The Nook Color, available from Barnes & Noble, enables you to carry e-books and PDF documents with you whenever you travel for business. Occasionally, Barnes & Noble releases a software update that corrects system problems or adds new and useful features. At the time of publication, the latest update is version 1.4.3. This update offers zoom view for graphic novels, two-page landscape viewing for PDFs and several other system enhancements. Your Nook Color updates automatically if you have it connected to a Wi-Fi hotspot. You can also download and install the update manually.
Download Nook books to Nook. As Nook has its own eReader, this is the easiest way to download nook books. Below is the detailed steps. Start your Nook eReader and sign in with your own Nook account information. Go the library, and then tap the book cover to download Nook books to your library. Nook for PC 2.5.6 Automatically sync your last page and bookmarks to any other device with a NOOK eReading application. Add notes, highlights and bookmarks as you read.
Step 1
Go to the Barnes & Noble Nook Color Software Updates page (see Resources).
Step 2
Download Nook Software Update
Click 'Get Version 1.4.3 Today' and choose 'click here.' When newer updates are available, the wording of the option will change.
Step 3
Click 'Save File' and choose your computer's desktop as the save location. Click 'OK.' Don't open the file when it finishes downloading.
Step 4
Power on your Nook Color and press the 'Nook' button. Tap 'Settings' and select 'Device Info.'
Step 5
Check the device's battery level. If it's at 20 percent or less, charge the Nook Color before you begin the update. Charge the device by connecting it to your computer or an AC power adapter.
Step 6
Connect the device to your computer with the included USB cable. The Nook Color will appear as a new removable device. 'USB Mode' displays on the device's screen.
Step 7
Drag the update you downloaded from the desktop to the Nook Color's main directory. Don't open the update or copy it to any subfolder on the device. If you do, the update won't work.
Step 8
Click the 'Safely Remove Hardware' icon in the notification area, then click 'Eject NOOK Color.'
Step 9
Disconnect the Nook Color from the computer to start the update automatically. Do not turn off the device during the update. When the update finishes, the NOOK Color restarts.
Step 10
Tap the green 'n' at the bottom of the screen to verify that the update installed successfully.
Tip
- Call Barnes & Noble at 1-800-843-2665 if you need help with the update process.
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I have had three different Nooks. The original, HD & HD+ I have used Nook for PC, Nook for Android, Nook Study and now the current Nook that was made for Window 8 and transitioned to Windows 10. All had some good features that do not appear on all the others. The best features need to be merged and a version for each platform put out. I subscribe to some magazines etc that have printable sections but I can't print them from Nook, I have to open them in some other app, I can't even highlight and copy. All versions should allow active links - many of my photography magazines have on line content, I can't click on it, I can't copy and paste the links. I have to write them down by hand, then type them into my search engine by hand. Nook study allowed multiple books open at once, none of the present ones do that. I am sure that when you add up everyone's comments you will have a list of things that need work. (Hint, my nook HD+ and others haven't gotten a software update for too long)