Reading Books, Magazines, and Newspapers on Your NOOK

You can read books, magazines, and newspapers on your NOOK. You can make notes about what you’re reading, highlight and annotate favorite passages, and share your thoughts and recommendations with friends on social sites such as Facebook.

Reading Books

Your NOOK makes reading books fun. To start reading, simply tap on a book’s cover. The book opens and fills the page. Then you can use the features described in this section to get the most out of your reading experience.

While you’re reading, you can customize the look of the page. You can switch fonts, make type bigger or smaller, and change background colors. You can switch between page designs whenever you like.

Opening a Book
To open a book, either:
•Tap on the book’s cover.

•Press and hold on the book’s cover. A pop-up menu appears. Tap on the menu choice Read.

Page Layout
When you’re reading content on NOOK, the text fills most of the page.
The title of the book you’re reading appears in the upper left.

You may see blue notepad icons here and there along the right side of the page. These icons indicate notes. See “Us- ing Notes”.

Turning Pages
Turning to the Next Page
To turn to the next page, either:
•Tap anywhere along the right edge of the page.

•Swipe to the left. (To swipe left, you place your finger on the right side of the page and slide it quickly to the left, as though you were flipping the page of a printed book.)

Turning to the Previous Page
To turn to the previous page, either:
•Tap anywhere along the left edge of the page.

•Swipe to the right. (To swipe right, you place your finger on the left side of the page and slide it quickly to the right, as though you were flipping a page backwards in a printed book.)

The Reading Tools Menu

The Reading Tools menu makes it easy to move through a book, to search for content, share content, adjust the display of text, and adjust the brightness of the screen.

To call up the Reading Tools menu, tap anywhere in the center of the page.

Barnes & Noble NOOK Color User Guide

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