Nook app on KF?

tlo07 · 02-18-2012, 10:17 PM

I'm having a terrible time finding a good 7 inch tablet that won't cost a fortune. I'm wanting to stay around the $250 range. I tried the Nook Tablet which is very nice but has a horrible app store. I know from experience rooting a Nook Color (when it first came out) that there are problems such as not having soft keys in apps when you need them, etc so I opted not to even try to root the Nook Tablet and just returned it.

I would use a tablet mostly for reading with some light email, surfing and maybe a movie now and again. I have a lot of books through Barnes and Noble, which is why I tried the Nook Color and recently a Nook Tablet. I really like the Kindle Fire but I am wondering if there is a way to side load the Nook app from the Android Market (since conveniently its not available in the Amazon app store, hahaha) or if I would have to root to accomplish that. In the future, of course, I could just buy the books from Amazon but meanwhile all the books on my Nook Simple Touch I wouldn't be able to read on the KF.

Any suggestions? Thanks!

tlo07 · 02-19-2012, 05:51 PM

Well I guess I answered my own question. I bought a KF today and was able to side load the Nook app onto it and it works like a charm.

NotJustAPhone · 02-19-2012, 06:13 PM

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Originally Posted by tlo07

Well I guess I answered my own question. I bought a KF today and was able to side load the Nook app onto it and it works like a charm.

Thanks for taking the time to report back.

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grvthang · 02-19-2012, 08:46 PM

Yes, I loaded the Nook app in early December on the Fire and have had no problems with it. You can also load other reading apps, like Aldiko and Mantano. There's a good Kindle Fire forum catering to readers at MobileRead.

KahneFan · 02-21-2012, 10:25 PM

I have a Nook, but I'm looking to upgrade(?) to a Fire. Since I have paid for Nook books; how exactly did you "side load" the Nook app?

sblood86 · 02-22-2012, 02:00 AM

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Originally Posted by KahneFan

I have a Nook, but I'm looking to upgrade(?) to a Fire. Since I have paid for Nook books; how exactly did you "side load" the Nook app?

Pull the apk from your current device copy to the 'sdcard' on the kindle and install from a file manager I would think (honestly first thing I did was root and install a different rom lol)

KahneFan · 02-22-2012, 08:56 AM

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Originally Posted by sblood86

Pull the apk from your current device copy to the 'sdcard' on the kindle and install from a file manager I would think (honestly first thing I did was root and install a different rom lol)

Thanks! I actually ended up finding an [Only registered users can view links. ].

shalamerylei · 03-20-2012, 05:20 AM

You can also load other reading apps, like Aldiko and Mantano. There's a good Kindle Fire forum catering to readers at MobileRead.

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