08-16-2012, 02:32 PM | #1 |
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Can Nook read books from USB device that were not bought from B&N?
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I am looking at purchasing Nook, but I want to make sure it will do what I need it to do. Can Nook open files from USB flash memory that were not purchased from B&N? Say I have a book in ePub format, can read it using Nook, without having to crack or root the device? Or is Nook only intended to read books purchased from B&N? Thanks in advance and thank you for your time. |
08-16-2012, 02:57 PM | #2 | |
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08-16-2012, 03:22 PM | #3 | |
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The Nook can read all ePub books, except those from the Apple ibooks store (because Apple uses its own DRM). |
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08-16-2012, 03:28 PM | #4 | |
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Also do you have a new Nook Touch? A friend of mine told me that new edition of Nook Touch won't read non B&N books from USB device. How do you remove DRM from the book (or make sure it has none)? Sorry for the dumb questions - I am a total newb when it comes to e-readers. |
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08-16-2012, 04:07 PM | #5 |
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as far as i know, the ST can't read books from a USB device (though i haven't tried it). do you mean USB or just microSD card? i have the original ST (though the system is current) which reads non-B&N books off its microSD card with no problems.
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08-17-2012, 12:42 AM | #8 | |
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Oh I don't want to do that, no cracking/hacking/etc. If I can move files from my PC with USB cable over to Nook w/o, that is sufficient. Looks like that is doable according to other posters. Or do I need to root it too in this case? |
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08-17-2012, 02:08 AM | #9 |
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That's how it works, no need to root. When you connect the nook to the PC it appears as a mass storage device. You can drag and drop books to it, or use a Library app like Calibre to do it for you.
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Can the nst w/g read pdf files directly from any ordinary sd card?
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10-07-2012, 08:06 PM | #11 |
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10-08-2012, 03:03 AM | #13 |
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I will try to be precise:
- The Nook has a slot for a microSD card (not SD). You can put non-B&N epub books on a microSD card (that you provide - it does not come with one). - The (stock) Nook can act as a USB slave, but not as a USB master. That is, you can connect the Nook to your PC or Mac (or...) and copy files to/from the Nook (both the internal memory and the microSD card) using the PC and appropriate software. But you cannot connect a USB drive to the Nook and do anything with it. |
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Let me use some non-technical, flabby language here:
Connect your nook to your computer. Your computer will "recognize" your nook. That's it. I have over 2,000 ebooks on my nook. I do, however, use calibre to "manage" my ebook collection. By the way, we a have Library of FREE ebooks here - thousands of public domain epubs. Every one of those ebooks can be loaded into your [future nook]. Don Last edited by Dr. Drib; 10-08-2012 at 07:16 AM. |
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Why? Can you view me a screen shoot of a pdf file on nst, please? Almost all my reads from pdf files and i read them on a galaxy note 10.1 but for the issue of battery i want to buy an ereader
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