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Barnes & Noble NOOK Tablet User Guide
Using Apps on Your NOOK
Your NOOK includes many applications or “apps,” including music players, a photo gallery and media application, a
contact management application for storing addresses and phone numbers, and games such as Chess and Sudoku.
The apps include:
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Chess
– a chess game
• Contacts
– a contact management application where you can view your email contacts and add new email
contacts for sharing book recommendations, quotes, and so on
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Crosswords
- a crossword puzzle game
- an app for sending and receiving email (see “Using NOOK Email™” for details)
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Hulu Plus
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- an app for watching current hit TV shows, classic series, and acclaimed movies
• Music Player
– an app for playing MP3 and AAC music files that you load on your NOOK
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My Media
– an app for viewing and organizing photos that you load on your NOOK; My Media also includes
tutorial videos, such as the introductory video you watched when you registered your NOOK
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Netflix
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- an app for watching streaming movies and TV shows through your Netflix account (if you don’t have a
Netflix account, you can create one by launching the Netflix app and clicking the “Visit netflix.com” link)
• NOOK Friends™
– software for connecting with NOOK Friends, sharing recommendations, and borrowing
and lending books through Barnes & Noble’s exclusive LendMe® technology (see “Using NOOK Friends™” for
details)
• Pandora
®
Internet Radio
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– an app that lets you stream free, personalized radio stations; just enter an artist,
song, comedian or genre to get started
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Sudoku
- a Sudoku game in which you fill in squares with numbers
You can purchase additional applications through the NOOK Store. Navigate to the Shop and search the apps cat-
egories to see which applications are available.
NOTE: Certain third-party apps such as Hulu Plus and Pandora require membership. This membership is inde-
pendent of your BN.com account. If you do not already have a membership account for a third-party
app you would like to use, visit the Web site of the app and sign up for membership there.
NOTE: Apps that stream media, such as TV shows, movies, or music, require a live Wi-Fi connection. You must
be connected to a Wi-Fi network to use these apps.
Viewing the Applications Installed on Your NOOK
To see icons for all the applications on your NOOK, do this:
1. Tap the NOOK button to open the Quick Nav Bar.
2. Tap the
Apps
icon.
Your NOOK displays a grid showing the applications installed on your NOOK.
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Certain third-party applications (apps) such as Hulu Plus and Pandora may require membership.
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Netflix unlimited streaming membership required.
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Certain third-party applications (apps) such as Hulu Plus and Pandora may require membership.
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