In addition to the search tool, font picker and brightness tools, there is also a share tool and content tool. There are also 5 tools that you can access. Tapping in the center of the display will bring up a toolbar at the bottom of the screen, which will show your progress in the book, with a drag button to move around quickly. I wish the screen was a little bit more sensitive to touch. I’ve found that about 5 times out of 10, I’ll have to press twice to turn the page. I typically hold the Nook in my right hand and use my thumb to tap the right margin to turn the page. You can also swipe your finger right or left with the same results. Turning pages is done by either tapping the right margin to go forward one page, or by tapping the left margin to go back one page. I like to use the Night theme, which gives a black background with white letters. You can customize the way the book looks as there are 6 text sizes, 6 font types, 6 background colors, 3 line space options, and 3 margin styles. Tapping the thumbnail of a book will open it for reading. Books can be added to more than one shelf. There’s also the ability to create named shelves where you can arrange your books. If you have a lot of books on your device, you can use the search feature at the bottom of the display to search on a word in the title or author’s name. The list can also be viewed according to the last date you accessed the books. This list can be viewed as shown above, or as a long list with smaller thumbnails. It gives you a view of all the books that are stored on the device. The library is probably a good place to start. If you press the arrow in the bottom center of the display, a Quick Nav Bar will popup giving you fast access to the main features of the reader. In the bottom right corner, you will always see your WiFi and battery status, along with a clock. You can also customize the background image by uploading your own wallpapers to the reader (there are a few default ones to choose from too). You can arrange the books by dragging them from the bottom of the screen to the top, where you have 3 pages that you can swipe through. The home screen is a landing page that shows your latest books, magazines and newspapers. I didn’t do any special tests to keep track of how many hours of reading I could get per charge, but I’ve noticed that I can read for an hour or more a day, for several days on one charge. On the subject of power, I am happy to report that the NOOKcolor has decent battery life. It has to be charged with the included AC adapter. When you’re charging the Nook, there is an LED at the end of the USB cable that glows amber while the device is charging and will then turn green when finished.Ĭonnecting the USB cable to your computer will enable you to transfer files, but be aware that you can’t charge the Nook through a USB port on your computer. The right side has volume up/down buttons.Īnd last but not least, you’ll find the micro USB connector on the bottom edge of the device. On the top edge is a standard sized earphone jack.