Just a quick post here to let you know that Barnes & Noble has released an update for the nook. Version 1.2. Just leave your 3G on and the update will download automatically. If you want to side load, you can download the file from Barnes & Noble here: Manual Download. There on instructions on the site to help you.
If you have questions, of course, please feel free to ask on our boards. Perhaps someone is having the same issue as you!
Cheers!
Rachel
I made up a quick tutorial about how to convert files for the nook in Calibre. It also explains how to send the files to your nook once they are converted. Remember, only non-DRM’d files can be converted. If I have a file in a format the nook won’t read natively, I will generally convert it to ePub. You can also use Calibre to keep track of all your books that are already in a nook compatible format, and then use the program to easily send them to your nook.
This is a picture tutorial, so I will let me screen shots do the talking, but feel free to leave comments with any questions!
For additional help with Calibre, feel free to visit our forums.
Cheers!
Rachel
If you do not know about the Oberon covers for the nook, you are missing out. Oberon Design is small company located in Santa Rosa, CA. All their leather products are hand crafted right in their shop. I first heard about Oberon when I got my Kindle. I never bought one for the Kindle, but I lusted over it for some time. While the covers are not inexpensive, the quality they bring is well worth the cost. When I got my nook, I knew I must have one. So for my birthday, my hubby ordered me just the one I wanted, Dragonfly Pond.
My cover arrived today. It was shipped in a priority box, and when I pulled it out, it was wrapped in a very simple, yet very pretty, brown paper. A free charm was also included.
The brown paper unwrapped …
to reveal a beautiful leather cover.
Inside the cover, was an “Owner Manual” …
Leather care instructions …
And some information on the company with extra elastics in case one breaks.
The interior has a pocket and a wool strip to protect the screen on one side. On the other side it has straps to hold the nook in. (The inside is black, even though this picture looks more brown.)
There are plastic inserts in each pocket, which help with stability, though you could take them out easily if you wanted to.
The design I chose doesn’t go across the whole cover, but the back is still nice looking.
The design on the front has great texture.
The nook fits perfectly inside.
And even has a nice profile when shut.
The cover folds back nicely without any cracking.
The straps do not cover any of the holes at the bottom.
Now for something fun.
If you are careful, you can open up one of the pockets and see where the metal ends are for the strap that wraps around the button to keep the cover clsoed.
If you poke one of the metal ends up (put your hand in the pocket, and carefully guide it up).
The strap will come off and you can add your charm to it.
Carefully poke the metal piece back down, and now you have an easier way to get the elastic off the button when opening your cover.
I love my new cover, it’s exactly what I needed for my nook. Be sure to check out all the other styles people are buying over at the boards.
Here are just two of the designs other members have gotten:
Cheers!
Rachel
