We got into a great conversation on the message boards about buying books directly on the nook versus buying them online from their website. The general consensus seemed to be that it is easier to buy the books online and then download them to the nook. I have to agree with that. Especially if you aren’t looking for one particular book, the website is so much easier to browse around. Of course being able to buy on the nook is nice if you don’t have access to a computer, but if you do have access, I would highly suggest buying on the computer rather than the nook.
It was asked exactly how the books get from the computer to the nook when bought this way, so I typed up some instructions for buying eBooks online, and I thought I would share them here. For those of you who are familiar with buying books online (maybe a little too familiar 
) please ignore this post. But for those of you who are not accustomed to buying online, I hope this post can be of some help to you!
1. Go to www.bn.com (just click the linky link there)
2. Click on the eBook heading in the brown bar
3. In the search bar type the title of the book you are looking for (you’ll notice to the right of the search bar it says eBooks, this means you’re only searching in eBooks)
4. Click the green GO button
5. Now you will see a list with (hopefully) the book you’re looking for at the top. If your book is not available in eBook format, then it won’t show up in the list. As well the little blue “digital” sign under the title tells you it’s in eBook format.
5. If you now want to buy this book, you can just click the “Buy Now” button that shows up next to the book in the list. Your credit card will be charged at that time. You do not need to do anything else on the computer at this point.
6. Now to get the book on your nook, if you are in an area where AT&T cell phone service works, turn Airplane mode off and go to My Library. If you are in the coverflow mode, be sure to x out of that. Then click on “Check for new B&N content” You may need to click on “View my B&N library” first. It should now say it’s looking for new content and the book will show up automatically.
7. If you are not in an area where AT&T cell phone service works, then you will need to connect to your home wi-fi network, then go to My Library and if you are in the coverflow mode, be sure to x out of that. Then click on “Check for new B&N content” You may need to click on “View my B&N library” first. It should now say it’s looking for new content and the book will show up automatically.
And that’s it! Now you should have all your books on your nook, ready to read!
Cheers!
Rachel
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