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Most apps on the NOOK Tablet are for-pay rather than free, even if the normal Android
version is free. For example, the popular Angry Birds game costs $2.99 on the NOOK Tablet but is free
for other Android devices. And the popular Words with Friends costs $2.99 on the NOOK Tablet, even
though it’s free on Android. One reason: The games are ad-supported on other Android tablets and
phones, but not on the NOOK Tablet. (Don’t bother envying iPhone and iPad fans, though; both games
are for-pay those devices, too.)
Back and Menu Buttons in Apps
When you use an app, you may notice two small icons in the Notification bar
that you don’t normally see. The one shaped like an arrow is a back button; tap
it to go to what you were doing before opening the app. The other one, with a
series of lines, is a menu button. Tap it for various options specific to the app.
For example, in the Fandango movie app, the menu lets you go to your account,
or switch to a view that shows movies or a view that shows theaters. Not all apps
have these buttons.
Got an app you love so much that you want it always to be just a tap away? Put
it on your Home screen—hold your finger on the app, and from the menu that
appears, select “Add to home.”
Five Great Apps to Download
There are thousands of great apps you can download, and you’ll want to spend
lots of time browsing for them. The five described in this section are ones you
might want to give a whirl, though—they’re among the best in class.
Pulse News
Are you a news junkie? Then you’ll want the great, free news app Pulse. It grabs
articles from newspapers, magazines, and websites. Using Pulse, you grab arti-
cles and information from all over the Web and display them in a big tablet-
friendly format with lots of photos and graphics. You customize exactly what
kinds of stories and publications you want to show.