How to sideload EPUB content on B&N NOOK for Android
Last Updated: 2026-01-04
- Open the B&N NOOK for Android app. Go to the All Titles section.
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- Tap the All Types filter, then tap My Files
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- In the app you will see To see sideload files, please enable sideloading. and the tappable text: ENABLE SIDELOADING. Tap it.
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- A Internal Storage Permission Needed prompt will appear. Tap ALLOW ACCESS.
- You will be taken to the Files app where you will choose a directory where EPUB content is, or you will create a directory that will contain content. Finally, choose Use this folder.
- Tap Allow in the Allow B&N NOOK to access files in (DIRECTORY NAME)? (Where DIRECTORY NAME is whatever you named the folder you may have created.)
- If you didn’t have any EPUB content in the directory you choose or created, you will see You haven’t copied any files to the device yet. in the content list section
- After moving content into the directory, navigate to the B&N NOOK app and it may auto-refresh and show the ebooks. If this doesn’t happen, swipe down in the center of the screen to initiate a manual refresh. Your content should appear.