Classic Nook 1.5 is out! - Page 2

Secretlyowned · 11-22-2010, 07:16 PM

Wondering if anyone can give info about a softrooted nook and updating to the 1.5..

Kosst Amojan · 11-22-2010, 07:19 PM

Very cool, had to go manual because the wifi update failed (and when I went in I had to remove the failed update file) but it installed quickly. The difference with the page turn speed is remarkable.

JSWolf · 11-22-2010, 07:21 PM

I'm hoping the nooks on display at B&N are updated to 1.5 as I'll be going to B&N tomorrow to have a look at the nook color. I did find the page turns on 1.4.2 to be slow.

Fbone · 11-22-2010, 07:31 PM

I just looked over at the B&N nook boards and people seem to be happy with 1.5 update.

"Shelves" for both B&N and sideloaded content
Syncing between devices
Faster page turns
Better screen contrast
Passwords

Care · 11-22-2010, 07:34 PM

I am wondering if I need to put 1.4 back on first or if I can update via wifi with my rooted nook? Anybody know?

Also, the My Documents and B&N books are still separate, right? I want the faster page turns, but I like all of my books in one spot. Or if you have a book from My Docs on a shelf and a book from B&N Library on the same shelf, do they show up next to each other?

sjkevin · 11-22-2010, 07:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Secretlyowned

Wondering if anyone can give info about a softrooted nook and updating to the 1.5..

If you update to 1.5, you'll lose your softroot. To stay soft-rooted, you'll have to wait for the nookdevs people to release a new softroot image based on 1.5.

jmelloy · 11-22-2010, 08:01 PM

The shelves seem nice, but I wish you could collapse them. It doesn't quite solve the problem of too many books, but comes close.

I actually really like the new "Sort by Author" view, where it puts the authors name in bold above all of their books.

Page turning is crazy, crazy fast.

varelov · 11-22-2010, 08:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by iharley

... Unfortunately I don't see the shelves appearing when looking at my nook's file system on my Mac, so it would be a tedious process of shelving books through the nook itself.

Not showing because of what I suspect Shelves being a named collection of links to documents and not an actual file/folder (with inode number and all) from more traditional environments.
Yes, pages do seem to turn faster and font is darker, Shelves are great and Audio too but unfortunately messy PDF rendering remains the painfull sore no one figured out how to get rid off...

Ken Irving · 11-22-2010, 08:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by iharley

OK, I've updated. From with My Documents (and My B&N Library) you have a new option for Shelves. Tapping that gives you the option to:

Go to shelf
Place on or remove from shelf
Reorder shelves
Create a new shelf
Remove a shelf
Rename a shelf

.

Given what B&N said when announcing this, and all the subsequent cussin' and groanin' about offering organization _only_ for B&N stuff, I was a little surprised to see the "shelves" feature in My Documents too. Will be fiddling with this tonight to see how it works, but at least it is there in some form. Page turns way faster, too. Nice.

44Dave · 11-22-2010, 08:11 PM

My wifi update fails, so I'm side loading it right now. It looks like it goes in the root dir. I'm not too sure how to run the update; guess I'll just eject the nook from the PC and see if it does its thing.

aagstn · 11-22-2010, 08:16 PM

I couldn't be more impressed with the 1.5 update. The author sort in my documents now matches the B&N folder, the shelves solves my folder needs and the page turns are remarkable.

Ken Irving · 11-22-2010, 08:19 PM

Shelves work fine, with a little popup to tell you how to set them up. I also notice in the listings that it tells you where you are in each thing you're currently reading. A few more little things here and there to learn and figure out, but it's a worthy update.

cosmic joke · 11-22-2010, 08:49 PM

But there is no way to manually re-order the books once in the book shelf right? Because for example if i have a series of books (which would have different names of course) but I want them to appear on that shelf in there chronological order of release there's no way to do that. If there is please let me know.

Care · 11-22-2010, 08:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cosmic joke

But there is no way to manually re-order the books once in the book shelf right? Because for example if i have a series of books (which would have different names of course) but I want them to appear on that shelf in there chronological order of release there's no way to do that. If there is please let me know.

I use Calibre to load my books and I edit the metatags to add the series name before each title. Ex: The Mortal Instruments 01- City of Bones. Or you can use the series tags to do the same thing.

TrvlrsChick · 11-22-2010, 09:34 PM

So I just opened my first book under the new update. Holy cow! The page turns are blisteringly fast, I would say they're just as fast as the new Kindle's! I am very impressed. The old speed didn't bother me... but it's nice all the same. :-D

11-22-2010, 07:34 PM	#20
Care Aes Sedai Posts: 659 Karma: 46166 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Canada Device: Kobo Aura and Kobo Mini, had a Nook, NOOKcolor, Nook STR.	I am wondering if I need to put 1.4 back on first or if I can update via wifi with my rooted nook? Anybody know? Also, the My Documents and B&N books are still separate, right? I want the faster page turns, but I like all of my books in one spot. Or if you have a book from My Docs on a shelf and a book from B&N Library on the same shelf, do they show up next to each other? Last edited by Care; 11-22-2010 at 07:36 PM.

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11-22-2010, 07:16 PM	#16
Secretlyowned Junior Member Posts: 9 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: WI, USA Device: Nook Color, Kindle 3, Nook Classic (previously Sony PRS-600BC)	Wondering if anyone can give info about a softrooted nook and updating to the 1.5..

11-22-2010, 07:19 PM	#17
Kosst Amojan Addict Posts: 207 Karma: 19597 Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Northern Virginia Device: Nook Glowlight Plus	Very cool, had to go manual because the wifi update failed (and when I went in I had to remove the failed update file) but it installed quickly. The difference with the page turn speed is remarkable.

11-22-2010, 07:21 PM	#18
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 79,847 Karma: 146918083 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	I'm hoping the nooks on display at B&N are updated to 1.5 as I'll be going to B&N tomorrow to have a look at the nook color. I did find the page turns on 1.4.2 to be slow.

11-22-2010, 07:31 PM	#19
Fbone Is that a sandwich? Posts: 8,297 Karma: 101697116 Join Date: Jun 2010 Device: Nook Glowlight Plus	I just looked over at the B&N nook boards and people seem to be happy with 1.5 update. "Shelves" for both B&N and sideloaded content Syncing between devices Faster page turns Better screen contrast Passwords

11-22-2010, 08:01 PM	#22
jmelloy Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2010 Device: nook	The shelves seem nice, but I wish you could collapse them. It doesn't quite solve the problem of too many books, but comes close. I actually really like the new "Sort by Author" view, where it puts the authors name in bold above all of their books. Page turning is crazy, crazy fast.

11-22-2010, 08:11 PM	#25
44Dave Enthusiast Posts: 34 Karma: 3266 Join Date: May 2010 Device: Nook	My wifi update fails, so I'm side loading it right now. It looks like it goes in the root dir. I'm not too sure how to run the update; guess I'll just eject the nook from the PC and see if it does its thing.

11-22-2010, 08:16 PM	#26
aagstn Evangelist Posts: 422 Karma: 1004351 Join Date: Jun 2007 Device: Kindle Paperwhite 3, iPad mini 2	I couldn't be more impressed with the 1.5 update. The author sort in my documents now matches the B&N folder, the shelves solves my folder needs and the page turns are remarkable.

11-22-2010, 08:19 PM	#27
Ken Irving Writer Posts: 86 Karma: 65586 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: New York Device: Nook "1st Edition" Wireless, Nook4PC, NookStudy, Kindle4PC	Shelves work fine, with a little popup to tell you how to set them up. I also notice in the listings that it tells you where you are in each thing you're currently reading. A few more little things here and there to learn and figure out, but it's a worthy update.

11-22-2010, 08:49 PM	#28
cosmic joke Junior Member Posts: 9 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2009 Device: sony reader prs-505	But there is no way to manually re-order the books once in the book shelf right? Because for example if i have a series of books (which would have different names of course) but I want them to appear on that shelf in there chronological order of release there's no way to do that. If there is please let me know.

11-22-2010, 09:34 PM	#30
TrvlrsChick Enthusiast Posts: 43 Karma: 586 Join Date: Jul 2010 Device: Nook STR	So I just opened my first book under the new update. Holy cow! The page turns are blisteringly fast, I would say they're just as fast as the new Kindle's! I am very impressed. The old speed didn't bother me... but it's nice all the same. :-D