I've "liberated" my Nook books

rcentros · 03-01-2023, 02:26 AM

Now I can buy books from Barnes & Noble again and not feel "trapped."

(See how that works, B&N?)

JSWolf · 03-01-2023, 08:27 AM

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Originally Posted by rcentros

Now I can buy books from Barnes & Noble again and not feel "trapped."

(See how that works, B&N?)

How did you manage to do this?

Musicman · 03-01-2023, 08:49 AM

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Originally Posted by JSWolf

How did you manage to do this?

The same way as usual.....

I have been able to do this for a while since I updated all my software....

ZodWallop · 03-02-2023, 09:36 AM

I thought that stopped working a while ago? Where would you get the key?

Guess it doesn't matter now since I'm buying my books from Kobo. But it would be nice to know. (I was in a B&N the other day and the Pearll Pink Glowlight 4 was a tempting bit of hardware.)

twowheels · 03-02-2023, 10:41 AM

I was shopping around a bit for a book recently and didn't even bother with B&N due to their usage limitations -- so, they lost a sale here before it was even considered.

Gardenman · 03-02-2023, 10:58 AM

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Originally Posted by ZodWallop

I thought that stopped working a while ago? Where would you get the key?

Guess it doesn't matter now since I'm buying my books from Kobo. But it would be nice to know. (I was in a B&N the other day and the Pearll Pink Glowlight 4 was a tempting bit of hardware.)

I would like to know too.

Patchicat · 03-03-2023, 09:29 AM

I just purchased four books yesterday from Barnes & Noble. When I opened my Nook for PC app, they weren't there, and I can't find any way to get them to show up. Any suggestions?

Thanks.

Musicman · 03-03-2023, 11:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Patchicat

I just purchased four books yesterday from Barnes & Noble. When I opened my Nook for PC app, they weren't there, and I can't find any way to get them to show up. Any suggestions?

Thanks.

The Nook for PC App stopped working a while ago.

You need to download the Windows Nook App.

rcentros · 03-03-2023, 07:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Patchicat

I just purchased four books yesterday from Barnes & Noble. When I opened my Nook for PC app, they weren't there, and I can't find any way to get them to show up. Any suggestions?

Thanks.

If you're talking about the newest Nook App from the Windows store, I also had that issue on one book. It was available immediately in the browser but didn't show up in the Nook App. I had to find the sync button, when I clicked it the book showed up and I was able to download it. I'm not crazy about the interface on this Windows App. I just move my mouse around in different areas of the screen (click every now and then) until I find "hidden" choices. For me there's no rhyme or reason to it, but I don't use Windows and this first time I installed anything from the Windows store, so zero experience. You just have to be persistent. An old style menu would be a better way of doing it (in my opinion anyway).

Patchicat · 03-04-2023, 10:52 AM

I solved the issue by uninstalling the installed app and downloading it again. The books showed up immediately. Of course, I had to redownload all my books, all 1,797 of them, and go through the process of importing them into Calibre again (skipping the duplicates). 'Twas a hassle. There's a reason I'm working on getting away from using Barnes & Noble as my sole source of books. Which is only complicated by the fact that I dislike Amazon as a source of digital books.

Musicman · 03-05-2023, 11:11 AM

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Originally Posted by rcentros

I just move my mouse around in different areas of the screen (click every now and then) until I find "hidden" choices..

You can access the hidden choices from the top menu...

ZodWallop · 03-20-2023, 04:03 PM

Just bought my first B&N books in a while, using the free Xfinity gift card from the Deals thread.

I can confirm that a couple of the downloaded ePubs could not be opened by Sigil due to DRM. But after importing to Calibre, they are DRM-free. So the DRM tools are working.

Incidentally, after buying the books, they didn't show up in the Nook app until I specifically clicked Sync (bottom right, three dots...).

Gardenman · 04-30-2023, 01:43 AM

Where do the books go when you down load them?

ZodWallop · 04-30-2023, 03:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Gardenman

Where do the books go when you down load them?

Oh man, yeah. It is a headache to find them.

Check (make sure Hidden Items is checked):

Code:

C:\Users\YOUR USER NAME\AppData\Local\Packages\BarnesNoble.Nook_ahnzqzva31enc\LocalState

The ePubs will be in there. They use ISBNs as the file names.

Gardenman · 05-01-2023, 11:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ZodWallop

Oh man, yeah. It is a headache to find them.

Check (make sure Hidden Items is checked):

Code:

C:\Users\YOUR USER NAME\AppData\Local\Packages\BarnesNoble.Nook_ahnzqzva31enc\LocalState

The ePubs will be in there. They use ISBNs as the file names.

Thanks ZodWallop I found them

03-01-2023, 02:26 AM	#1
rcentros eReader Wrangler Posts: 7,489 Karma: 48453105 Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Boise, ID Device: PB HD3, GL3, Tolino Vision 4, Voyage, Clara HD	I've "liberated" my Nook books Now I can buy books from Barnes & Noble again and not feel "trapped." (See how that works, B&N?)

04-30-2023, 01:43 AM	#13
Gardenman Wizard Posts: 1,099 Karma: 9177222 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: USA Device: sony prs-350,Nook HD+, Kindle 2nd gen, kindle keyboard	Where do the books go when you down load them? Last edited by Gardenman; 04-30-2023 at 10:21 AM.

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ZodWallop Gentleman and scholar Posts: 11,078 Karma: 108646675 Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Space City, Texas Device: Clara HD; Nook ST w/Glowlight, (2015) Glowlight Plus, Paperwhite 3	I thought that stopped working a while ago? Where would you get the key? Guess it doesn't matter now since I'm buying my books from Kobo. But it would be nice to know. (I was in a B&N the other day and the Pearll Pink Glowlight 4 was a tempting bit of hardware.)

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03-03-2023, 09:29 AM	#7
Patchicat Enthusiast Posts: 35 Karma: 430000 Join Date: Dec 2015 Location: Texas Device: Nook Tablet; Nook HD+; Nook Samsung Tab 3	I just purchased four books yesterday from Barnes & Noble. When I opened my Nook for PC app, they weren't there, and I can't find any way to get them to show up. Any suggestions? Thanks.

03-04-2023, 10:52 AM	#10
Patchicat Enthusiast Posts: 35 Karma: 430000 Join Date: Dec 2015 Location: Texas Device: Nook Tablet; Nook HD+; Nook Samsung Tab 3	I solved the issue by uninstalling the installed app and downloading it again. The books showed up immediately. Of course, I had to redownload all my books, all 1,797 of them, and go through the process of importing them into Calibre again (skipping the duplicates). 'Twas a hassle. There's a reason I'm working on getting away from using Barnes & Noble as my sole source of books. Which is only complicated by the fact that I dislike Amazon as a source of digital books.

03-20-2023, 04:03 PM	#12
ZodWallop Gentleman and scholar Posts: 11,078 Karma: 108646675 Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Space City, Texas Device: Clara HD; Nook ST w/Glowlight, (2015) Glowlight Plus, Paperwhite 3	Just bought my first B&N books in a while, using the free Xfinity gift card from the Deals thread. I can confirm that a couple of the downloaded ePubs could not be opened by Sigil due to DRM. But after importing to Calibre, they are DRM-free. So the DRM tools are working. Incidentally, after buying the books, they didn't show up in the Nook app until I specifically clicked Sync (bottom right, three dots...).

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