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Wizard Journal - Updates

Barnes & Noble Develop Dedicated App Store for Nook Color

Posted: 25 Mar 2011 03:16 AM PDT

Dedicated Application Store for Nook Color eBook Reader

Are you planning to buy a New Barnes and Noble Nook Color eBook Reader?

Well if you are then I have news for you that will add another reason to buy Barnes and Noble Nook Color eBook Reader over other similar gadgets.

Many people today are going with Android Tablet PCs because of Android Market, there are so many applications on Android Market to download and use that it seems very logical to prefer a Tablet PC rather than a standalone eBook Reader.

Would you like it if I told you that you have now download and install numerous apps on Barnes and Noble Nook Color eBook Reader?

The original custom firmware that comes on Barnes and Noble Nook Color eBook Reader doesn't support Android Market while some geeky nerds have found a way out; they have rooted the original firmware with a custom firmware which makes access to Android Market Possible.

But those among you who haven't rooted their Barnes and Noble Nook Color eBook Reader to the custom firmware need not worry because Barnes and Noble are coming to the rescue.

Barnes and Noble Nook Color eBook Reader Apps Store

Barnes and Noble have been working on building a dedicated application portal for their eBook reader but it seems that they are shying away from naming it Nook App Store possible because Apple has patented the term App Store.

The whole picture of patents is very strange… recently Apple sued Amazon.com for naming their dedicated Android Apple Store – Amazon.com "App Store" for Android.

It seems that if a company registers or trademarks a certain keyword, no other company can use it. If it is like that HP should sue Apple since iPaq (HP's oldest PDA) came way before iPhone.

This news burst out on HSN network that is a premium seller of Barnes and Noble Nook Color eBook Reader. Surprisingly, they are selling Nook Color for $299.99 which is $50 more than the price it is listed on the official Barnes and Noble Website.

Their version of Nook Color eBook Reader comes with several preloaded eBooks but that doesn't justify a hike of $50 in price because those books are free from copyright i.e. you can upload them manually for free too.

Android on Barnes and Noble Nook Color

Barnes and Noble Nook Color eBook Reader would run on Android OS 2.2 and would support flash too. We might see an upsurge in the product of graphic books i.e. animated reading material which would need a good flash supporting device to run.

I haven't used Barnes and Noble Nook Color here in India but I am sure that in coming years the demand for these sorts of gadgets is bound to increase.

Barnes and Noble Nook Color eBook Reader would be launched somewhere in the mid of 2011.

What are you opinions about it?

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How To: Download Audible.com Books on Amazon Kindle

Posted: 24 Mar 2011 08:04 PM PDT

Listed to Audible Books on Amazon Kindle

Audible.com and Amazon Kindle have collaborated to provide great audio books to Amazon Kindle users over Wi-Fi anywhere in the world. Although 3G is out of the picture at the moment but still downloading audio books via Wi-Fi would be much more convenient than the USB Transfer.

If you like reading books then you would also find listening to the books and book summaries provided by Audible.com In this deal with Amazon, Audible is providing a 30-day Gold Member trial offer to all the Kindle Users so make sure you make the most of it.

If you are still confused on how to transfer audible.com books to your amazon kindle via USB 2.0 then following short guide will definitely help you.

Transfer Audible.com Books to Amazon Kindle

Amazon Kindle is one of the e-book readers available in market on which you can read and hear books. Audible.com has a huge inventory of audio books which makes them one of the biggest online retailer of audio books.

Audible.com has its own Audible Utility Manager which can only be installed on a PC and would help you transfer audio books from your PC to Kindle.

Let’s Begin.

Step 1: Download and Install the AudibleManager utility from Audible website. You need to register at Audible.com/kindle if you want to get latest updates about the software available.

Step 2: Once downloaded, installed the AudibleManager utility and select, “MP3 Player, Mobile Phone, or GPS.” option.

Step 3: Connect your Amazon Kindle to your PC via USB.

Step 4: Launch your AudibleManager utility and new device under “Mobile Devices” in the bottom left-hand frame.

Step 5: Click “Yes” in the dialog box so as to check for the new plugins that are available for update.

Step 6: Select and list your Kindle and press OK.

Step 7: Download audible books from their website and those downloaded books would get listed in this AudibleManager utility. If you have download any audible books previously, those would be added to this inventory as well.

Step 8: Select the Audible file from Audible Utility Manager Library and click the “Add to Device” button at the top right of the window (make sure your kindle is connected i.e. it is highlighted in the connected devices section).

Note: Mac users would have to download iTunes app onto their Macs and then transfer the audible.com books to kindle by dragging and dropping the files in the Audible folder on Amazon Kindle.

I hope this tutorial would be of some use to you.

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