Manga built for a Nook screen
The Nook is really three different devices wearing one name, and which one you own decides everything. The old e-ink readers, the Nook and the Nook Simple Touch, are EPUB machines with modest screens. The GlowLight line is the current e-ink range at 6 inches. And the Nook branded tablets are Android devices that Barnes and Noble sells in partnership with Lenovo rather than building itself, which means they run ordinary Android reading apps and will open almost anything you install a reader for.
Being straight with you: there is no Nook entry in the device list yet. The engine behind this site ships profiles for Kindle, Kobo and reMarkable only, so a named Nook profile is a real addition rather than a label. What works today is the Custom conversion profile with your screen size typed in, and for a Nook that is genuinely the right tool, because the range is varied enough that one Nook profile would not fit the next model anyway.
Named Nook profiles are coming soon
Not live yet. Use Custom conversion with your screen size, and output EPUB for an e-ink Nook.
Vote for this on the roadmapHow to convert manga for a Nook today
Work out which Nook you have
An e-ink Nook with page turn buttons and no colour is a Simple Touch or a GlowLight. A colour screen with apps is one of the Android tablets. The GlowLight models are 6 inch e-ink readers; the tablets vary by generation, and the Settings screen or the manual gives the resolution.
Choose Custom conversion and enter the size
Pick Custom conversion in the device list and type your screen width and height in pixels. The engine builds every page at exactly that size, which is all a named profile would do. Greyscale, margin cropping, spread splitting and right to left reading all stay available.
Output EPUB for an e-ink Nook
EPUB is the format the Nook line was built around, and every e-ink Nook reads it natively. On an Android Nook tablet, CBZ is often better, because you will be reading in a comic app that wants page images. Skip MOBI and KEPUB entirely: those are Kindle and Kobo firmware formats.
Copy it over by USB
An e-ink Nook mounts as USB storage, so the converted file goes into the Books or My Files folder and appears in the library. On an Android Nook tablet you can also download it straight from the Reader Shelf in the device browser on a signed in account.
Why the numbers are cautious here
This site publishes a panel size only after checking it against the manufacturer own specification, because the resolution is what the conversion runs on. The Boox and PocketBook pages carry full tables for that reason, and this one deliberately does not: the Nook range was not part of the same spec audit, so it points you at your own device instead of printing a figure we cannot stand behind.
Custom conversion is not a downgrade
Typing a screen size produces exactly the same output a named profile does. The profile only saves you the lookup. For a range as varied as the Nook, the custom route is arguably the more reliable one even after profiles land.
Frequently asked questions
Can I choose a Nook in the device list today?
No, and we will not list a device we cannot size correctly. The engine behind this site carries Kindle, Kobo and reMarkable profiles. Custom conversion with your screen size produces the same file a named Nook profile would.
Does a Nook read CBZ files?
An e-ink Nook does not, as a rule: the Nook reader is built around EPUB, so convert to EPUB for those. An Android Nook tablet can read CBZ, but through a comic app you install rather than the stock reader, which is worth knowing before you copy a pile of archives across.
What screen size should I enter for a GlowLight?
The GlowLight range is 6 inch e-ink. If your model documents its pixel grid, use that figure. If you are unsure, the safest approach is the size printed in your manual rather than a number from a review site, because the GlowLight name covers several generations and they are not all identical.
Why does this page not list every Nook resolution?
Because we would be guessing, and a wrong resolution produces a wrong file. The Nook line runs across fifteen years and several manufacturers, and we only publish panel sizes we have checked against the maker own specification. Custom conversion with the size from your device is accurate by definition.
Is Barnes and Noble still making Nooks?
It still sells them, but the current tablets are made in partnership with Lenovo rather than by Barnes and Noble, and the e-ink line moves slowly. That is part of why a single Nook profile is awkward: the hardware behind the brand has changed hands and specifications more than once.
Will you announce Nook profiles when they ship?
Yes. They would appear in the device picker and this page would host them. The roadmap vote is how to push them up the queue meanwhile.
MangaConverter runs on Kindle Comic Converter (KCC), the open source engine, for the conversions that are live today. Its profile table ships Kindle, Kobo and reMarkable; named Nook profiles are a planned addition to the device table in front of that engine, and this page will host them once they work.