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Originally Posted by dixieknits
I just bought the Nook HD and love it. I'm read the posts and am wondering why one would root it? It allows the Android market place, accepts SD cards and is really fast. What is the purpose of rooting this lovely little reader/tablet?
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Congratulations! Hope you enjoy it.
Rooting simply gives apps and the user access to parts of the OS you normally don't have. It can be dangerous if you don't know what you are doing or are reckless, but on the other hand, it's very valuable for some purposes, and some apps require your device to be rooted. I find it useful primarily for backups. You need to be rooted in order to backup an app plus its data; without rooting you can only backup the app.
There is another mod from the XDA forums you can make to allow sideloading and "unknown sources" and this mod can be done by itself or in conjunction with rooting. If you don't do anything else to the stock OS, I suggest you at least make this change. It will let you install a lot of apps that the Play store won't let you -- such as many news, weather and travel apps.
If you decide to do nothing to the stock ROM, you can still install an alternate launcher or customize the stock GUI by hiding the home page carousel and using your own art for app and folder icons.
That's why I like Android. You can basically make your device look or act anyway you like instead of being imprisoned in a sherbert-colored world that is currently iOS.
--Pat