I may have already scooped this....“Librarian Patience Has Run out on E-Book Lending Issues, Library Association Says” was the title of the article that ran in Digital Book World last week covering a private meeting between the ALA ...
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Schools are realizing that ebooks are not books at all—they are software and they should be sold the way software is sold. Delete the scoop?
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One ebook, one device, for one child is not ideal for K-12 Schools. Digital book streaming may be one way to provide schools access do ebook libraries. StarWalk Kids Media is one company distributing ebooks to schools via internet streaming. Via Karen Bonanno 
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April 2, 4:46 PM
An interesting way to look at making ebooks available and affordable in a school setting. It isn't a book, it is software that can be streamed. 
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Streaming ebooks: interesting option for school(s) libraries Delete the scoop?
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Libraries, like other consumers, should be free to buy any published e-content at competitive prices, to keep these items in their collection, and to loan them to their patrons. Delete the scoop?
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"Are we asking our students to collect dots or connect dots?" asks author Seth Godin, who wrote the book Stop Stealing Dreams. Via Susan Bainbridge, Katharina Kulle, R.Conrath, Ed.D. Delete the scoop?
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The results of the 4th Annual eBook Production Survey are now available. Issued in April of this year and sponsored by Publishers Weekly (PW) magazine and Aptara, the survey tracks the eBook publishing trends, challenges ... Delete the scoop?
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The Kindle is good. The Kindle is great. We surrender our will, as of this date! Amazon’s own ereader attracts its fair share of fans, but its potential stretches well beyond merely reading various ebook documents. I love this! Via Andrea Zeitz Delete the scoop?
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I meant to scoop this into ebooks, not library trends. anyway, my quesiton: what are publishers saying is their reason for the price differences? Delete the scoop?
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I really loved this book and have been telling people to read it!!! Also, his first novel: The Gift of Rain. it's in the wrong topic though. I meant to scoop this to reading and reading lists. oops! Via Sharon Bakar Delete the scoop?
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And.....52% Host Book Clubs in the Library Via Karen Bonanno, Joao Brogueira, Errol A. Adams JD/MLS Delete the scoop?
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Publishers and Libraries Clash Over E-BooksKQED (blog)A new study by the Pew Internet and American Life Project, Libraries, Patrons, and E-books, offers a glimpse at the current state of American libraries and finds them eager to lend e-books but...
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I am listening to a lot of people who are very upset by this because they believe that this power is putting teacher-librarians and school libraries at risk. So to that end we are seeing letters to the editor and interviews on the ...
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One ebook, one device, for one child is not ideal for K-12 Schools. Digital book streaming may be one way to provide schools access do ebook libraries. StarWalk Kids Media is one company distributing ebooks to schools via internet streaming. Delete the scoop?
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There is a great resource offered by the Library of Congress that allows anyone – no account or fee required – to access primary sources scanned by the Library. Via Dave Wee
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E-reader owners read more books in a year than their print-only counterparts. Is print really a dying medium? Delete the scoop?
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Digital-book publishers and retailers now know more about their readers than ever before. How that's changing the experience of reading.
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I may have already scooped this....“Librarian Patience Has Run out on E-Book Lending Issues, Library Association Says” was the title of the article that ran in Digital Book World last week covering a private meeting between the ALA ...
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American Library Association (ALA) President Maureen Sullivan released an open letter today denouncing the refusal by several large trade publishers to sell ebooks to provide access to their ebooks in U.S. Delete the scoop?
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I love this! Saw it yesterday, but only now getting around to rescooping it. Thanks! Via Buffy J. Hamilton Delete the scoop?
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Similar to the PW scoop. This one by Jamie LaRue. Delete the scoop?
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Libraries can be a place where students can borrow e-books from sites like Overdrive, or other companies that let you borrow books. School libraries can also be a place where a school employee can train students on how to ... Delete the scoop?
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Cute article! A gadget lover ends a long-term relationship with his e-reader and rediscovers the joys of paper. Via Buffy J. Hamilton Delete the scoop?
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