software that supports, nook downloads - is there any?

[Jay Ridgley]

On 01/07/12 Ernest Doub <hideserted at gmail.com> wrote:
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> Jay Ridgley <jridgley2 at austin.rr.com>wrote:
>> >  Folks,
>> >
>> >  I purchased a pair of Nook 1st Editions over the holidays.  I like them!
>> >
>> >  I then tried to down load a book from my library only to discover that
>> >  nook does not directly download e-books but must use a package that is
>> >  installed on a PC. YEP! you guessed it it ONLY WORKS with WINDOWS or Mac
>> >  systems.
>> >
>> >  Spoke with the folks at Barnes&  Noble and they said to install Adobe
>> >  Digital Editions software to fix the problem. When I tried that Adobe says
>> >  my system is not supported... It also reports that my version of Firefox is
>> >  old and suggests getting a free upgrade but that fails to install properly..
>> >
>> >  Has anyone been able to download a book from their public library to their
>> >  nook? If so, please enlighten me as to how I should proceed.
>> >
>> >  Other ideas/alternatives appreciated.
>> >
>> >  I am using Ubuntu 10.04-3 LTS and it is up to date.
>> >
>> >  Thanks,
>> >  Jay
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>> >
>> >  Jay Ridgley
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> A quick Google search brings this up:
> http://bookclubs.barnesandnoble.com/t5/NOOK-Study-for-Students/NOOKstudy-on-Linux/td-p/601899
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That my be fine, for some folks. I do not use wine (my choice).

What I want is a NATIVE mode application that allows me to download eBooks to my 
nook in the same manner as Adobe Digital Editions, however, apparently ADE is 
not available or supported on Linux.

Other Ideas???

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Jay Ridgley
jridgley2 at austin.rr.com
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