In fact, I was never able to find such an article. I did find articles to root a nook and that did allow apps to be installed.
So my answer is no, I never did find such an article.
Bob
i read somewhere a few months ago that rooting the nook tablet can gain you access to all the storage on the nook tablet and allow you to install the android market.i cant find that article anymore,so i could really use some help.can someone either give me the step by step or at least point me in the right direction?thanks

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