screen saver idea

[jjr183]

I was just thinking that it would be nice if there was an option to show the cover of the book you are currently reading as your screen saver.  I find with dead-tree versions people you don't know will come up and ask you a the book if they see it lying on your table and I kind of miss that; this might be a good compromise for that loss.

[bobstro]

Somebody has done this over on the XDA forums. It requires root, of course. Unfortunately, there's no official B&N app store for the NST/NSTG, so I don't believe there's a way to make it generally available.

[MacMcK1957]

"Hello. I see you're reading Naughty Nurses on Holiday. Is it as good as the earlier books in the series?". ;-)

[Sun_Cat]

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bobstro wrote:

Somebody has done this over on the XDA forums. It requires root, of course.

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AFAIK there's nothing wrong with linking to that topic on XDA. In case anyone is sufficiently interested.

[bobstro]

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MacMcK1957 wrote:
"Hello. I see you're reading Naughty Nurses on Holiday. Is it as good as the earlier books in the series?". ;-)

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Sort of like the recommendations panel on the home screen!

Of course, you can always load up a folder with the covers of books you like people to think you're reading.

[Marty-TX]

The comedy duo of Bob & Mac ... a good way to end the week!   Thanks

[Halifirien]

This is what I do on my Nook. I do a Google image search for the cover I need, then resize it to 600x800 (using Photoshop, but there are other options). Then I put it in a folder for that specfic book in the Screensaver folder. Every time I turn off the Nook, it displays the cover of the book I'm reading. Works like a charm. Sounds like a lot of effort, but usually only takes a minute or two.

[keriflur]

I thought the point of having a nook was so that I could read Naughty Nurses without anyone knowing.

[DeanGibson Distinguished Bibliophile]

I used the have the following wallpaper/screen saver on my Nook Color, and then go to the B&N in-store Nook help sessions.

Now I use the one below on my color screen devices:

On my e-Ink models, I use the one below (extracted from the N1E), with my name/address/contact info added:

[MacMcK1957]

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keriflur wrote:

I thought the point of having a nook was so that I could read Naughty Nurses without anyone knowing.

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Ahhh, then you want the War and Peace screensaver.

[bobstro]

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MacMcK1957 wrote:

[...] Ahhh, then you want the War and Peace screensaver.

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You could complete the deception by sticking it in one of those covers made from an actual book. I bet getting Oberon to customize one of their designs to look like the Necronomicon would get rid of those pesky shoulder surfers!

[keriflur]

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MacMcK1957 wrote:

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keriflur wrote:

I thought the point of having a nook was so that I could read Naughty Nurses without anyone knowing.

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Ahhh, then you want the War and Peace screensaver.

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I was thinking I might just go with the screensaver of Dean's cat.

[DeanGibson Distinguished Bibliophile]

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keriflur wrote:

I was thinking I might just go with the screensaver of Dean's cat.

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I asked the cat involved, and he has given you permission.  He likes the publicity:

http://homewardpet.blogspot.com/2011/10/my-adoption-diary.html

[keriflur]

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DeanGibson wrote:

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keriflur wrote:

I was thinking I might just go with the screensaver of Dean's cat.

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I asked the cat involved, and he has given you permission.  He likes the publicity:

http://homewardpet.blogspot.com/2011/10/my-adoption-diary.html

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LOL, he's definitely got that mouse problem under control.  I wish I could get mine to use a scratching post.

[bobstro]

Looks like this is a recurring theme. Some of these have shown up in various book cover threads before.

Hmm. The image resizing options don't seem to work. Apologies if these are too large!

[SusanaSZ]

Back a while ago I downloaded a recurrent picture of a Sony T1. I wonder if there´s one for the Nook ST, I found one of the original...

[MacMcK1957]

I suppose I could always fill it with my album collection.  Some of them might not adapt that well to black & white.