Last I heard, the Nook Store had sold out, but there are some in stock at Currys (affiliate link). Update: Currently the Nook Simple Touch is on offer at £29. Alan’s Lifehacker article describes the process for Firmware earlier than 1.2.0, so if that includes you, then I recommend you read this article in conjunction with Alan’s. I believe that this will also work with FW 1.2.1 also, but I have not tried it. You can pick one up from Amazon for about £79. A Nook Simple Touch with Firmware 1.2.0.Other systems may be different, and I am happy to expand this article over time with snippets from firmware other than 1.2.0 and other computer Operating Systems. I’m going to describe the particular process that I used. Following Alan’s step-by-step instructions didn’t work, but then I found another article on XDA Developers, which gave me enough information. The method chosen by Alan was based on Nook firmware prior to FW 1.2.0, which the Nook I bought has installed. However, this was an older article and I ran into several problems along the way, which weren’t addressed.
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I found a great article on how to root my Nook, by Alan Henry at Lifehacker. I am considering digitising my engineering reference books so that I can keep them all in one place, whether I am in the office, or visiting customers. Perfect for ample leisure reading material, reference books etc. Their crisp e-ink screen is as good as reading a book, and with the ability to expand the memory using SD cards, you can carry around a complete library wherever you go. Please be aware that the following article contains affiliate links.Į-readers are great, and in particular the Nook.
I didn’t want to be tied to any one book store, and I wanted the ability to read long internet articles on it too, which I tend to save to Pocket. Basically, because it runs Android in the background, so it gave me lots of options for rooting it. I chose the Nook Simple Touch as my base unit. The idea was, to turn it into my ideal e-reader tool. Recently I picked up a refurbished Nook on eBay for a bargain price.
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