NOOK - Q&A Submitted By: App Reviewer Seller:Barnes & Noble (...) Category:BooksReviewed Version: 5.3.1 Download: iOSAndroid Other Similar Apps:
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The app is free to download on android and iOS. It offers free book samples and much more. You can purchase different types of novels, magazines and eBooks in very affordable prices. With easy payment method the app offers its users to get premium quality reading material in the right price.
If you are book lover and fond of reading e-books and magazines than this is the best app you can find for free. The Nook app by Barnes and Nobles allows you to read books, newspaper and magazines right on your iPhones and iPads. The app includes vast library of 4 million novels, eBooks, comics and magazines. You can find your favorite novels on this app with other recommendations that fulfils your desire to read eBooks. This is an award winning eBook discovery and digital reading experience. The app gives you multiple font sizes, page styles, search and sharing tools which makes your reading experience more delightful.
App Features and Capabilities
Vast library: The app offers you up to 75000 free titles. You will find every type of eBook, comics, novels and magazines on the app. You can download free book samples and add them in your favorite wish lists. Users get top recommendations and best seller books here.
Customizable reading: The app offers vide range of themes. You can easily personalize your reading by adjusting font size, colors, margins, page animations and background of your reading material. You can also control the brightness and even customize your own theme.
Useful tools: While reading you can use different tools such as highlights, bookmarks, add notes and sync the last page your read to the other Nook devices. You can easily transfer your PDF files that you want to read on Nook.
Create own card: Loved a sentence while reading book and want to share with friends? Then this feature helps you launch quote editor and you can share your favorite quote on customize card. You can put beautiful background to your card and share it with your friends via text or email.
Discovery delivered daily: You can enjoy free Friday books every week. Latest eBooks will be shared with you. Page perfect Nook books explore topics such as gardening, arts and crafts, Health and fitness and many more content for teens and kids as well.
Pros
The size and picture quality is great so you can read your e-books with a simple flick of finger on your iPad and iPhone.
It features huge digital library including free trial subscription of newspaper and magazines. You can also get free samples of books.
Accessible to blind and low vision users including screen magnifier and voice overs.
App includes tools like in-app dictionary to allow user better understand the confusing words.
You can easily add notes, bookmarks and highlights as you read your favorite content.
You can organize your library with custom stacks of eBooks, magazines and your own files.
Cons
Premium content is not available for free. You have to buy most of the eBooks.
Updates in the app brings lots of bug issues. Your archive list doesn’t remain functionally sometimes.
Customer support needs betterment as it always appears to be under maintenance.
You have to pay for majority of the eBooks as they are not offered in free samples.
The app sometimes crashes especially while you are in the middle of reading.
It is not easy to read for a long time on screen as it gives strain issue to eyes.
Other Information to Know
This app is owned by Barnes & Noble ranked at #28 in the category of books. Nook was last updated on Oct 8, 2020 and has a rating of 4.7 star on app store. App is available on google play store with a rating of 4.4 stars. It is free to download and is compatible iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. This app is available in English and Spanish language. The size of app is 154.7 MB.
App Usage: Likes: Nook is wonderful app for eBook lovers. Its picture quality and background themes are just amazing. Tools like highlighting, bookmark makes it even easier to read. You can easily adjust the font size and brightness according to your requirements. No delay in buying a book as payment method is smooth and secure. It offers special comics and novels for teens and kids as well. You can make your own library in it and delete books with just a single swipe. Dislikes: The app sometimes malfunction as problem occurs in the system that manages Nook books and syncing. Customer service needs to be improved as these issue needs to be resolved on time. The app keeps crashing after new update. You have to delete and re install it in order to enjoy the services again. The highlighting feature could be better as sometimes it doesn’t work properly while looking for words in dictionary. Rated App Version: 5.3.1 Phone Used:HUAWEI - reviews
