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eBooks and eReaders

IT Management

Cengage sees digital outpace textbook sales for first time

June 1, 2016 by Laura Ascione
digital print
For its fiscal year 2016, Cengage Learning reported that digital unit sales outpaced print textbook sales for the first time. For the 12 months ending March 31, 2016,…
IT Management

OverDrive launches QuickStart eBooks for elementary schools

May 6, 2016 by Laura Ascione
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OverDrive, an eBook and audiobook platform for schools, wants all kids to become great readers. To promote reading, encourage digital learning and support literacy goals, OverDrive is partnering…
IT Management

Amazon wins $30M contract to sell e-books to NYC schools

April 22, 2016 by Staff & Wire Reports
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Amazon.com Inc. has won a $30 million contract to sell digital textbooks to New York City's public schools. The Wall Street Journal reports that the Panel for Educational…
IT Management

OverDrive lists the 5 most read digital novel sets in schools

January 14, 2016 by Laura Ascione
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eBooks and digital audiobooks have become a vital component to promote reading and support literacy goals in nearly 13,000 schools and districts in 50 countries. Educators are increasing…
IT Management

myON adds content from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

March 30, 2015 by Laura Ascione
digital-content
myON, a business unit of Capstone, has introduced digital content from global learning company Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) to the myON literacy environment. With the addition of HMH…
IT Management

LightSail announces free digital ebook library

February 27, 2015 by Laura Ascione
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K-12 literacy solution provider LightSail will offer a free Starter Library for all customers. The Starter Library includes 200 texts spanning elementary, middle, and high school reading levels,…
IT Management

Massive growth predicted for e-books

February 13, 2015 by Laura Ascione
e-book-tech
A new survey of 475 educators indicates that schools and districts see their use of classroom materials transitioning substantially from paper books to digital books over the next…
Curriculum

myON adds National Geographic Kids to digital platform

February 12, 2015 by Laura Ascione
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myON, a business unit of Capstone, has added digital books from National Geographic Kids, one of the largest nonprofit scientific and educational institutions in the world, to myON’s…
IT Management

Amazon launches e-textbook publisher for educators

January 23, 2015 by Stephen Noonoo
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Amazon is rolling out a new e-textbook publishing service specifically for educators. Called Kindle Direct Publishing EDU, the self-publishing platform lets teachers create texts by marking up existing…
IT Management

FCC urges tech industry to reinvent textbooks, teaching

January 15, 2015 by By Jason Shueh, Government Technology
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IT Management

Digital textbooks a worthwhile frustration, Miami-Dade teachers say

November 12, 2014 by By Christina Veiga, Miami Herald
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Despite challenges, digital textbooks offer far-reaching benefits, according to educators No one is putting pen to paper in Nadia Zananiri’s ... Read more
STEM & STEAM

El Paso uses digital textbooks for high school science

October 14, 2014 by By Lindsey Anderson, El Paso Times
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8 ways to jump into eBooks

May 26, 2014 by By Laura Devaney, Managing Editor, <a href='https://twitter.com/esn_laura' target='_blank'>@eSN_Laura</a>
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As districts increasingly move to digital content, many school leaders are chucking printed textbooks in favor of the more interactive content that eBooks and digital texts can offer.…
eClassroom News

eBook addresses internet safety, digital citizenship

March 26, 2014 by Laura Ascione
SOTW-internet
First introduced during National Internet Safety Month in June, NBCUniversal's The More You Know, in collaboration with NBC News, has launched Growing Up Online, a free, interactive eBook…
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This is the hottest Common Core project in schools right now

February 17, 2014 by By Meris Stansbury, Associate Editor, <a href='https://twitter.com/esn_meris' target='_blank'>@eSN_Meris</a>
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From webinars to iTunesU courses, and from word-of-mouth to Twitter devotion, everyone in education is talking eBooks. And though eBooks can encompass a wide range of uses, some…
IT Management

The Netflix of kids’ books? Epic launches on iPad for $9.99/month

January 28, 2014 by Staff and wire services reports
The Netflix monthly subscription model is a hit for movies and TV, and is spreading to music with paid versions of services like Pandora and Spotify. In 2014,…
IT Management

Colorado schools face challenges in transition to digital textbooks

December 16, 2013 by Staff and wire services reports
Mesa County parent Elizabeth Chiono received letters from some of her son's teachers at the beginning of the school year informing her that he would not get textbooks…
District Management

6 ways eBooks can support Common Core

January 2, 2014November 14, 2013 by By Meris Stansbury, Associate Editor, <a href='https://twitter.com/esn_meris' target='_blank'>@eSN_Meris</a>
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As schools begin implementing the Common Core State Standards, experts say that this could be an opportune time for districts to explore eBooks, specifically because eBooks’ technology features…
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What to consider for eBook implementation

October 14, 2013 by By Meris Stansbury, Associate Editor, <a href='https://twitter.com/esn_meris' target='_blank'>@eSN_Meris</a>
eBook implementation is becoming crucial for schools and districts as part of the digital content movement. As mobile devices become a classroom staple, printed books are becoming a…
App of the Week

App of the week: Luca Lashes

September 30, 2013 by Meris Stansbury
Geared toward children ages 0-4, the series help turn “fearful firsts” into educational experiences, whether it’s a child’s first haircut, first dentist visit, first swimming lesson, and more.
IT Management

eReaders may help people with dyslexia

September 19, 2013 by Staff and wire services reports
CNN reports: People with dyslexia may have an easier time reading on an eReader than using traditional paper, a new study published today in the journal PLOS One…
IT Management

Go ahead and freak out about the school with no books

September 16, 2013 by Staff and wire services reports
The Atlantic Wire reports that an all-digital school means no more books, no more heavy backpacks full of textbooks, and no more lockers to store those books.
IT Management

eBooks could be the future of social media

September 6, 2013 by Staff and wire services reports
In the future, eBooks will act just like social networks, Co.LABS reports.
District Management

School libraries: A shift to digital

September 9, 2013September 4, 2013 by By Laura Devaney, Managing Editor, <a href='https://twitter.com/esn_laura' target='_blank'>@eSN_Laura</a>
The school library is changing. Instead of a stuffy and silent space filled with books, today’s school libraries are becoming collaboration centers, where teachers and librarians work together…
District Management

Creating your own eTextbooks for Common Core

January 2, 2014August 14, 2013 by By Meris Stansbury, Associate Editor, <a href='https://twitter.com/esn_meris' target='_blank'>@eSN_Meris</a>
In an effort to save schools and districts money that’s often spent on outdated textbooks, many of which are not aligned with the Common Core State Standards, innovative…
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How are classrooms implementing mobile technology?

July 31, 2013 by By Laura Devaney, Managing Editor
Advocates of mobile technology in the classroom say that devices such as tablets and smart phones boost student engagement and offer a way to personalize learning for each…
IT Management

Study: Students perform well regardless of reading print or eBooks

June 17, 2013 by Staff and wire services reports
NDTV reports that students do equally well on a test whether reading from a digital book or a printed one, a new study has found.
District Management

Amazon updates iOS Kindle reading app for blind, visually impaired

May 1, 2013 by Staff and wire services reports
Amazon on Wednesday updated its Kindle for iOS reading app with new accessibility features that will help blind and visually impaired users navigate their Kindle library as well…
Curriculum

In Utah’s digital shift, students turning the page on traditional textbooks

April 29, 2013 by Staff and wire services reports
On a typical day, the only thing ninth-grader Jonah Warnick carries in his backpack is a binder, the St. Louis Tribune reports.
IT Management

Teachers: Ed-tech boosts students’ abilities, self-sufficiency

May 10, 2013April 29, 2013 by By Laura Devaney, Managing Editor
Technology's potential to aid teaching and learning when properly implemented and used is widely agreed upon, and teachers say that ed-tech has the potential to both positively and…
District Management

Discovery Education offering schools free digital textbooks

May 10, 2013April 12, 2013 by By Meris Stansbury, Associate Editor
During a conference on digital learning, award-winning Miami-Dade County Public Schools Superintendent Alberto Carvalho told peers, publishers, and congressmen that going digital in schools is more than just…
Curriculum

Discovery Ed expands Techbooks to include math

March 13, 2013March 13, 2013 by From staff and wire reports
Discovery Education has announced that it will expand its digital textbook series to include mathematics. The Math Techbook is the latest addition to the company’s Techbook line, which…
IT Management

Barnes & Noble weighs its eReader investment

February 25, 2013 by Laura Ascione
Even for a company with a lot of bad news lately, the bulletin from Barnes & Noble this month had an ominous feel, The New York Times reports.…
District Management

No-book library? BiblioTech is coming

January 15, 2013 by Staff and wire services reports
A book-less library. It sounds like an oxymoron, but come the fall of 2013, San Antonio's Bexar County is going to be home to the BiblioTech, the country's…
District Management

Pearson invests in Barnes & Noble’s Nook

January 2, 2013 by From wire service reports
Pearson, the U.K. publisher and education company, is buying a 5-percent stake in Barnes & Noble's Nook eReader as technology companies seek new inroads into the potentially lucrative…
Curriculum

Kindles in school make reading fun for students

December 18, 2012 by From wire service reports
This article is no longer available. 
IT Management

Watch: Best eReader for under $100

December 6, 2012 by Staff and wire services reports
eReaders are some of this year's hottest gifts. And good news: they have dropped way down in price. But in the battle for Best E-reader for Under $100,…
IT Management

Amazon launches Kindle content service for kids

December 5, 2012 by Staff and wire services reports
Amazon is launching a subscription service for children's games, videos and books aimed at getting more kids to use its Kindle Fire tablet devices, the Associated Press reports.
IT Management

Everything you need to know about eReaders

October 29, 2012 by Staff and wire services reports
Whether you're buying, gifting, or expecting an eReader this holiday season, the market's changed a lot from last year and the year before that. Here's a complete buyer's…
District Management

Amazon looks to get Kindle into schools

October 18, 2012 by From staff and wire reports
Amazon.com Inc. has launched a service to help schools and workplaces manage Kindles used by students and employees—by sending out eBooks or blocking certain types of activities, for…
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