# Barnes & Noble NOOK

> Barnes & Noble’s award-winning digital discovery experience

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/bn.ereader](https://chrome-stats.com/d/bn.ereader)

## Overview

- **ID:** `bn.ereader`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Barnes & Noble
- **Category:** BOOKS\_AND\_REFERENCE
- **Downloads:** 12,757,094
- **Rating:** 4.37 / 5 (175,818 ratings)
- **Version:** 6.8.4.17
- **Last updated:** 2026-03-24
- **First published:** 2010-07-22
- **Publisher country:** US
- **Size:** 129 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-05
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=bn.ereader)
- **Website:** [http://www.barnesandnoble.com/nook](http://www.barnesandnoble.com/nook)
- **Privacy policy:** [http://www.barnesandnoble.com/h/help/privacy-policy](http://www.barnesandnoble.com/h/help/privacy-policy)

## Description

The Barnes & Noble NOOK App offers a comprehensive digital reading and listening experience for Android users. Access over 4 million eBooks alongside a vast collection of graphic novels, comics, manga, magazines, and more than 300,000 audiobooks. Enjoy expert-curated recommendations and explore a wide variety of genres including fiction, non-fiction, mystery, romance, sci-fi, and children's literature.

Customizable features enhance your reading with adjustable fonts, page styles, and screen brightness. Sync your books, bookmarks, and notes seamlessly across all devices and utilize social sharing tools to connect with friends. The app supports profiles for family sharing, allowing personalized libraries and parental controls for children. Additional tools such as an in-app dictionary, sleep timer, and accessibility features make the NOOK app a versatile choice for avid readers and listeners alike.

## Rankings

- #11,338 — Overall
- #195 — Books and reference (Free)
- #14 — kindle

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ALL_DOWNLOADS`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE`
- `android.permission.BLUETOOTH`
- `android.permission.BROADCAST_PACKAGE_ADDED`
- `android.permission.BROADCAST_PACKAGE_CHANGED`
- `android.permission.BROADCAST_PACKAGE_REPLACED`
- `android.permission.BROADCAST_STICKY`
- `android.permission.CAMERA`
- `android.permission.CHANGE_CONFIGURATION`
- `android.permission.CHANGE_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.CHANGE_WIFI_STATE`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_DATA_SYNC`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_MEDIA_PLAYBACK`
- `android.permission.GET_PACKAGE_SIZE`
- `android.permission.GET_TASKS`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.MODIFY_AUDIO_SETTINGS`
- `android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS`
- `android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE`
- `android.permission.READ_SETTINGS`
- `android.permission.READ_SYNC_SETTINGS`
- `android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED`
- `android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO`
- `android.permission.USE_CREDENTIALS`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `android.permission.WRITE_MEDIA_STORAGE`
- `android.permission.WRITE_SECURE_SETTINGS`
- `android.permission.WRITE_SETTINGS`
- `android.permission.WRITE_SYNC_SETTINGS`
- `bn.ereader.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`
- `com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE`
- `com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE`
- `com.nook.permission.INTERACT`
- `com.samsung.android.providers.context.permission.WRITE_USE_APP_FEATURE_SURVEY`

## Review summary

Users praise a large library and customizable reading experience with portable, cross-device access. Recurrent issues include sign-in and access problems, download/upload failures, removal of in-app purchasing, limited highlighting/export options, and rough reading UI. Overall, it performs well when functioning but reliability and content delivery are frequent pain points.

### Pros

- Large library of titles and strong interest in reading on NOOK
- Highly customizable reading experience (fonts, brightness, format)
- Portable and cross-device access to books (read on multiple devices)

### Cons

- In-app purchases are unavailable or removed, limiting purchasing options
- Sign-in/access problems across devices lead to loss of library access and unreadable titles
- Content download/upload failures prevent reading (downloads stuck, can't download or read)
- Highlighting/annotation features are clunky or missing export options
- Reading UI/navigation issues (no smooth scrolling, pages can close mid-reading, navigation awkward)

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/bn.ereader)