What format does nook use?

Q:"It is said that Nook e-reader is quite popular and has millions of ebooks for users. I bought a Nook now. I have some questions about Nook for better enjoyment. What ebook formats does Nook support? How do I get ebooks on my Nook? Can I read Kindle books on Nook?"

You may also encounter such questions when you use the new e-reader you are not quite familiar with. What ebook format does Nook use, then? You may get some information from your friends or official site of Nook. But there are also some problems about Nook file format you are not clear. Let's have a discussion.

Part 1: Introduction of Nook

Based on Android platform, Nook is an excellent ebook reader brand developed and marketed by American book retailer Barnes & Noble. With couples of years' improvement, Nook has developed several series of Nook devices including Nook, Nook Simple Touch, Nook Color, Nook Tablet, etc., and Nook App from Google play, iTunes and Windows Store. Nook devices cannot only be used to read books but also to read digital magazines or newspapers as well as listen to music, browse the webs and watch movies. Besides, you can get the free Nook reading app to start enjoying Barnes & Noble's award-winning eBook discovery and digital reading experience. Barnes and noble nook ebook format will be supported on Nook devices and Nook app.

Then, what is the Nook ebook format? For users who used Nook, you may know that Nook file format supports ePub and PDF usually for ebook. There are even 5 word size for you to adjust it, with bookmark, annotation and highlights available. Moreover, Nook supported formats also include image files like png, jpg, gif, bmp, etc., and text file. What format is Nook Tablet and Nook Color? They even support more formats, such as Microsoft Word files, Excel files, Powerpoint files, audio and video files except for Nook format for ebooks. Anyway, Nook is a great device for you to enjoy your ebooks and other content.

Part 2: Why can't we open nook books or share Nook books to other devices

As is mentioned above, we know that Nook file format like ePub and PDF is quite common formats that is readable for many e-readers or other devices. However, sometimes, we can't even open Nook books and share Nook Books to other devices, why? That is because Nook book file format is not compatible to some particular devices and the ebooks you purchased from Nook ebook store are usually protected by proprietary restrictions of Digital Rights Management(DRM) which is used to ensure that a specific copy of a NOOK Book is owned by one owner and is not just given away so that authors and publishers are fairly compensated. Thus, you are limited to share ebooks in Nook file format with other devices.

Then, if you would like to share your purchased Barnes and Noble nook ebook with others, you are required to remove the DRM and convert Nook book format to the formats that are compatible with the reading apps or e-readers. While, when you are willing to download Nook book, how should you do?

Part 3: How to download Nook book

If you have bought a Nook device, you are surely interested in how many books you can find for your new device. And you will find out that many of Nook books can be downloaded legally for free. And you can directly download Nook books from Nook Store to your Nook library. These books are in Nook supported formats and you will open it and read it freely on your devices.

Besides, you can also buy some Nook books from Nook store or Barnes and Noble official site, where offers millions of ebooks for you to buy and download.

What's more, it is actually not imperative for you to have a NOOK device to read NOOK books. As an alternative, it is also popular to download the free NOOK Reading Apps to your Android and iOS mobile devices or Windows PC, and then you can enjoy Nook books simply as well. Thus, you can also download open ePub ebooks and other open ebooks compatible with Nook book format from other sites or e-readers and add it to Nook so as to enjoy your reading.

However, can you read Kindle books on Nook? Of course not. You may know that
Kindles do not support the EPUB file format used by many other e-book readers. It often supports AZW, AZW3 and the latest later KFX formats. Even more, your purchased Kindle ebooks are protected by DRM, too. Incompatibility between Nook supported formats and Kindle formats as well as DRM protection avoid you from reading Kindle books on Nook. In order to make Kindle ebooks in Nook book file format, you can use Leawo Prof. DRM to remove the DRM protection and convert Kindle format to open ePub files.

If you have a Kindle device, you can download and install Leawo Prof. DRM, and then you can follow the easy way to unlock the DRM-encrypted eBook downloaded on Kindle and convert Kindle ebooks to Nook file format:

Step1: Connect Kindle device to your PC

Connect Kindle device to your PC by using the USB cable of Kindle. And then you can find the downloaded eBook you want to convert under the "document" folder.

Step 2: Add Kindle ebooks to the program

Import the Kindle ebooks by clicking "Add files". When a new window pops up, click refresh button on "E-Devices" on the left frame to see the listed books. And now select and click "Add" to import the books.

Step 3: Save the converted Kindle books

Click "..." button on output at the bottom of "Home" interface to select an output directory to save the converted DRM-free ebooks.

Step 4: Remove DRM from Kindle books

Click the blue "Convert" button to start removing DRM from Kindle books. And then you will get DRM-free ebooks in seconds. You are able to download the books to Nook for free reading.

In conclusion, Nook book are in different formats that are usually compatible with Nook devices and Nook apps. We know what is the Nook ebook format and even feel free to enjoy Kindle ebooks on Nook since Prof. DRM can help you remove DRM and convert ebooks to Nook supported formats. Anyway, you can download so many free ebooks on Nook and other devices as well.