Classic New Update available for the nook. - Page 2

evan2000 · 02-05-2010, 02:57 PM

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Originally Posted by evan2000

There is a dictionary word look up??? Please tell me where/how?

-e

I found it !

evan2000 · 02-05-2010, 02:59 PM

OK update when OK. But I seem to have lost of my NYT's that I had. I still have today's but I want my past ones back. Is there a way ?

refortin · 02-05-2010, 03:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by evan2000

There is a dictionary word look up??? Please tell me where/how?

Yes, that has always been there. It's all right in the FAQ on the nook website.

Here's the text from the FAQ:
How do I use my nook's built-in dictionary?

When reading, tap Look up word on the color touchscreen. Select the word you want to look up by pressing the up, down, right, and left arrows on the touchscreen to move the selection from word to word. Then tap Look up to display the definition in a dialog panel overlaying the reading content. A definition can be more than one page in length. Move between pages using the Next Page and Previous Page buttons. Tap OK when you have finished reading the definition to return to your reading.

supermighty · 02-05-2010, 03:30 PM

It doesn't loose my bookmarks anymore when I connected it to my computer.

evan2000 · 02-05-2010, 03:35 PM

Since update... I can't see my New York Times past issues. I see them in the folder on the nook when I connect it via USB

evan2000 · 02-05-2010, 03:37 PM

Sorry again. I Now see how they changed it. I like it the old way... But hey. I'm glad for the OS upgrade.

Cheers

:D ominik · 02-05-2010, 03:48 PM

Note: on rooted nooks you should use the patched update from the nookdevs, the B&N Update will lock your root access. And with the nookLauncher you don't have to bother your eyes with the new ugly home screen icons.

Bye,
Dominik

staticradar · 02-05-2010, 04:22 PM

So are the updates worth getting a nook now or should I wait a little longer? I'm in the market for a new reader and am really considering a nook, but with all the issues I was hearing I held off. I was hoping when they started shipping again a lot of the major issues would be resolved.

I don't really highlight or need the dictionary function, so those would not be issues for me. I love my Sony 505, but is the nook going to be an upgrade or a downgrade at this point?

Madam Broshkina · 02-05-2010, 04:40 PM

I see no compelling reasons to get a nook unless you need to buy books over the air. While the nook has gotten better with the upgrades it still does not compare with the Sony regarding book organization. If you are like me however and do not like how the 505 displays ePub files you may like the nook. I like the way that the Sony ePub files look on my nook then on my Sony. For me after Sony switched to ePub the nook is a definite upgrade.

mos · 02-05-2010, 04:41 PM

I liked the Nook also before the update. I think it is the best reader on the market right now. Check it out. They should be in the stores. Great e-ink screen, great product, great reader.

jaxx6166 · 02-05-2010, 04:42 PM

With that said, do B/N and Sony files work interchangably yet? Or is it just Sony -> Nook and not Nook -> Sony

Madam Broshkina · 02-05-2010, 04:48 PM

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Originally Posted by jaxx6166

With that said, do B/N and Sony files work interchangably yet? Or is it just Sony -> Nook and not Nook -> Sony

Sony books will work on the nook, but B&N books will not work on the Sony.

mos · 02-05-2010, 04:51 PM

It'S just Sony to Nook. You cannot read the Nook books on a Sony, since B&N has it's own special DRM code on their books. As far as I know, it is also hard to "free" these books.

So, if you have quite a bunch of Sony epubs, it is no problem at all to read them on your Nook. If you have a bunch of B&N books, there is no way, to read them on a different brand reader.

The only thing I miss on my Nook compared to my PRS700 is the possibility to organize my books, as good as on the Sony. Sony realy has the best system there. On the Nook you can only organize them by author or title since the update. Which is of course a great thing. Before the update you could not organize your personal stuff at all.

mgmueller · 02-05-2010, 05:30 PM

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Originally Posted by evan2000

There is a dictionary word look up??? Please tell me where/how?

-e

Already has been there before.
"Look up word": Within an opened book, scroll down in the menu. Then mark the word via cursor buttons: Voila.

mgmueller · 02-05-2010, 05:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Madam Broshkina

Sony books will work on the nook, but B&N books will not work on the Sony.

Hmmmm..... Got mine for 5 days now. Bought 45 books from B&N so far. Only a single one has been ePUB. All the others are PDB, which can't be read on Sony without stripping from DRM.
What's your ratio of ePUB:PDB from B&N?

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02-05-2010, 02:59 PM	#17
evan2000 Member Posts: 17 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: Nook	OK update when OK. But I seem to have lost of my NYT's that I had. I still have today's but I want my past ones back. Is there a way ?

02-05-2010, 03:30 PM	#19
supermighty Groupie Posts: 165 Karma: 6384806 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Walled City Device: Kobo Libre 2	It doesn't loose my bookmarks anymore when I connected it to my computer.

02-05-2010, 03:35 PM	#20
evan2000 Member Posts: 17 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: Nook	Since update... I can't see my New York Times past issues. I see them in the folder on the nook when I connect it via USB

02-05-2010, 03:37 PM	#21
evan2000 Member Posts: 17 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: Nook	Sorry again. I Now see how they changed it. I like it the old way... But hey. I'm glad for the OS upgrade. Cheers

02-05-2010, 03:48 PM	#22
:D ominik Groupie Posts: 186 Karma: 330 Join Date: Dec 2009 Device: nook	Note: on rooted nooks you should use the patched update from the nookdevs, the B&N Update will lock your root access. And with the nookLauncher you don't have to bother your eyes with the new ugly home screen icons. Bye, Dominik

02-05-2010, 04:22 PM	#23
staticradar Member Posts: 19 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2008 Device: Sony PRS-505	So are the updates worth getting a nook now or should I wait a little longer? I'm in the market for a new reader and am really considering a nook, but with all the issues I was hearing I held off. I was hoping when they started shipping again a lot of the major issues would be resolved. I don't really highlight or need the dictionary function, so those would not be issues for me. I love my Sony 505, but is the nook going to be an upgrade or a downgrade at this point?

02-05-2010, 04:40 PM	#24
Madam Broshkina Manic Do Fuse Posts: 2,312 Karma: 3325462 Join Date: Oct 2006 Device: Sony 500, 505, 350, Kindle 3, DXG, nook, Irex DR800SG, iPad	I see no compelling reasons to get a nook unless you need to buy books over the air. While the nook has gotten better with the upgrades it still does not compare with the Sony regarding book organization. If you are like me however and do not like how the 505 displays ePub files you may like the nook. I like the way that the Sony ePub files look on my nook then on my Sony. For me after Sony switched to ePub the nook is a definite upgrade.

02-05-2010, 04:41 PM	#25
mos Addict Posts: 392 Karma: 2200 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Germany Device: iphone 4, iPad, Nook softrooted	I liked the Nook also before the update. I think it is the best reader on the market right now. Check it out. They should be in the stores. Great e-ink screen, great product, great reader.

02-05-2010, 04:42 PM	#26
jaxx6166 Wizard Posts: 1,222 Karma: 769316 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Eternal summer Device: 350, iPad, PW	With that said, do B/N and Sony files work interchangably yet? Or is it just Sony -> Nook and not Nook -> Sony

02-05-2010, 04:51 PM	#28
mos Addict Posts: 392 Karma: 2200 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Germany Device: iphone 4, iPad, Nook softrooted	It'S just Sony to Nook. You cannot read the Nook books on a Sony, since B&N has it's own special DRM code on their books. As far as I know, it is also hard to "free" these books. So, if you have quite a bunch of Sony epubs, it is no problem at all to read them on your Nook. If you have a bunch of B&N books, there is no way, to read them on a different brand reader. The only thing I miss on my Nook compared to my PRS700 is the possibility to organize my books, as good as on the Sony. Sony realy has the best system there. On the Nook you can only organize them by author or title since the update. Which is of course a great thing. Before the update you could not organize your personal stuff at all.

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