Windows Nook App Discontinued

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by rcentros

I think I remember reading a post claiming that it does work on Windows 11.

I posted that the nook app does not work with Windows 11. It does work with Windows 10.

My laptop is Windows 11 and it didn't work. My Desktop is Windows 10 and it works.

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by Musicman

Yes... it works in windows 11...

No it doesn't.

[cgsmom]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

No it doesn't.

Yes it does! I downloaded the Nook for Windows app from the link posted after the app was discontinued in the Microsoft store. I have it running on Windows 11. However, in just the last couple of weeks, I think BN has started using different DRM. Some of my Nook books will open in Calibre and some will not. So, I have once again quit buying from BN. But the Nook for Windows app works just fine.

Edit: Just to be clear. The original Nook for PC program is different than the Nook for Windows app. The old Nook for PC program does NOT work. The Nook for Windows app does.

[Musicman]

Originally Posted by cgsmom

However, in just the last couple of weeks, I think BN has started using different DRM. Some of my Nook books will open in Calibre and some will not. So, I have once again quit buying from BN. But the Nook for Windows app works just fine.

So far I haven't had any problem opening books I bought from Barnes and Noble in Calibre... You would think that if they changed the DRM, then any newly downloaded books would have the new DRM. Maybe I have just been lucky...

[ZodWallop]

Originally Posted by pypeke

Now, I have to delete all 1200+ books that I spent 3 days downloading. I wound up with only 2 books missing from Nook.

I think you are making this too difficult on yourself. If calibre is able to open the book and doesn't throw a DRM message, it is already DRM-free and shouldn't need to be downloaded again.

Is there anything else I should do AFTER the De-DRM and BEFORE I put the Nook books back into Calibre? I have not found any simple instructions on what to do first, second, etc.

If you are using the NoDRM plug-in for calibre, removing the DRM and adding the books to calibre should be the same action.

As for moving the books, I keep my calibre library on an external hard drive. I like the Western Digital My Passport drives. Makes it easy to move from PC to PC.

[rcentros]

Originally Posted by pypeke

Starting over, I guess! Some of my books are Epubs and can be opened already. Do I have to delete them too? Thanks.

No! You don't have to re-download your books from Barnes & Noble. If you've already downloaded them you already have the needed ePub files — just most of them will probably be DRM "protected" (restricted). If you've got the books downloaded what you need to do now is use the NoDRM plugin in Calibre and "liberate" them. It should be automatic if you've set up the NoDRM (DeDRM?) plugin for Nook books. And setting it up should be automatic.

If you haven't already done it, just go to Calibre, Preferences, Plugins, File Type plugins, select DeDRM and Customize. Select the option for B&N books and it should automatically set it up for you. Then just add your ePubs into Calibre again.

(If you've already done all this, I apologize for going into this much detail about it.)

[rcentros]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

I posted that the nook app does not work with Windows 11. It does work with Windows 10.

My laptop is Windows 11 and it didn't work. My Desktop is Windows 10 and it works.

I was able to install the Nook App on a Windows 11 partition on a laptop today. I did have to download and install at least one of the C library files (I got a "dependency not met" error before I installed the libraries. (I installed both the 64 bit and 32 bit files (the ones that started with 2024) — I may have only needed the 64 bit version, I don't know.)

I was also able to download and install Calibre and NoDRM (DeDRM) and create the hash for B&N eBooks. Calibre successfully liberated four books I tested, but none of these are new, so I can't guarantee it'll work on newer books.

At any rate, the Nook App does work on Windows 11. At least on my laptop it does.

[Patchicat]

Well, just for fun and grins, I went back to the links and attempted to download the necessary files one more time. This time, I succeeded in downloading all three files, installed them, and was able to sign in. And all my Barnes & Noble books showed up. I've redownloaded them onto the new computer. Since I already had them in Calibre, I'm not particularly concerned with future proofing them again, although I just might to be on the safe side. I guess the version I previously had downloaded from a while ago was the wrong version. Doesn't mean I'm going to resume purchasing from Barnes & Noble, however. It just means my books are no longer held hostage for the moment. Turns out that I have to tell my browser to download the files anyway as they are "not" secure. And the way around that is to right click on each file and chose save link in the dialogue box which comes up. Then you have to tell your browser to download the file anyway because otherwise, it's blocked. Hope this helps someone else.

[sydmalicious]

Originally Posted by ehbowen

Edit To Add: I think I found the answer. Along with the 50.4 MB download link for the main package there are also three other links which turn out to be the Visual C++ packages. I needed to install the x86 and x64 packs; there's also an arm package. Thanks for the point in the right direction.

Please don't install Visual C++ (not sure what that is?) packages and other executables in this day and age. Especially if you aren't confident in the legitimacy of the website you're downloading from.

This is a very bad idea and should be avoided.

I'm sorry your books are being held hostage and I get wanted to have them, but you're risking a lot more than books when you do stuff like this.

Please be vigilant.

[sydmalicious]

I'm sorry but why are you folks downloading software that could possibly 1. steal your credentials 2. install adware and 3, and probably worst of all, install malware or ransomware?

It's tough when you want to actually access what you've bought and the company you bought from has yanked support however most of the stuff you're linking in this thread is dubious at best.

Please be careful y'all.

[sydmalicious]

Originally Posted by Patchicat

Turns out that I have to tell my browser to download the files anyway as they are "not" secure. And the way around that is to right click on each file and chose save link in the dialogue box which comes up. Then you have to tell your browser to download the file anyway because otherwise, it's blocked. Hope this helps someone else.

Don't do this unless you're absolutely sure you know what you're doing.

[rcentros]

Originally Posted by Patchicat

...Turns out that I have to tell my browser to download the files anyway as they are "not" secure. And the way around that is to right click on each file and chose save link in the dialogue box which comes up. Then you have to tell your browser to download the file anyway because otherwise, it's blocked. Hope this helps someone else.

I think Windows does that with just about every file you have to download — except maybe for the big, well known corporations. At least with the files that I've downloaded for Windows 10 (not a lot of them as I very rarely go into Windows at all).

[rcentros]

Originally Posted by sydmalicious

I'm sorry but why are you folks downloading software that could possibly 1. steal your credentials 2. install adware and 3, and probably worst of all, install malware or ransomware?

It's tough when you want to actually access what you've bought and the company you bought from has yanked support however most of the stuff you're linking in this thread is dubious at best.

In my case it really doesn't matter. I don't mind being a guinea pig. I don't use Windows anyhow. I just have it for experimenting (like in this case) and about every three months I update it. The worst that could happen is someone could download my small library of Nook books or access a credit card I no longer have.

As far as I can tell, these downloads are just the Nook App for Windows and older versions of a C library needed for its unmet dependencies. Several people here have downloaded and installed these files and — so far — no reports of malware of any kind.

[Sirtel]

Originally Posted by rcentros

I think Windows does that with just about every file you have to download — except maybe for the big, well known corporations. At least with the files that I've downloaded for Windows 10 (not a lot of them as I very rarely go into Windows at all).

You can disable this in the browser settings. Of course this presumes that you know what exactly it is you're downloading.

I've almost never had Windows 10 block my downloads.

[DNSB]

Originally Posted by sydmalicious

Please don't install Visual C++ (not sure what that is?) packages and other executables in this day and age. Especially if you aren't confident in the legitimacy of the website you're downloading from.

This is a very bad idea and should be avoided.

I'm sorry your books are being held hostage and I get wanted to have them, but you're risking a lot more than books when you do stuff like this.

Please be vigilant.

Are you sure that I need to worry that Microsoft is serving up malware with their various Visual C++ Redistributable downloads? I should avoid the links from Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable latest supported downloads?

I will download a VC++ redistributable package from there when I am installing a program that does not include the redist installer due to worries about package sizes.

I can see worrying about downloads from a random site but making a global statement such as you did is going above and beyond into the realm of pure paranoia.