This got me thinking - how come no one has that 1.1 update that you could use - i.e. reset to factory and then sideload the 1.1.
I found it on this page:
http://www.geardiary.com/2011/01/26/...-improvements/
which has a link half-way down that says "Official Update File From B&N," which links to:
http://images.barnesandnoble.com/pre...oad_update.zip
The file still exists and I just downloaded it. So, looks like you can do what you want, ncguy68.