Nook guide: Get daily news, custom screensavers, free e-books

With your Nook in front of you (and an enthusiasm to get creative), follow this guide to make your Nook a little more useful, fun, and worth every penny you spent.

by Sharon Vaknin

June 26, 2011 6:30 PM PDT Follow @sharonvak

The Nook Simple Touch is out, and while it's touted as Barnes & Noble's simpler, bare bones e-reader, we think it's nonsense to call any gadget "simple." Nook Touch (and Nook Color) owners should know that their devices can do a lot more than just read books from B&N--we're here to show you how.

With your Nook in front of you (and an enthusiasm to get creative), follow this guide to make your Nook a little more useful, fun, and worth every penny you spent.

Make a custom Nook screensaver

Get free library books on your Nook

Get daily news on your Nook

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