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Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 NOOK For Dummies

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Library of Congress Control Number: 2015956628

ISBN 978-1-119-17111-9 (pbk); ISBN 978-1-119-17112-6 (ebk); ISBN 978-1-119-17108-9 (ebk)

1. Table of Contents

In the beginning was the book, and it was good. There were books carved into stone and books inscribed on papyrus and eventually books made on printing presses in sizes small, medium, and large.

We skip forward to modern times and the invention of the computer, which began in sizes extra large (the first models were the size of houses, with snapping switches and whirring reels of tape). Eventually computers got smaller and more personal.

Then we entered the time of the tablet and the age of the smartphone, each of which are handheld computers. The first tablets were pretty good as a way to display electronic books, and some basic computer tasks including email and Internet access. The first smartphones connected to cellphone systems for telephony and had tiny screens that could be used to connect to the Internet and display fragments of pages of books.

And now almost everything has converged.

Smartphones have gotten larger and smarter; the biggest of them are nicknamed a bit awkwardly as phablets: phone tablets. You can make and receive calls, read eBooks and newspapers, and watch TV and movies on the go.

At the same time, tablets have gotten smarter and quicker and thinner and lighter. And using a wireless connection, you can even make phone calls from a tablet.

Todays buyers, then, have a choice between a relatively large phone or a relatively small tablet.

The full name of the device were gathered to explore is the Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 NOOK. Its very much a member of the Samsung Galaxy Tab family, but please dont ask me to explain Samsungs very strange naming conventions. We simply dont have the time. Suffice it to say, the Galaxy Tab 4 was followed by the Galaxy Tab S, which begat the Galaxy Tab S2. (For what its worth, Henry Fords Model T was followed by the Ford Model A. Go figure.)

The final word in the nomenclature is NOOK, and heres what that means: The Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 NOOK comes predisposed to install the full suite of NOOK apps. They arent there when you first turn on the device, but youre offered the chance to set up an account with Barnes & Noble and receive all the digital reading tools that come with that free membership.

For the record, you dont have to install the NOOK apps on your new tablet, in which case youll be the puzzled owner of a Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 NOOK without NOOK features. Theres nothing illegal or immoral about that configuration, but if thats your goal, you might as well purchase (at the same price) the tablet directly from Samsung or from an electronics dealer. Going the other way, though, if you happen to purchase a Samsung Galaxy Tab S2, you can always add the NOOK apps, which are freely available by going on the Internet to the Barnes & Noble, NOOK, or Google Play website and installing them on your tablet.

The Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 NOOK is one of the most advanced models on the market with a truly spectacular full-color screen, an advanced set of radios, an improved camera and video recorder (one each on the front and back), a built-in GPS system for maps and direction finding, and full permission for users to add specialized programs (apps) that are available from Barnes & Noble, Samsung, Google, and even (perish the thought) from Amazon.

The price, alas, has risen from bargain-basement levels, but buyers will be getting a no-excuses tablet. Depending on the way you want to look at it, the Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 NOOK is either one of the most advanced electronic readers yet made, or Barnes & Noble has added its NOOK software to perhaps the most advanced tablet on the market.

Ive been writing books about computers and tablets all the way back to the birth of the industry. And as good as the new Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 NOOK tablet is, they have continued a long tradition in computer manufacturing: The skimpy little instruction booklet that comes with it (all of 14 pages of minimal detail) is best used as a coaster beneath your cup of coffee (placed at a safe distance from the tablet, please). The online manual isnt much better.