eBooks Archives

Gale and ConnectEDD Publishing Announce Partnership to Offer Jimmy Casas’ PD Resources on Gale eBooks Platform

December 23, 2024 by ESchool News Staff

CHICAGO & FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. – Gale, part of Cengage Group and ConnectEDD Publishing, have partnered to bring the professional ... Read more

Literacy

Books, ebooks, and audiobooks, oh my!

July 4, 2023 by Britten Follett

The discussion around audiobooks, books, and ebooks should focus on providing equitable access to all formats for all students.

Despite my affinity for audiobooks, looking at the book industry sales figures, it is clear print is still king. I agree, there’s nothing like turning the page of…

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Digital On-Demand Class Sets for Required Curriculum Books Now Available in Sora Student Reading App

August 29, 2022 by ESchool News Staff

CLEVELAND – To help educators provide students with the books they need as efficiently as possible, OverDrive Education announced the ... Read more

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Capstone Interactive eBook Platform Relaunches With Enhanced Accessibility for Children

August 17, 2022 by ESchool News Staff

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – August 17, 2022 – Capstone, an innovative learning company merging children’s content with easy-to-use edtech tools for ... Read more

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Sora “Content Bundles” Feature Empowers Educators to Easily Reserve Digital Books for Specific Students

January 18, 2022 by ESchool News Staff

CLEVELAND – January 18, 2022 – Educators who are looking for more efficient ways to support reading outcomes have a ... Read more

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Digital Magazines Now Available to K-12 Schools Worldwide in Sora Reading App

October 18, 2021October 15, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

In response to educators’ need for more digital content to support classroom learning, OverDrive Education now offers popular digital magazines ... Read more

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How digital books connect vulnerable students with reading

October 10, 2022October 1, 2021 by Diana Thomas, 7th and 8th Grade Reading Teacher, Cleveland Metropolitan Schools

Digital books connect all students with reading opportunities--but vulnerable populations, in particular, see huge benefits

The definition of success is a “favorable or desired outcome.” At Title I schools, where students are often at a disadvantage from the start, measuring success can look…

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Delaware Ensures Every Student Has Digital Access to Curriculum and Choice Reading Titles

July 22, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

CLEVELAND – June 29, 2021 – With schools facing the challenge of unfinished learning due to the pandemic, one state ... Read more

District Management

Understanding ebooks: Which model is right for your district?

October 10, 2022February 18, 2021 by Angela Arnold, General Manager, OverDrive Education

Knowing how pricing models work will help students access ebooks during remote and hybrid learning

It’s been almost one year since the country shut down, and schools are still adapting to the new normal of remote and hybrid learning environments--with a newfound reliance…

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Covid’S Hit on Education and Literacy Levels Will Impact a Generation – Can Ebooks Help Us?

February 5, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

Scholastic US research indicates that of children who had read an eBook, 26% of boys and 16% of girls said ... Read more

Survey: Increased ebook usage & value amid COVID-19

June 9, 2021January 22, 2021 by Jeff Festa

With COVID-19 altering nearly all aspects of daily life, including the way students learn, this survey sought insight from those ... Read more

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With Print Supplies Disrupted, More Schools Adopt Digital Books

September 24, 2020 by ESchool News Staff

With a record number of students going back to school online, educators are urgently turning to digital books in place ... Read more

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Gale Helps Charleston County School District Integrate Social Emotional Learning

September 23, 2020 by ESchool News Staff

With mental health issues and racial injustices on the rise, Gale, a Cengage company, is helping the Charleston County School ... Read more

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Free access to Mackin’s Distance learning solution

April 14, 2020April 13, 2020 by ESchool News Staff

Mackin, one of the world’s largest providers of print books, ebooks, audiobooks, and video is offering access to its ebook ... Read more

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Free Remote Learning Resources

April 9, 2020 by ESchool News Staff

The coronavirus outbreak is especially difficult for parents with young children that may be balancing working from home and homeschooling ... Read more

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Sora reading app extends no cost ebooks and audiobooks to remote learners

March 27, 2020March 26, 2020 by ESchool News Staff

Sora is a K-12 student reading app through which students and educators can access ebooks and audiobooks from OverDrive Education’s ... Read more

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Free access to English and Spanish eBook libraries

March 26, 2020March 25, 2020 by ESchool News Staff

Benchmark Education is are now offering free access to their extensive collection of eBooks to families and educators. The library ... Read more

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Over 1500 free MackinClassic ebooks available to all K-12 schools

March 23, 2020March 23, 2020 by ESchool News Staff

The free MackinVIA digital content management system is available to all schools and is providing users with hundreds of free ... Read more

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Free eTextbooks for Impacted Students

March 23, 2020March 18, 2020 by ESchool News Staff

RedShelf, an edtech company that distributes digital course materials and provides an end-to-end platform for efficiently delivering those materials to ... Read more

Edtech Trends

Marketplace trend update: 4 ed-tech developments

January 25, 2023September 21, 2016 by Laura Devaney, Director of News, <a href='https://twitter.com/esn_laura' target='_blank'>@eSN_Laura</a>

Remaining a tech-savvy educator means keeping on top of the myriad changes and trends in education, how technology can support those trends, and how teaching and learning can…

District Management

Groups partner to leverage open tech standards

July 5, 2016July 5, 2016 by Laura Ascione

ClassLink announced a new single sign-on connection to Mackin Educational Resources, an adaptive learning platform for grades K-8. This new partnership will provide users with secure, OneClick access…

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Lifeliqe Creator empowers teachers to create, publish interactive 3D content at ISTE

June 27, 2016June 27, 2016 by Laura Ascione

Lifeliqe, a learning and productivity platform for interactive 3D, VR, and AR, launched Lifeliqe Creator, a feature giving educators the power to create and publish interactive presentations and…

IT Management

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

April 22, 2016 by Staff & Wire Reports

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…

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Follett acquires ClassBook

March 2, 2016March 2, 2016 by Laura Ascione

Follett announced it has acquired ClassBook, a K-12 education online bookstore that serve schools, teachers, parents, and students. ClassBook provides private and parochial schools with 24/7 bookstores, streamlining…

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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>

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.…

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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>

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…

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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>

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…

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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

Study: eBook piracy is on the rise

October 7, 2010 by Laura Ascione

As the popularity of eBooks and eReaders continues to increase, eBook piracy is also growing rapidly, ReadWriteWeb reports. According to Attributor, a company that develops anti-piracy and content…

IT Management

Two eBooks cost more than Amazon hardcovers

October 5, 2010 by Laura Ascione

Readers of eBooks might not be able to turn paper pages, lend their copies to friends, or file them away on living room bookshelves. But until now, they…

IT Management

Amazon launches ‘Kindle for the Web’

September 29, 2010 by Laura Ascione

Amazon has unveiled a program that allows Kindle electronic books to be sampled in a web browser, AFP reports. "Kindle for the Web" is featured on the online…

IT Management

Survey: Children like eBooks, parents not so much

November 5, 2013September 29, 2010 by From staff and wire reports

Children and teens are ready to try eBooks, with some thinking that a bigger selection of electronic texts would make reading for fun even more fun, according to…

District Management

Supporters of eBooks say they make readers less isolated, more social

November 5, 2013August 27, 2010 by Maya Prabhu

Volumes have been written about technology's ability to connect people. But burying one's nose in a book has always been somewhat isolating, reports the Seattle Times—so what about…

District Management

Barnes & Noble launches eBook software for students

July 22, 2010 by By Dennis Carter, Assistant Editor

Barnes & Noble has joined the growing list of companies and organizations giving college students electronic alternatives to their pricey textbooks with the book retailer’s free NOOKstudy software…

IT Management

Are standalone eBook readers doomed?

June 1, 2010 by Staff and wire services reports

New research suggests that devices like the iPad, which let you read books and much more, are likely to dominate the market so fully that standalone eBook readers…

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Vendors link e-textbook content with LMS software

November 5, 2013May 21, 2010 by By Dennis Carter, Assistant Editor

As digital textbooks become more common on higher-ed campuses, providers are making it easy for professors to share textbook notes and resources with students through their class learning…

District Management

Online textbooks let students share notes across the globe

November 5, 2013May 3, 2010 by By Dennis Carter, Assistant Editor

Florida State College at Jacksonville faculty have created 20 electronic textbooks that are accessible on a free online platform that lets students take notes in the margins, search…

District Management

Virtual Symposium examines worldwide growth of online access

November 5, 2013April 22, 2010 by By Rebecca Clothey

Distance learning, open courseware, eBooks, wikis, and many other innovative technologies have forever affected education by connecting any topic in any discipline to any learner in any place.…

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