Help me Please!!!!

JeannetteAndary · 08-08-2011, 04:55 AM

I reside in Dubai, am grandmother, an avid reader and cannot get started on my new Color Nook that I bought in United States. I would like some help getting started overseas and I don't wish to think that this purchase was a waste of money. If anyone can help me I will be most happy. I am a U.S. citizen, have a U.S. Visa card and a U.S. address. To say that I am unhappy about this would put it mildly. I am not that savy with computers etc so am constantly learning. Thank You if you respond. Jeannette

HarryT · 08-08-2011, 05:01 AM

B&N don't sell eBooks outside the United States. Your nationality is irrelevent - it's your location that matters.

The Nook can read any book that uses the ePub format, so you can use other bookstores that sell books in this format. Try Kobo.

neilmarr · 08-08-2011, 06:16 AM

Good to have your company, Jeannette. There are many, many stores and websites that sell (or even give away) ebooks, other than B&N. You'll soon find them.

My own small independent is linked below. If you'd like to pick out two or three titles from our catalogue there (or give me an idea of your favourite genres), just drop me an email and I'd be delighted to send them as attachments in ePub for your Nook with our compliments for you to experiment with. I will talk you through the process for uploading to your device, too.

A handy tip is to download the excellent and free Calibre Library software here: http://www.calibre-ebook.com. Thousands of us here at MobileRead and well over a million other ebook readers swear by it.

It offers many features. For instance, it will automatically catalogue and store your books (thousands if you collect that many) for upload to your Nook device any time and within a few seconds, it will instantly convert from one digital format to another if you like, and its 'Get Books' facility lists publishers and titles you can download -- even warning you when a title is locked by DRM software, which makes it difficult to share with family and friends and to use on devices other than your own.

Also, if you hit any snags, you'll find assistance and advice in the Nook-dedicated sub forum here by clicking on the little 'forums' button at the very top of this page and then scrolling down the short list to where your Nook is featured.

Hope this is of some help, Jeannette. Happy e-reading and very best wishes. Neil -- ntmarrATbewrite.net (but use the @ sign, of course)

ImogenRose · 08-08-2011, 07:02 AM

Hello and welcome to MR!

Imogen

Valmore Daniels · 08-08-2011, 08:27 AM

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08-08-2011, 04:55 AM	#1
JeannetteAndary Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Dubai, U.A.E. Device: nook color	Help me Please!!!! I reside in Dubai, am grandmother, an avid reader and cannot get started on my new Color Nook that I bought in United States. I would like some help getting started overseas and I don't wish to think that this purchase was a waste of money. If anyone can help me I will be most happy. I am a U.S. citizen, have a U.S. Visa card and a U.S. address. To say that I am unhappy about this would put it mildly. I am not that savy with computers etc so am constantly learning. Thank You if you respond. Jeannette

08-08-2011, 05:01 AM	#2
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383099 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	B&N don't sell eBooks outside the United States. Your nationality is irrelevent - it's your location that matters. The Nook can read any book that uses the ePub format, so you can use other bookstores that sell books in this format. Try Kobo.

08-08-2011, 06:16 AM	#3
neilmarr neilmarr Posts: 7,215 Karma: 6000059 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Monaco-Menton, France Device: sony	Good to have your company, Jeannette. There are many, many stores and websites that sell (or even give away) ebooks, other than B&N. You'll soon find them. My own small independent is linked below. If you'd like to pick out two or three titles from our catalogue there (or give me an idea of your favourite genres), just drop me an email and I'd be delighted to send them as attachments in ePub for your Nook with our compliments for you to experiment with. I will talk you through the process for uploading to your device, too. A handy tip is to download the excellent and free Calibre Library software here: http://www.calibre-ebook.com. Thousands of us here at MobileRead and well over a million other ebook readers swear by it. It offers many features. For instance, it will automatically catalogue and store your books (thousands if you collect that many) for upload to your Nook device any time and within a few seconds, it will instantly convert from one digital format to another if you like, and its 'Get Books' facility lists publishers and titles you can download -- even warning you when a title is locked by DRM software, which makes it difficult to share with family and friends and to use on devices other than your own. Also, if you hit any snags, you'll find assistance and advice in the Nook-dedicated sub forum here by clicking on the little 'forums' button at the very top of this page and then scrolling down the short list to where your Nook is featured. Hope this is of some help, Jeannette. Happy e-reading and very best wishes. Neil -- ntmarrATbewrite.net (but use the @ sign, of course)

08-08-2011, 07:02 AM	#4
ImogenRose PORTAL Posts: 7,204 Karma: 2884640 Join Date: Apr 2010 Device: Kindle 1, Kindle 3 (3G), iPhone	Hello and welcome to MR! Imogen

08-08-2011, 08:27 AM	#5
Valmore Daniels Grand Sorcerer Posts: 6,592 Karma: 2822668 Join Date: Jul 2010 Device: Kindle	Hello and Welcome

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