User's Manual

44 Barnes & Noble NOOKcolor User Guide
• shelves (long, scrollable rows)
• a detailed list, which includes front pages and short descriptions
• a list, which includes just covers, titles, and publication dates
Opening Books, Magazines, and Newspapers
You can tap on any cover you see to open it.
If you tap on a book or periodical that you have already downloaded, the book opens. (If you don’t see a Download
banner on the book, it has already fully downloaded to your NOOKcolor.)
If you tap on a book with a Download banner, your NOOKcolor begins downloading the book. A progress bar on
the book’s cover indicates how much of the book has been downloaded.
You can tap on any cover you see. In shelves, the center book cover is larger to provide a bigger target.
When you buy a book or periodical, it becomes available to your NOOKcolor, as well as to any Barnes & Noble
eReader applications installed on your phone, your Mac, or your PC.
The Library lets you organize books on Shelves. On your NOOKcolor, a Shelf is a row of books with some common
characteristic. Just as you might put all your cookbooks on one shelf your kitchen, you can arrange all your books
about cooking on a Shelf labeled Cookbooks on you NOOKcolor.
Book Covers
Flags on the cover of a book indicate whether the content is the complete book or only a sample.
Flags can also indicate that book or periodical has only been partially downloaded. tap on the cover to resume down-
loading the content.
Magazines
The Library shows the cover of each magazine, along with the date of the magazine’s issue.
Newspapers
The Library shows the front page of the newspaper along with the headline and opening copy of the main story.
Badges on Content
Your NOOKcolor displays the following badges on books and periodicals:
• New: This is a new item that has been downloaded to your NOOKcolor and is now ready for reading.
• Sample: This is a free sample of a book, magazine, or newspaper.
• Download: Tap on this book or periodical to download from your Barnes & Noble Lifetime Library
• Pre-order: This item is available for pre-order. You can order it now, even though it hasn’t been released, yet.
You will be able to read it the moment it is released.
• Pre-ordered: You have pre-ordered this item. It will be available for reading in the number of days shown on
the cover.
• Recommended: A friend has recommended this book or periodical to you.
• LendMe: You can lend this book to a friend.