SD card reader if your computer doesn’t have one.microSD card that is larger than 128MB (if you are in a rush and have Amazon Prime, amazon will overnight it to you for additional $3.99).Here’s what you will need in terms of hardware: It took me less than 5 minutes to execute all rooting instructions from to root the device, enable Android Market, download Kindle for Android and have WhisperSync open the book I was reading on the same place I left it off on my Kindle device. So it’s a trade off but in my opinion a profitable one. You may also lock yourself out of future updates from Barnes and Noble. The downside however is that as with all hacks, you risk bricking the device and voiding the warranty. Installing the Kindle application for Android will let you read Amazon Kindle books on your Nook Color device. You would also be able to play Angry Birds and watch Youtube videos. With Andoid market you can install all kinds of applications, including Kindle, Kobo reader. However that can easily be fixed by rooting the device and enabling the Android Market. As it comes out of the box it just happens to start the Nook application by default and not let users run anything else. This is possible because Nook Color is more of an entry level Android tablet than a dedicated eReader. It’s actually quite easy now to get Kindle books on Nook color and have both eBook stores available to you on a single device.

How to use a kindle nook