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eBooks and eReaders

District Management

Readers: Digital textbook implementation just a dream

October 15, 2012October 12, 2012 by By Meris Stansbury, Associate Editor
According to readers, though digital textbooks sound good in theory, not all students would have access to these materials from home as well as school. Also, many schools…
District Management

California governor signs bills to make textbooks lighter on wallets and backpacks

October 1, 2012 by Staff and wire services reports
The younger generations may one day never need to lug around heavy and expensive textbooks for their classes, Tecca reports.
IT Management

Barnes & Noble to launch video service for Nook

September 25, 2012 by Staff and wire services reports
Barnes & Noble Inc said on Tuesday it was launching a video streaming and download service this autumn for its Nook eBooks and device business, Reuters reports.
District Management

SETDA urges shift to digital instruction

September 26, 2012September 25, 2012 by By Meris Stansbury, Associate Editor
Everyone remembers lugging a 20-pound textbook. But should today’s students still have to consult hefty—and often outdated—printed texts? And should states and districts still pay for resources that…
District Management

HarperCollins reaches deal to lower eBook prices

September 12, 2012 by Staff and wire services reports
A new and uncertain era of e-book prices has begun, the Associated Press reports.
IT Management

Will the new Kindles change the game for tablets in education?

September 11, 2012 by Staff and wire services reports
The pundits have spoken. Amazon hit a homerun with its new Kindles. 8.9" is just right. Performance is going to rock. Exchange support is top notch. And the…
IT Management

Amazon’s Kindle Fire HD family: The highs and lows you need to know

September 7, 2012 by Staff and wire services reports
There's no doubt that Amazon's original Kindle Fire tablet was a huge hit. It earned over 10,000 5-star customer reviews, it remained the number-one best-selling product on Amazon…
Curriculum

Albuquerque schools embrace ‘techbooks’ instead of textbooks

November 5, 2013September 4, 2012 by From wire service reports
This article is no longer available. 
Curriculum

Graphic novels, eBooks on students’ summer reading list

March 31, 2014July 27, 2012 by From wire services
Tom Miley, a media specialist for Baltimore County Public Schools, relayed something of an odd desire to a group of summer school reading students at Ridgely Middle School…
IT Management

Study released on library eBook borrowing

June 22, 2012 by Staff and wire services reports
eBook readers have been relatively slow to borrow digital works from the library, frustrated by a limited selection and by not even knowing if their local branch offers…
IT Management

NY public libraries to get Penguin eBooks

June 21, 2012 by Staff and wire services reports
Two New York City public library systems are set to get Penguin eBooks as part of a one-year pilot program, the Associated Press reports.
District Management

States move slowly toward digital textbooks

November 5, 2013April 25, 2012 by From wire service reports
Despite enthusiasm for digital textbooks at the national level, states have been slow to get on board. But the movement is gaining strength.
District Management

U.S. sues Apple, publishers over eBook prices

April 13, 2012April 11, 2012 by From staff and wire reports
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and 15 states sued Apple Inc. and major book publishers April 11, alleging a ... Read more
IT Management

Harry Potter breaks eBook lockdown

March 28, 2012 by From staff and wire reports
When the Harry Potter books finally went on sale in electronic form on March 27, it was as if Harry himself had cast the "Alohomora" spell on them—the…
eClassroom News

Children’s publisher developing app for eReading

March 7, 2012 by From staff and wire reports
A leading publisher of children's books is taking a big step into the electronic market: Scholastic Inc. is developing an app called Storia, which includes around 1,300 eBooks…
IT Management

Harry Potter e-books coming to schools, libraries

February 28, 2012 by Staff and wire services reports
Harry Potter e-books are coming to schools and libraries, at a date to be determined, the Associated Press reports.
District Management

Free textbooks coming for five intro college courses

February 10, 2012 by By Dennis Carter, Assistant Editor
College students in five of the most-attended courses in U.S. higher education soon will have free peer-reviewed textbooks available to them as a Rice University-based program looks to…
Creating a Digital Learning Environment

Digital Learning Day draws nearly 2 million students

April 26, 2012February 2, 2012 by By Laura Devaney, Managing Editor
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District Management

Feds’ challenge to schools: Embrace digital textbooks

April 26, 2012February 1, 2012 by From staff and wire reports
Are hardbound textbooks going the way of slide rules and typewriters in schools?
District Management

Apple iBooks 2 license agreement gets icy reception in higher education

November 5, 2013February 1, 2012 by By Dennis Carter, Assistant Editor
Advocates for open-license textbooks in higher education, while largely unhappy with Apple’s new iBooks 2 platform, say the technology behemoth has done a favor for their movement: Apple’s…
IT Management

Utah schools start adopting open source textbooks

February 1, 2012 by Staff and wire services reports
Utah classrooms may soon be making the switch to open-source online textbooks that can be cheaper and easier to update, the Associated Press reports.
District Management

Apple unveils interactive textbooks, revamped iTunes U

November 5, 2013January 19, 2012 by By Dennis Carter, Assistant Editor
Apple might make the heavy backpack an endangered species.
District Management

Apple to enter the digital textbook fray?

January 12, 2012 by By Dennis Carter, Assistant Editor
Education-technology advocates took notice when the late Apple CEO Steve Jobs called the textbook industry “ripe for destruction” in his official biography. On Jan. 19, school technologists might…
IT Management

Nintendo could open an eBook store for the Wii U console

January 5, 2012 by Staff and wire services reports
Following news that Nintendo will introduce an application store with their forthcoming Wii U console, a rumor has appeared that they’ll introduce an eBook download service too, Digital…
IT Management

Penguin pulls new eBooks from libraries

November 22, 2011 by Staff and wire services reports
Citing unspecified “concerns about the security of our digital editions,” Penguin Group USA is pulling new eBooks from libraries; in ... Read more
IT Management

Review: Kindle Fire sacrifices to get under $200

November 5, 2013November 15, 2011 by From staff and wire reports
Amazon.com caused quite a stir in early October when it announced a new tablet computer for less than half the cost of Apple’s iPad. The Kindle Fire went…
IT Management

Amazon launches the Kindle Owners’ Lending Library

November 3, 2011 by Staff and wire services reports
Amazon took another step toward pulling its hardware and digital content into an increasingly tight package on Wednesday when it announced the launch of the Kindle Owners’ Lending…
Blended Learning

Online textbooks moving into schools

October 3, 2011 by Staff and wire services reports
Electronic books, having changed the way many people read for pleasure, are now seeping into schools, the Washington Post reports.
IT Management

Ex-Apple exec wants to make textbooks like computers

August 30, 2011 by Staff and wire services reports
Inkling, a digital textbook company started by ex-Apple education exec Matt MacInnis, wants to make textbooks more like computers, reports the Huffington Post.
District Management

Panel: Evolving technology has great classroom potential

November 5, 2013July 19, 2011 by By Laura Devaney, Managing Editor
Technology, when used properly, has the potential to increase student achievement and engage students in learning. But the overwhelming number of technology devices and solutions sometimes leads to…
District Management

Campus survives the ‘iPad jitters’

June 30, 2011June 30, 2011 by By Dennis Carter, Assistant Editor
Putting Apple iPads in the hands of every student and professor on a PC-based campus required some convincing, but a year later, Seton Hill University officials said the…
IT Management

Review: 5 eBook readers for less than $175

June 24, 2011 by From staff and wire reports
When Amazon.com’s ground-breaking Kindle eBook reader came out in 2007, it cost $399. Now, some eReaders, including the most recent Kindle entry, can be had for just north…
Curriculum

Who needs a bulky textbook?

May 31, 2011May 31, 2011 by From wire service reports
This article is no longer available. 
IT Management

eBook report: Nook is up, iPad still catching up

November 5, 2013May 27, 2011 by From staff and wire reports
As the publishing industry on May 26 wrapped up four days of digital talk at its annual national convention, Amazon.com's Kindle was seen as the clear, if not…
District Management

Self-destructing eBooks rile librarians

March 28, 2012May 27, 2011 by By Laura Devaney, Managing Editor
A move by publisher HarperCollins, which would cap eBook loans from public libraries at 26 check-outs before requiring the library to repurchase the eBook, has school and public…
IT Management

Female magazine fans flock to Nook Color

May 23, 2011 by Staff and wire services reports
Even as the iPad remains the favorite son of the magazine business, publishers are discovering that the Barnes & Noble Nook Color is a very promising younger daughter,…
IT Management

Amazon says eBook sales surpass printed books

May 20, 2011 by Staff and wire services reports
Amazon.com Inc. on May 19 said that, after less than four years of selling electronic books, it's now selling more of them than printed books, the Associated Press…
District Management

Google tablets expected to challenge iPad

November 5, 2013April 20, 2011 by By Dennis Carter, Assistant Editor
Apple’s iPad will maintain tablet supremacy for the next four years, but higher education soon could see an influx of tablets that operate with Google’s operating system (OS)…
Curriculum

New online service applies the ‘Netflix’ model to literacy

March 31, 2014April 14, 2011 by By Jenna Zwang, Assistant Editor
Capstone Digital has launched a new online service that aims to do for literacy what Netflix has done for consumer entertainment, with the hope that this approach might…
IT Management

Which eReader is right for you?

November 5, 2013April 8, 2011 by By Jenna Zwang, Assistant Editor
As schools begin to make digital readers available for their students, we've assembled a handy eReader chart to help you quickly and easily compare some of the most…
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