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Could e-books actually get in the way of reading? In a study looking at students’ use of e-books created with Apple’s iBooks Author software, the Schugars discovered that the young readers often skipped over the text altogether, engaging instead with the books’ interactive visual features. 
malek's comment,
April 17, 2014 7:42 AM
Rich post on the distractions in ebooks for youngsters.
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There are many places where one may go and download free audtio books. This posts lists 10 locations, providing a brief explanation for each. The sites vary with some geared to to children and others to adults. Audio books are great for students whom may struggle with reading, as well as for long drives and walks. And all these sites are legal. They host books in the public domain.
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October 31, 2014 9:01 AM
These look like good places to get books. I have been trying to get more into electronic books, so these look like good places to start. |
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It’s a shame more people are not aware of the wide array of free online libraries. Where else can you find books, videos, audio recordings, databases, ebooks and more? This guide provides you with links to the best online libraries, and the best free digital books (including children's, crime, academic, classics, science fiction and horror).
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Do students retain more information from e-books or from traditional books? Some studies have shown that they retain more from traditional books but this post shares research that take stock of the features of e-books, noting that "the very “richness” of the multimedia environment that e-books provide—touted as their advantage over printed books—may actually overwhelm kids’ limited working memory, leading them to lose the thread of the narrative or to process the meaning of the story less deeply."
The post provides suggestions of books that provide multimedia that is beneficial as well as ways to effectively use ebooks with young children.