Hello all,
I know this has been discussed a lot but I can't seem to find a clear and final answer and I'm confused about one or two things. I have multiple magazine subscriptions that I can read just fine with the stock 1.4.1 NC software. I am currently running a CM9 nightly and would completely abandon the stock software on the emmc if I could get my magazines to work on the Nook Android App, but I cannot.
Has anyone found a fix for this? I have hear about Aldiko and I downloaded the app, but I am not sure how to proceed from there. Where are my magazines stored? Can Aldiko read them? I'm confused.
If anyone has any advice or a workaround I would greatly appreciate it. Thank you!
It is not hard to do the only challenge is that the magazine names are not given. Just use file manager to look in the B&N Downloads/Magazines on the nook hard drive (emmc/B&N Downloads/Magazines) click on the file and choose Aldiko to complete action.
As I said the problem is the magazine names are not there just file names which are numbers. I do not have a work around for that but at least I did not have to mess with DRM.
Thanks but I just checked in that folder and it was empty. Any idea why?
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It is not hard to do the only challenge is that the magazine names are not given. Just use file manager to look in the B&N Downloads/Magazines on the nook hard drive (emmc/B&N Downloads/Magazines) click on the file and choose Aldiko to complete action.
As I said the problem is the magazine names are not there just file names which are numbers. I do not have a work around for that but at least I did not have to mess with DRM.
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A bit off topic but not really...
I've been using the Zinio app for all of my magazines on all of my devices (android, apple, pc). I love it since it let's me read my mags on any device I may be using at the moment.
I looked into Zinio but the difference is that I get my Nook magazines free if I also have the print subscription, which Zinio does not offer. I would really love to read my nook magazines on CM...
Hey,
It depends on the magazine. Download the nook app, don't know if it works on CM9, and try to access the books from the nook app. Wired magazine did not work for me but Everyday Food did. YMMV.
I get Analog and Asimov's, and they work very well on my CM9 NC with the Nook app. These mags changed the format this month to something called "Article View™", but I haven't decided whether I like it or not. I've been using Aldiko for most reading, however, much more presentation control.
Download the Nook app from B&N while running CM7 or 9 and re-download the stuff you've purchased. What problems are you running into?
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Go to the B&N site and look up each magazine. If it works on Nook for Android it will say so. If it only shows Nook Color & Nook Tablet you are out of luck.
Thank you everyone for your help. The magazines I have are tablet/color only so they won't work. I have EW and the New Yorker through Next Issue and I actually just got Wired magazine by finding the Kindle Fire Wired apk and installing it on my CM9 Nook, works pretty well (setup was a pain in the ass though).
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If I root my nc will i be able to use the nook app to read magazines? It says in the market the app supports magazines on high res tablets. Any help would be greatly apprecitated.
Yes it will. The latest Nook udate included this feature. I believe the only thing the Nook app can't do that the native application can is "Read to me".
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I recently had a friend help me mod my NC, and one of the first things I did was download the Nook for Android app and try to log in to my Nook books account. My friend was able to log into his account and read a magazine on his nook, however when I log in I have only 11 books in my library and none of my magazines. I've tried uninstalling and reinstalling the app a couple times. I've also tried signing out and signing back into the program but it only retrieves the same 11 books. I'm really pissed that this isn't working, I really bought the NC as an eReader and was pleasantly surprised to find out about this mod. If it can't do this simple task I might just reset it back to the standard NC. I like the things this mod has opened up and I hope it works out but I really just want to read my books now and I can't.
I'm a noob when it comes to this kind of stuff and I need some kind of step by step instructions when it comes to troubleshooting things.
Thanks for all your help.
Sam
I have a nc rooted running cm7, I have nook app from market and kindle app...kindle works, self reading books on nook don't.
Do I need something more for them to work, like I'm missing an app or something
Anyone have any clue?
Maybe some more details would help?
What exactly happens when you try to open the Nook reader app?
self reading books on nook don't
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You mean like the children's read to me books? This only works in the stock app, not the Android app.
Yes the childrens books and some others, just says this book is not available on this device..... Is there a way around
As of today, the only way to read such 'enhanced' content is on a Nook device running B&N firmware. The Nook for Android apps won't work. This is one of the (few) reasons to stick with the stock firmware.
Hi I'm new to the forums. I have a rooted Nook Color with CM7 (v.7.2). I am currently using Aldiko to read ePub books but would like a few more options. I remember when I rooted my Nook before it still had the Nook Book reader that was built into the original OS. It had a lot more options or presets like fonts and paper background. Does anyone know or can point me in the right direction to get this app on my CM7 Nook.
I have looked on the net for a while to no avail. I could find the Nook App which is B&N version of Kindle but it's not available in the UK.
Any help would be great.
Thanks
There is no option to run the stock app under CM7. The Nook app in the Android Market is the only option. Also, the market app is not a B&N version of the Kindle. They are completely separate apps in the market. Is this what you want then? http://www.mediafire.com/?wr4w53d735rb0w4
If not, just google Nook android reader 3.0.1.10 apk
Hi thanks for the quick reply. I downloaded the apk for the nook reader 3.0.1.10. Not sure if this is what I'm after (haven't checked as I need an internet connection to log in first of all on the app). It was the stock book reader that was on the Nook menu on the stock Nook 1.0.
I will try the app you suggested and report back once I connect to Wifi. Maybe B&N have incorporated the features I want in their app on market.
Do you know off hand if it can open your own ePub books and other formats (i.e. books you've not bought/got through the B&N store?
I was able to get a great deal on a Nook Glowlight. It's coming in the mail soon. I'm trying to get prepared.
I have an Android phone, and an HP Touchpad. I'm looking at using my e-reader as an e-reader and not as a tablet or phone substitute.
1. Should I root using Glownooter or should I root using minimal root?
I don't want to add Gapps to my Nook because I won't need anything other than a source for APKs. I'm okay with sideloading apks. (For purchased apps, I can backup the APK file on my rooted phone with Titanium and restore it on my Nook, right?)
2. I will be putting Amazon Kindle 3.2 and FBReader+FBSync on. Are there any other e-readers I should consider?
2. Aside from e-reader apps, what do most people put on their tablets?
I already plan on adding a web browser, file manager, Dropbox, and Titanium Backup. What else is recommended?
3. For complex PDFs, what app is recommended?
IBNobody said:
1. Should I root using Glownooter or should I root using minimal root?
I don't want to add Gapps to my Nook because I won't need anything other than a source for APKs. I'm okay with sideloading apks. (For purchased apps, I can backup the APK file on my rooted phone with Titanium and restore it on my Nook, right?)
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The only real nooter for Glow is the Glownooter, but it does have Gapps and the such, what you could do is open up the zip for Glownooter and remove all the Gapps related stuff from /system
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2. I will be putting Amazon Kindle 3.2 and FBReader+FBSync on. Are there any other e-readers I should consider?
2. Aside from e-reader apps, what do most people put on their tablets?
I already plan on adding a web browser, file manager, Dropbox, and Titanium Backup. What else is recommended?
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I imagine with a regular tablet people install their games and video players and the such, but since the screen isn't setup for a refresh rate decent for videos, and it has no sound, it's unlikely that any of those types of things would work nicely with the Glowworm.
One of the ereaders I've heard works well is called Cool Reader, but I personally use the built in reader and have never bothered with anything else.
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3. For complex PDFs, what app is recommended?
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ezPDF it works wonderfully for PDFs and supports Landscape/Portrait modes, along with special "zoomed reading" mode where it'll zoom in around the text blocks which I personally think makes it easier to read/navigate PDFs.
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[...] 2. I will be putting Amazon Kindle 3.2 and FBReader+FBSync on. Are there any other e-readers I should consider?
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I recommend Mantano Reader for both epub and PDF formats. It works well on the NST, and handles both formats very well. I have completely replaced the NOOK Library with the Mantano home screen, and the NOOK Reader with Mantano's reader. I like viewing covers for both formats on one screen.
2. Aside from e-reader apps, what do most people put on their tablets?
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Other than reading, mine's mostly set up to allow quick checks of work stuff when I'm on the road. I put on email (maildroid, which handles MS Exchange well), calendar (Calendar Pad) and Astrid Tasks, plus a few other travel programs (TripIt, mainly). Evernote for synchronized notes with my various computers. Google Voice to read transcriptions of voice mail. I use Dropsync to pull down daily newspaper and magazine feeds I have my desktop generate daily using Calibre, then import them into Mantano. I use ES File Explorer (nice Dropbox and other cloud integration). Folder Organizer lets me set up quick access menus on the notification menu for often-used programs. Nook Touch Tools to remap QuickMenu to show Mantano, maildroid, calendar pad, astrid and dropsync.
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Mantano is definitely worth a look. I like that it maintains page zooms between pages, so I don't have to fiddle with each page.
Thank you both.
I have a copy of ezPDF Pro from Amazon's FAOTD that I can try out on the Nook.
I'll try out CoolReader and Mantano, too. But the two biggest sellers of FBReader is the FBSync synchronization feature and the ability to remap FBReader page-turn keys with an XML file on the SDCard. Will those other two readers let me flip pages with the side buttons?
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[...] I have a copy of ezPDF Pro from Amazon's FAOTD that I can try out on the Nook.
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I also have ezPDF, and quite liked it. I just prefer using Mantano as one reader than can display and read my entire (pdf and epub) library in one app.
I'll try out CoolReader and Mantano, too. But the two biggest sellers of FBReader is the FBSync synchronization feature
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Mantano offers a cloud service, but it's not free. I've gone for the $20/year 5 GB, 2000 title option that lets me sync among 4 devices. In addition to reading positions, it also syncs categories, metadata and tags, which I find useful.
I've read good things about FBReader and will try their sync option someday. As I recall, it didn't handle some of my document formatting as well.
Will those other two readers let me flip pages with the side buttons?
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Mantano will, yes.
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Some tips on battery life:
The NST can maintain very good battery life if you stick to your "primarily a reader" philosophy. In particular, avoid anything that polls in the background. While I do use maildroid, I have it set to only poll manually. I don't have any sort of background sync running (e.g. facebook, newsfeeds). No widgets.
I do have Tasker set up to wake the device once daily and force a sync with Dropsync to download my Calibre-generated news from Dropbox. I also have Tasker set to only enable wifi when a short list of specific apps runs (e.g. maildroid). Wifi is shut off when the screen goes off. I enable wifi manually for things like reader sync that I only do occasionally.
While I haven't done any scientific testing, my battery life seems as good as on a non-rooted device. I recently left my NST on my coffee table unplugged when I left town for a week, and on my return, it was still at 90%.
Being on older Android 2.1 Eclair, the NST will benefit from a task manager. I tried a few, including Advanced Task Manager, but I finally settled on System Tuner Pro. I get very few warning messages now (< 1 daily), and no memory problems. I have it set to only kill tasks when the screen goes off, and when actually low on memory using the "Light" preset. I have it ignore Mantano and Tasker.
With these settings, I haven't had any particular problems with the Google stuff loaded. If I don't use it, it doesn't affect battery life. I did freeze Gmail since I just don't like it.
tinynooter works on the glow, also. (and on the NST without the glowlight.)
If you're comfortable sideloading apk files via adb either glownooter or tinynooter will do the trick. Once you're shelled in over adb, you need to su to get an adb root shell - most of the time I'm ssh'ing into my device in any case
What tinynooter doesn't do is install any of the google apps, a modified framework or kernel - it's very much the base device but with root rights. For convenience the Amazon appstore is on board.
I'm curious what makes a nooter and what does not? I'd been thinking that nooter was a generic term for 'nook rooter?'
If you've got a glow nook, my advice to you as one newbie to another is to WAIT. There is almost no newbie support for the glow nook as I rather unfortunately discovered today. Even if you've rooted an android device before, the odds are slim that you've ever side-loaded an apk and there is not a guide to be found on this forum for the GlowLight. Not that it matters, because adb won't pick up a rooted glowlight. Additionally, do -not- try to install norefresh or multitouch.
I'm restoring my glow nook to factory tomorrow morning myself and just waiting it out. Besides, using it unrooted for awhile will help you figure out what you do and don't want out of a rooted device (for example you -are- going to need a separate pdf reader, but it might turn out that everything you read on your nook will already be .epub or easily converted to .epub).
For IRC, AndChat works excellent.
http://www.andchat.net/index.php
Mini vMac If you are a mac person, this is something to check out. I bought the paid version and unlike the free version, the paid one conforms to the screen resolution perfectly on the nook.
http://dolfin.github.com/minivmac4android/
Bacon reader-
http://baconreader.com/
It's not necessarily newb stuff, just some things I put on mine for fun that work quite well
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For IRC, AndChat works excellent.
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I dunno how well it works on NST, but on the glowlight, AndChat has a problem with autoscrolling unless you manually clear your buffer every few lines.
AndChat is good on my non-glow nook. I don't have any scrolling issues. I really really want a glow nook but I guess from what I read here, not everything is sorted out yet.
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If you've got a glow nook, my advice to you as one newbie to another is to WAIT. There is almost no newbie support for the glow nook as I rather unfortunately discovered today. Even if you've rooted an android device before, the odds are slim that you've ever side-loaded an apk and there is not a guide to be found on this forum for the GlowLight. Not that it matters, because adb won't pick up a rooted glowlight. Additionally, do -not- try to install norefresh or multitouch.
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What's wrong with norefresh please ?
Where are the development forums?? And.. i couldn't find an answer to this ANYWHERE... but, will we be able to run Windows 8 RTM on HD+??? i'm praying we can.
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Where are the development forums?? And.. i couldn't find an answer to this ANYWHERE... but, will we be able to run Windows 8 RTM on HD+??? i'm praying we can.
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Have the devices been released yet? I don't think they have. Also, Windows 8 requires some pretty specific specs to run on a tablet, and I don't think the new ones fit the bill. Short answer: maybe, but doubtful.
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Nah. If the HD could run Windows Eighter, it would be it's main OS instead of Android.
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Nah. If the HD could run Windows Eighter, it would be it's main OS instead of Android.
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Agreed. Especially with all of the money Microsoft poured into the Nook division over the summer.
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Nook HD and HD+ updates
Nook HD and HD+ both will boot from SD. I'm not sure if this means the bootloader is unlocked or not. ICS seems fairly intact, so I'm not sure if it will be easy to work on.
Posted from an HD+, really liking it but could use gapps.
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Nook HD and HD+ both will boot from SD.
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Is this official or are you just speculating?
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They created Forums for the Kindle Fire HD way before those devices were released... I'm totally drooling over the 8.9" KF and the Nexus 10, but I suspect the Nook HD+ might be better for reading because of its aspect ratio. I really hope there's decent development for it!
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They created Forums for the Kindle Fire HD way before those devices were released... I'm totally drooling over the 8.9" KF and the Nexus 10, but I suspect the Nook HD+ might be better for reading because of its aspect ratio. I really hope there's decent development for it!
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I'm drooling over the Nexus 10 as well, especially with that screen resolution (2560x1600)!
Nexus 10 is indeed awesome, I gave Google my gmail so they can notify me when it can be preordered!
If the Nook HD booted from SD.......then what's the use of the 8GB internal memory? LOL
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Is this official or are you just speculating?
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Can be done with BN supplied SD cards, but I dont know if they are in any way signed or restricted.
Im throwing in my vote for the HD+. It isnt getting the press it deserves. The reviews out there are for the 7" HD, but i can tell you after 3 days of extensive use, the HD+ is a beauty. Smooth scrolling, virtually no stuttering. A little love from xda and this thing will be a dream come true.
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Nah. If the HD could run Windows Eighter, it would be it's main OS instead of Android.
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nope, no way they would swap the OS now. everyone's apps would be forfeit and that would tick off a bunch of customers.it would be like if apple all of the sudden switched to android instead of iOS. Besides, i thought MS had a pretty strict hardware guideline and the nook hd+ only has 1gb of ram (i THINK MS requires all W8 tablets to have 2gb). Anyway the devices always have booted from SD for recovery purposes. I really hope there's a way to get gapps on these devices because they're super nice, they just need the play store to REALLY shine.
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Im throwing in my vote for the HD+. It isnt getting the press it deserves. The reviews out there are for the 7" HD, but i can tell you after 3 days of extensive use, the HD+ is a beauty. Smooth scrolling, virtually no stuttering. A little love from xda and this thing will be a dream come true.
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Yeah i just got mine friday, i'm loving it so far. the reviews for the 7" aren't really fair since the software wasn't ready for primetime but a day-one update fixed all of that. I hope XDA rallies around these new ones since they're so far above the previous models.
I presume that no one has cracked this yet, for CM or anything?
Here's hoping. I'm looking for a Nook HD or nexus 7 for Christmas. I'd love the Nook, I have a Nook Color with CM7 now, but if I can't get the functionality out of it, I'll have to go for the nexus.
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Where are the development forums?? And.. i couldn't find an answer to this ANYWHERE... but, will we be able to run Windows 8 RTM on HD+??? i'm praying we can.
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VMware for android but you need a server to serve the windows platform or Pocket Cloud if you want something simpler.
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I presume that no one has cracked this yet, for CM or anything?
Here's hoping. I'm looking for a Nook HD or nexus 7 for Christmas. I'd love the Nook, I have a Nook Color with CM7 now, but if I can't get the functionality out of it, I'll have to go for the nexus.
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I have the HD+ and can't answer the rooting and custom ROM question. But the device does have the option to enable ADB, so I was able to install apk's via adb (took a bit of work to get my computer to recognize the HD+). Anyway, I've been able to install (again via ADB, not rooting), the following apps to my HD+: Kindle, Amazon MP3, Chrome, Firefox, Flash. I installed Rdio, but the music wouldn't stream. I was able to access my Amazon MP3 cloud storage and stream my music that way. The Kindle app works fine..I tested visiting the store within the Kindle app, sending a sample to the app, clicking "Read Now" and having it launch the book correctly. Chrome and Firefox seem to work fine, and Flash works in Firefox. Also, by sideloading the Flash apk, I was able to view flash content in the built-in Nook HD+ browser. The biggest pain is that your sideloaded apps do NOT appear in the Apps drawer. You can only see them by opening the Apps drawer, then simultaneously holding down the volume + button and tapping the "Apps" header at the top of the screen. This brings up a screen entitled "Extras" and looks more like the normal listing of apps you would see. There are a few b&n dev apps, and it appears there is a copy of an Office suite there, too (can't remember which one).
Finally, it appears the HD+ is running 4.0.3, since the Nook SDK appears as an option under 4.0.3 in the Android SDK Manager.
Edit: I also installed Mantano Reader on the HD+. To add epub books to the HD+ via Dropbox, you need to EXPORT them to the My Files section of your internal sd card (didnt test using an external card). If you just open an epub file via dropbox, it will launch the reader app, but I found that once I closed the reader app, I couldnt access the book again (must have put it in temporary storage or in downloads). So the better way to gets books on the HD+ via dropbox is to export them. And after installing Mantano Reader, when I browse to Library -> My Files and tap one of my books, the device asks me which reader I want to open the book in. So once you install a 3rd party epub reader, you could make it the default reader on the HD+ if you so desire.
Try sideloading a launcher to see all you're apps. That's what we did w/ the NT before CelticWeb and rest go CM7 to run.
Go launcher and ADW worked best.
NikkieL
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I got a Nook Tablet HD+ for its screen, and most importantly, its Micro SD support. Definitely better than Kindle Fire HD 8.9 for being cheaper and providing a SD slot while being cheaper.
My plan involves sideloading MXPlayer so I can play MKV files off of it AND if any dev feels generous enough to devote his or her time into it, to install custom ROM on it.
Would be grateful to have a dedicated forum!
If you want a new device forum then you're not going to be heard posting in here. You need to go over to the ***New Device Forum Requests*** thread in About xda-developers.com forum and make a request.
Good luck.
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I have the HD+ and can't answer the rooting and custom ROM question. But the device does have the option to enable ADB, so I was able to install apk's via adb (took a bit of work to get my computer to recognize the HD+). Anyway, I've been able to install (again via ADB, not rooting), the following apps to my HD+: Kindle, Amazon MP3, Chrome, Firefox, Flash. I installed Rdio, but the music wouldn't stream. I was able to access my Amazon MP3 cloud storage and stream my music that way. The Kindle app works fine..I tested visiting the store within the Kindle app, sending a sample to the app, clicking "Read Now" and having it launch the book correctly. Chrome and Firefox seem to work fine, and Flash works in Firefox. Also, by sideloading the Flash apk, I was able to view flash content in the built-in Nook HD+ browser. The biggest pain is that your sideloaded apps do NOT appear in the Apps drawer. You can only see them by opening the Apps drawer, then simultaneously holding down the volume + button and tapping the "Apps" header at the top of the screen. This brings up a screen entitled "Extras" and looks more like the normal listing of apps you would see. There are a few b&n dev apps, and it appears there is a copy of an Office suite there, too (can't remember which one).
Finally, it appears the HD+ is running 4.0.3, since the Nook SDK appears as an option under 4.0.3 in the Android SDK Manager.
Edit: I also installed Mantano Reader on the HD+. To add epub books to the HD+ via Dropbox, you need to EXPORT them to the My Files section of your internal sd card (didnt test using an external card). If you just open an epub file via dropbox, it will launch the reader app, but I found that once I closed the reader app, I couldnt access the book again (must have put it in temporary storage or in downloads). So the better way to gets books on the HD+ via dropbox is to export them. And after installing Mantano Reader, when I browse to Library -> My Files and tap one of my books, the device asks me which reader I want to open the book in. So once you install a 3rd party epub reader, you could make it the default reader on the HD+ if you so desire.
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how did you get adb to recognize your device? can you post a guide on how you did that?
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If you want a new device forum then you're not going to be heard posting in here. You need to go over to the ***New Device Forum Requests*** thread in About xda-developers.com forum and make a request.
Good luck.
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Thanks for the advice! Just posted a request. Hopefully we can get at the least a rudimentary root and gapps port on this thing soon.