Windows Nook App Discontinued

[rcentros]

Originally Posted by Musicman

Hmmmm... I just bought a few books from Barnes and Noble and had no trouble importing them into Calibre (Windows 11 and the Nook App). BN's DRM scheme seems to have not changed, at least for me so far.....

I thought I had read that elsewhere. Now I'm curious. I'll probably have to find a free DRM book (or a cheap one) at B&N to see if DeDRM still works on my computer for B&N books.

[PMcmil5450]

It’s my understanding that if we already have it installed we can use nook for PC. I haven’t used it in a few years, but never had any issues signing in and downloading my books. Now I get an error every time I try to log in. Anyone have any ideas? Thank you!

[RWTS]

Originally Posted by PMcmil5450

It’s my understanding that if we already have it installed we can use nook for PC. I haven’t used it in a few years, but never had any issues signing in and downloading my books. Now I get an error every time I try to log in. Anyone have any ideas? Thank you!

What's the error message?

I would first reset the app and then try logging in again.

Settings -- Apps -- Nook -- Advanced options -- Reset
(I'm on Windows 10, but I'm sure the steps are similar for Windows 11)

Have you made any changes to your security settings since the last successful login? Could your firewall be blocking the app?

If using wifi, make sure it's not a metered connection. Also, allow the Nook app to run in the background. This setting stymied me once as I have a habit of disabling apps running in the background immediately after installing/reinstalling Windows.

Settings -- Privacy -- Background apps -- Nook -- toggle on

Hope this helps!

[Musicman]

Originally Posted by PMcmil5450

It’s my understanding that if we already have it installed we can use nook for PC. I haven’t used it in a few years, but never had any issues signing in and downloading my books. Now I get an error every time I try to log in. Anyone have any ideas? Thank you!

The Nook for PC app support was discontinued. It's the Nook for Windows 10 app that still works; however it is no longer in the Windows app store

[Patchicat]

Don't know about Windows 10 because it worked perfectly on my old computer running Windows 10, but on my new computer running Windows 11, there's no option to reset the Nook app. And since I'd already future proofed all my Barnes & Noble purchases, it doesn't really matter anyway. I've moved on to another provider.

[RWTS]

The Nook for PC app support was discontinued. It's the Nook for Windows 10 app that still works; however it is no longer in the Windows app store

Whoops. Didn't notice the name difference.

Don't know about Windows 10 because it worked perfectly on my old computer running Windows 10, but on my new computer running Windows 11, there's no option to reset the Nook app.

Is it just the Nook app missing the reset option or has that been removed for all apps? I've used the reset option a few times over the years to troubleshoot; it's a shame if it's been permanently removed.

[pypeke]

As of today, July 19, 2024, the app passed Norton's approval. I downloaded and installed it, but all I can do is read Nook books on my PC. I still cannot move books from Nook device to Calibre, or from Calibre to the Nook device. I wish I had known about the June 1924 deadline to download my books. 95% of my books are Nook. This forces me to buy a new Nook or a new tablet or an Onyx Book. Buying a Kobo will not help me download 1200+ Nook books. No reason to have Calibre, I guess.

[rcentros]

Originally Posted by pypeke

I still cannot move books from Nook device to Calibre, or from Calibre to the Nook device.

There's nothing in the Nook app that will allow you to directly download your Nook books. You have to find them in your directory structure, move them to another directory (or read them directly into Calibre from where they are).

For example, my Nook books are in this directory...

C:\Users\MyUserName\AppData\Local\Packages\BarnesN oble.Nook_ahnzqzva31enc\LocalState

Once you get there you'll see your ePub files (assuming you've downloaded your books from Barnes & Noble using the app). They'll be listed by numbers with the ".epub" extension. The won't be listed by name.

To DeDRM them I believe you have to run a Barnes & Noble script in the DeDRM plugin in Calibre for first time use. That will set up a hash which you can back up. (I believe that's all there is to it but it's been quite a while since I set it up - besides I think there is a limit to how much I say about it in this forum.)

(I don't know why the forum is adding a space between "N" and "o" in "BarnesNoble" - it's not there when I post, but shows up after posting?)

[Sirtel]

I don't see any space between N and o in your post.