insent, Deena.

I'm missing something *really* obvious here. How do I read my own PDFs on the thing? I copied them over into the "my documents" folder, but I don't get where they show up in the Nook interface for me to read.

Duh.

Nook! I like the Nook, though not as much as the Kindle. But if I didn't shop at Amazon, I would definitely go in that direction.

I don't know how to read PDFs on them, though. If the PDFs aren't reflowable, they're not going to look great - just a warning. Did you not get a manual of some sort?

Touch the "my library" icon at the bottom. You'll probably be looking at books you bought from B&N. You will have a choice near the top that says, something like "Go to my documents". Click on that and you'll see the PDF, as well as the Nook quick start and manual.

Edit: backflung, ita.

Thanks, Deena!

Gris, the manual tells you how to get PDFs on. But not where they show up on the navigation. They don't look amazing, but they're readable. It's a definite step up from my phone.

ita, I buy ebooks from B&N, so I would be happy to lend you, too.

The Lendme books I have are Hunger Games, Catching Fire, Graceling by Kristin Cashore, Under Heaven, by Guy Gavriel Kay, a bunch of Ariana Franklin books, some Yasmine Galenorn, Nailini Singh, Richelle Mead, Patricia Briggs, and Charlain Harris.

Erin, when I get home I will send you email from my BN account email. Cool beans.

Yay. The Nook would definitely be on my list. I handled one last time I was in a city, and I liked it a lot. It was actually a plus for me that the main screen wasn't touch (smudges!) but that there was a small section that was.

And yeah, about the Amazon thing. I decided I was being ridic and caved and bought some emergency supplies for my new car from Amazon. The entire process was a clusterfuck, down to them splitting the order really randomly and shipping via completely different couriers. Thereby sending stuff by post office to my physical address, which does not get US mail, forcing my little post office to bewilderedly try to find me and have me come in and pick it up. Twice. So yeah, boycott back on. If I'm avoiding you for tech reasons, but also your service sucks it? You are not getting my business no matter how gargantuan you are.

No problem, chica. Happy to help a Bitch out.

Insent, Erin.

eta: Having finished my first book on the device (Hunger Games)I can happily say it was a pleasing reading experience. I'm predisposed to read the digital word. I've purchased a cheapie I'm almost finished, and am still ploughing through some free stuff, as well as what can be borrowed out there...so far I'm happy with what I have.

I found decals to make it look like HAL, and then I'll need a protective sleeve.

If you like SF/Fantasy, there are a lot of free books available from Baen books (their goal is to addict you to their authors. It kind of works.) and you can buy books from them for a bit cheaper than the Amazon/BN stores too.