![]() ![]() You could load content from other sources using a SD card or plugging the Nook into your computer, but that was hardly as convenient as directly downloading stuff like you could with the Kindle Fire. The first Nook tablet didn't have an online store for buying music, movies, TV shows, etc. Instead of using Google's services and apps, Barnes & Noble tried to create its own Nook-branded ecosystem. Like Amazon, Barnes & Noble took Google's Android operating system and stripped it of all things Google. ![]() With its Nook tablets, Barnes & Nobles took a page right out of Amazon's playbook for the Kindle Fire tablets. The update also incorporates a lot of other excellent Google services like Gmail, Chrome, and Google Maps.īut it's also a bad sign for Barnes & Noble, which is still working through the uneasy transition from physical bookstore to hardware manufacturer and seller of online goods and services. They now have access to much more content than they did through Barnes & Noble's own limited app and content store. ![]() That makes the Nook update a great deal for Nook owners. The software update adds the Google Play store, which is the online shop for Android phones where Google sells apps, music, movies, magazines, etc. Account icon An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders. ![]()
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