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Phil Bradley's weblog: Libraries, books, ebooks and the future

Phil Bradley's weblog: Libraries, books, ebooks and the future | ebooks | Scoop.it
There's a text version and 2 videos totaling 24 minutes below. There’s a phrase that I use every now and then; “It’s like dancing on quick sand” and never was it more appropriate than right now in respect of the eBook arena.
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Book Search : Download eBooks for iBooks 、Kindle and other reader apps.

Get Book Search : Download eBooks for iBooks 、Kindle and other reader apps. on the App Store. See screenshots and ratings, and read customer reviews. (I've found a great app to search and download eBooks.
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Tips for building your kids ebook collection | ALSC Blog

Tips for building your kids ebook collection | ALSC Blog | ebooks | Scoop.it
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Start with popular titles, obvious but important.

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PSLAE-ReadersandE-Books - 2013 Ebook Panelists' Outlines

PSLAE-ReadersandE-Books - 2013 Ebook Panelists' Outlines | ebooks | Scoop.it
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A wealth of ebook ideas and resources from PSLA ereaders and ebooks panelists

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Now at last, Ray Bradbury's novels are out as e-books - io9

Now at last, Ray Bradbury's novels are out as e-books - io9 | ebooks | Scoop.it
The entire Bradbury family is excited to know that Dad's work will finally be available to all readers: traditional print readers and the new generation of digital readers … We're especially pleased that digital editions of Bradbury books will be...
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Findmypast Special Edition

Your free special issue from Inside History and findmypast is out now! Discover how to trace your military ancestors, from redcoats to Anzacs
Our free special issue in collaboration with findmypast.c...
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Next-generation ebooks introduced at London Book Fair - The Guardian

Next-generation ebooks introduced at London Book Fair - The Guardian | ebooks | Scoop.it
The Guardian Next-generation ebooks introduced at London Book Fair The Guardian Fiction edged its way closer to a digital incarnation with the publication this week of an interactive visual version of John Buchan's classic thriller, The Thirty-Nine...
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The Reading Brain in the Digital Age: The Science of Paper versus Screens: Scientific American

The Reading Brain in the Digital Age: The Science of Paper versus Screens: Scientific American | ebooks | Scoop.it
E-readers and tablets are becoming more popular as such technologies improve, but research suggests that reading on paper still boasts unique advantages (Reading Brain in the Digital Age: Science of Paper vs Screens:Scientific American
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One on One: Jason Merkoski and the View of E-Books From the Inside

One on One: Jason Merkoski and the View of E-Books From the Inside | ebooks | Scoop.it
Jason Merkoski played a significant role in developing the Kindle at Amazon. He has some regrets and worries about where e-books are taking the culture, and who is in charge.
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An interesting look at who is in control and whee the ebook market is going.

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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Kno Partner on K-12 Digital Textbooks - Good E-Reader (blog)

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Kno Partner on K-12 Digital Textbooks - Good E-Reader (blog) | ebooks | Scoop.it
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Kno Partner on K-12 Digital Textbooks Good E-Reader (blog) At the onset, Kno's publishing model allowed parents to purchase inexpensive digital copies of their children's textbooks, in order to maintain a personal-use...
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10 libraries to visit with Google Street View

10 libraries to visit with Google Street View | ebooks | Scoop.it
A selection of 10 great libraries that you can visit right now thanks to Google Street View interior tours.
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Why Do We Keep Making Ebooks Like Paper Books?

Why Do We Keep Making Ebooks Like Paper Books? | ebooks | Scoop.it
Comparing books to ebooks is like comparing mechanical watches to digital watches, or manual cars to automatic cars.
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"Comparing books to ebooks is like comparing mechanical watches to digital watches, or manual cars to automatic cars. No one doubts the convenience, reach, and flexibility of the ebook format, but it will never convincingly replicate the experience of a paper book—nor does it need to. Ebooks are a fundamentally new medium, stuck in an awkward growing stage.

Ebooks will never replace paper books. But they don't have to."

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Streaming Ebooks: A New Distribution Model for Schools | Digital Book World

Streaming Ebooks: A New Distribution Model for Schools | Digital Book World | ebooks | Scoop.it
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.
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Why ebooks are a different genre from print - The Guardian (blog)

Why ebooks are a different genre from print - The Guardian (blog) | ebooks | Scoop.it
The Guardian (blog)
Why ebooks are a different genre from print
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There are two aspects to the ebook that seem to me profoundly to alter the relationship between the reader and the text.
Marianela Camacho Alfaro's curator insight, April 8, 1:31 PM

"The differences in format are beginning to change the nature of what we're reading, and how we do it."

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Google Play Books for Android, iOS Updated - The Digital Reader

Google Play Books for Android, iOS Updated - The Digital Reader | ebooks | Scoop.it
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Can now add own books and PDFs

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Choosing an e-reading device for a library [chart] - Ebook Friendly

Choosing an e-reading device for a library [chart] - Ebook Friendly | ebooks | Scoop.it
Travis Jonker, the School Library Journal writer, wrote a fantastic post about how e-reading devices can be used in schools and libraries. Choosing an e
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The Future of User-Centric Ebooks - EContent

The Future of User-Centric Ebooks - EContent | ebooks | Scoop.it
The Future of User-Centric Ebooks EContent (press release) Many content experts have often complained about ebook publishers that, unfortunately, don't often take full advantage of the technology and instead simply deliver static, electronic...
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JB Hi-Fi starts selling eBooks through new JB NOW Books platform - Current.com.au

JB Hi-Fi starts selling eBooks through new JB NOW Books platform - Current.com.au | ebooks | Scoop.it
JB Hi-Fi starts selling eBooks through new JB NOW Books platform
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“JB Hi-Fi NOW Books is your one stop shop for all your eBook needs!” said a company statement.
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Australian retailer

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eBooks - Books and Reading - LibGuides at Trinity Grammar School

eBooks - Books and Reading - LibGuides at Trinity Grammar School | ebooks | Scoop.it
Booklists, recommended reading, book blogs and more. All things to do with books in their many different formats. Books online and books for dowloading to your device
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What kids think of books, reading and technology [infographic] - Ebook Friendly

What kids think of books, reading and technology [infographic] - Ebook Friendly | ebooks | Scoop.it
The team from TeachHUB.com, the site devoted to gather and deliver quality resources for K-12 educators, together with Clever Girls Collective, prepared a
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Interesting survey of 1000 k-5 students. 

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eBooks & Audiobooks for K-12 Schools

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This is the Overdrive promotion video for K-12 schools

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These 12 questions will help you choose between tablet and e-reader

These 12 questions will help you choose between tablet and e-reader | ebooks | Scoop.it
A simple questionnaire that will help you recognise your reading needs and choose a relevant device: tablet or e-reader.
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Ebook Friendly - ebooks made simple and cool

Ebook Friendly - ebooks made simple and cool | ebooks | Scoop.it
Simple tips for ebook users, cool stuff, cartoons, infographics, best indie ebooks. Kindle, Nook, Kobo, iPad.
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interesting tips for ebooks, check out the Using Draft to find free ebooks

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Amazon Products Visualization - YASIV

Amazon visualization shows similar items based on 'Customers who bought this also bought...' data from Amazon
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Book recommendation tool, search by title or author

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eBooks

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The National Archives and Records Administration Publications Program. Links to lists of available electronic publications, both free and for sale.
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As more institutions publish and distribute their own ebooks opportunities to grow collections is enhanced.

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NSW pushes eBooks, BYOD for public schools

NSW pushes eBooks, BYOD for public schools | ebooks | Scoop.it
Future learning approaches laid out.
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