Thread: B&N removed download option on all books in "My Nook" library
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Old 03-22-2015, 09:03 PM   #999
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Originally Posted by Jane12 View Post
B&N's original download links provided direct download of the complete epub, no "helper" software required.

My mom-in-law is technophobic -- thus the lack of WiFi. Simply getting her to try a Nook was a big deal. However, we taught her how to use a web browser to find a book, purchase it, go to her online Nook Library and click the "download" link. Then the complete epub would download to her computer. She would connect her Nook via USB, then drag-and-drop the epub file from her computer to her Nook. All done.

At this point it seems all the Nook desktop apps are no longer supported, and even if we found a copy to download, with all the DRM changes, it's not clear whether an ebook downloaded through a desktop app would open on an old Nook 1st ed. that hasn't connected to WiFi for many years.

Finally, my mom-in-law is using this situation as "proof" that computers and technology are not to be trusted "and who needs ebooks anyway when paper books are just fine," she says.
Look back in this thread. Find the Greasemonkey download script. Make sure your mother has Firefox and Greasemonkey installed. Then install the script. She will then get the download links back.
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