books the library seemed very finger intensive.
I can't figure out how to mass-move anything inside the Library app either, and I'm not sure whether it has this capability either. Yeah, I quickly moved away to using a file explorer app + another reader, as you can see
Hi ...
Nook is unable to see/read .mobi and .opf. You must convert them to epub, using a free program called Calibre.
Or they are locked by the use of a DRM... again Calibre can help you.
Try to find an ebook is an "epub," reread slowly, Zmobie's excellent posts, then try again...
ok....so I can get them to show in "my shelf" if and only if keep it on my SD card. My goal is to keep my books on my nt and music movies and pics on my SD card because it is only an 8GB.
I have a John Grisham collection that I have in a folder labled "john grisham" Should I not put it in a folder and just put it in the data/books folder
Ok, there are a bunch of book directories on the internal memory: media/My Files/Books seems to be the only one that automatically shows up in the Library books section but ONLY if you reboot. Copy/move the books you want on the internal memory there, to have them show up in Library.
If you (or when I did anyway) add a book through the Library application it will add it to the shelves, if you pull it from an sd card, or the 1gb media/My Files/Books storage folder. I went and pasted a bunch of books to test this and the Library app only sees things that is labeled as user storage (which I guess makes sense).
The way to mass-add books to the Library, without one by one dragging and adding through the Library app itself, is to move the files you want to automatically load up in Library (under the "books tab" - won't be added to a shelf automatically) is to copy all of them into media/My Files/Books, and restart the nook. The restart is needed as there doesn't seem to be a way to force it to scan for new books without a restart :/.
So:
It should *definitely* see all your books if you move them to media/my files/books, under the "books" tab, NOT under "my stuff" tab, if you copy and reboot the nook. You can then add them to shelves from the main "books" tab (which is what Library starts up in).
I don't know whether it scans inside folders - it *should* so you should try moving your John Grisham folder to media/My Files/books and see.
(I wonder what the three other /books locations are for :/. I don't seem to force Library to automatically recognize stuff in them. The reader does recognize anything in those directories, but then it's just a folder listing anyway).
edit: Ok it works inside folders for me. Have fun!
Thank you so much! Now if can figure out how to make folders on my desktop I will be good to go.....thank you so much
Calibre also works great for the Mac
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Thank you so much! Now if can figure out how to make folders on my desktop I will be good to go.....thank you so much
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On the Nook default launcher you can't, I think*? It's a reason I use another launcher (go/adw) and just create links to the Nook applications I use. You can make folders by default in either of the two above launchers.
*If anyone has managed this, do tell.
not to get off topic but when I try to add a folder...long press on the screen and select folder and nothing happens
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not to get off topic but when I try to add a folder...long press on the screen and select folder and nothing happens
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In Go launcher? HMMM. *tries*
edit: Oh, that's funny. You're right! I never actually make folders that way, because I have a few folders I got from accidentally dragging an icon onto another icons. They get grouped into a folder automatically I assumed the normal way worked, but if not, try that.
It doesn't work in any of the launchers. It must be disabled on the nook entirely in that case. Weird!
I wasn't able to drop appear together with ads to make a folder so I switched to go launcher and I like it so much better. It it what I use on my roped droid x2. I don't know if it was my hacked downloaded version of adw that caused this but for some reason I could not put anything on the top 1 inch or so of the screen. But I have had no issues with GO.
Sorry to keep asking newborn queriins. This is my first tablet. I have noticed that even though it is rooted and has an android os on it, there are still a lot of things that canny be done. I have not been able to download a facebook apk I have also had issues with the xda app. When I log in the app force closes. Not a big deal...I have then been going to the website. With that in mind....is there a way to put web page short cuts on the droidtop......
Again...sorry for the newborn questions and thank you again for your help
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I have noticed that even though it is rooted and has an android os on it, there are still a lot of things that canny be done.
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Yep, there are a lot of things disabled on the NT and won't work until apps get updated or mods are released for the tablet. It's a new (and restricted) device, so this is normal really; various things won't work off the bat. I think there is a Facebook app thread in these forums (or the dev forum) that gets that app to work somehow. I don't use it so I don't know specifics.
I heard that ADW launchers recent update changed/broke some things, so that might be why it isn't working perfectly. I use go launcher myself and ADW only for emergencies currently, yeah. Anyway, no worries on asking newbie questions - means the device is getting more users and exposure! Have fun with it.
the kindle app won't open the books i have on my sd card. a couple of them are prc files which the kindle app on my computer sees fine but some are mobis and even those won't open. i've tried copying them to the kindle folder in internal memory but that doesn't work either. the books i downloaded from amazon work fine.
anyone have success? if amazon is blocking sideloaded books is there another program i can use?
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the kindle app won't open the books i have on my sd card. a couple of them are prc files which the kindle app on my computer sees fine but some are mobis and even those won't open. i've tried copying them to the kindle folder in internal memory but that doesn't work either. the books i downloaded from amazon work fine.
anyone have success? if amazon is blocking sideloaded books is there another program i can use?
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You can try loading them into Calibre and then sideloading from that app. There is a great tutorial on the guys site for this stuff.
why not use aldiko? should use any book you've got.
Nook is the best. Can take side loaded epubs. Just place in nook/my documents folder
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ravizzle said:
Nook is the best. Can take side loaded epubs. Just place in nook/my documents folder
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The only problem with Nook, is no book cover art.
Eh? My wife's Nook Tablet has book cover art... So did her original Nook.
But try loading your other books with Calibre
well the kindle app is now recognizing books that i copy from the sd card to internal memory but i'd rather keep them on the sd card.
i got aldiko as well but haven't used it much.
So I've had my NT (16GB) since Christmas and have been rooted and OTA blocked since the beginning. Now that CM7 is available and relatively stable, CM9 is getting there I am soliciting some advice on how best to proceed. I have purchased several Children's Books from B&N and have, much to my chagrin, noticed that they are only viewable on the NT (probably NC too but I don't have one of those). I got the NT because I wanted a cheap good tablet, I also want to support B&N through purchases from them for content as much as possible, but let's face it I'm not buying the same apps multiple times. So what to do.....
Option 1. (Currently Evaluating) - I purchased a class 10 32gb SD card and put an ROM on there (CM7). I just completed this step last night and I am still playing about. There seems to be noticeable lag though in starting apps and browsing/playing around in general. This could be a early symptom of things just needing to settle out though as I haven't spent a whole lot of time on it yet. This would allow me to pop the SD card and boot stock when the kids want to view the books. A hassle but possible good alternative.
Option 2. Find some way to get the stock B&N reader programs on the custom ROM. I have no idea where to start with that and the brief searches that I've tried has suggested it isn't possible.
Option 3. Just live with Rooted Stock and the side loaded apps that I have now. This isn't as much fun, but does make for a fairly usable tablet with the full Nook capabilities. Just a few nits but none that are completely onerous. However no ICS and that might be a problem with apps in the near future.
Option 4. Bootable SD of a stock image. This would allow me to completely change the internal storage and have a separate bootable card for the stock needs. I haven't seen any of these offered in the Dev section yet but I'm willing to try to make one myself with a little more research. A couple of questions here though would be how/or if I can access the SD card from internal storage boot and share media on the card (movies, music, etc)? Can you default the boot internal with a special key press to boot from SD card? Ideas.
Option 5. Can you run a VM of the stock image from a normal boot? This one is way out there as I haven't seen VM options for Android yet.
So that's about all I can think of. Interested in hearing your thoughts and ideas. Thanks.
Your option 1 with CM 7 should allow you to load Google Play, which will allow you to download the Nook Reader app from there. It will allow you to read your books, and some other content as well, but not Nook apps. (You can't read some magazines except with native Nook, and although the apps you've gotten from B&N don't function here, you can download from Google Play most anything you want. Also, you can always boot back to stock Nook Tablet and do that. I flip back and forth between CM7 and native stock Nook Tablet all the time.)
I also boot back and forth between stock and CM7. I use both Nook & Kindle apps on CM7. I really only boot into stock when I'm in the Barnes & Noble store.
Has anyone heen able to use the nook for android app on a rooted Nook tablet? It will install and load, but it will not display any books. None of the books are DRM.
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Has anyone heen able to use the nook for android app on a rooted Nook tablet? It will install and load, but it will not display any books. None of the books are DRM.
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Not sure if this will help, but I run CM7 through an SD card. I have the Nook for Android App, and the books need to go on the SD->Nook->MyDocuments folder in order to show up.
The nook for android app will not work on the stock nook OS. You have to use the reader app that came with it. With that said, you can still sideload books (spun files for instance) by placing them in the appropriate directory.
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When I put them in the MyDocuments folder they show up and are readable, but no title and the book cover looks like a light blue e-reader. I'm on SD CM7.
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When I put them in the MyDocuments folder they show up and are readable, but no title and the book cover looks like a light blue e-reader. I'm on SD CM7.
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So, before you tranfer them to MyDocuments, go ahead and convert them to .epub (does not matter if they are already in epub format) using Calibre. While in Calibre, make sure you download the meta information for the book, including the cover.
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When I put them in the MyDocuments folder they show up and are readable, but no title and the book cover looks like a light blue e-reader. I'm on SD CM7.
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To add book covers, try using Calibre on the PC to add the covers to the epub file. When I did this, they showed up when I put them on the SD card.
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To add book covers, try using Calibre on the PC to add the covers to the epub file. When I did this, they showed up when I put them on the SD card.
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I've had mixed luck with that. Some of the files I converted came across beautifully, while some came across with most of the advanced features (cover art, table of contents, etc.) missing. Any ideas on what I missed?