Rooting the NOOK Tablet and NOOK Color UPDATE

Shortly after the latest edition of the book had shipped to the printer, B&N released an update for both the NOOK Tablet and NOOK Color that took it to version 1.4.1. While the ending .1 indicates it was a minor update, it had significant effects for the rooting process. If you had a version of the NOOK Tablet at 1.4.0, I do have some instructions available for rooting that (it will appear in an article shortly at Que.com). If you need them more quickly, you can email me at the address found in the Introduction of the book.
If you have a NOOK Color (including those at 1.4.1), I have a workable rooting process for that as well, so please email me at the email indicated in the Introduction. The change to the rooting process for the NOOK Color is significant, however, for the microSD card "dual-boot" system is no longer functional. The new rooting instructions are more invasive. I expect that a microSD card dual-boot method will be available in the near future.
Apologies for these updates, but with the the fast changes B&N implemented, keeping the process updated has been difficult. As I state in my book, I actually have not figured out the rooting aspects myself. Those really smart people that have been doing it (at nookdevs and XDA-developers) do the hard work. I say this, because I've seen them challenged significantly by the 1.4.1 update, which means it was an update that made major modifications despite the .1 ending.