Amazon Launches Kindle Unlimited Ebook Subscription Service
We posted some extended comments focusing on what this and other ebook subscription services might mean for the library community the other day when news of Kindle Unlimited leaked. We’ve included some...
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Librarians, Media React to Launch of Kindle Unlimited
In a long-expected move, Amazon on July 18 announced the launch of Kindle Unlimited, a new subscription service that will give users unlimited access to a selection of 600,000 ebooks and more than...
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Amazon Reveals Sticking Points with Hachette
On Amazon’s Kindle forum dated July 29, the online retail behemoth revealed details of the sticking points with the Hachette Book Group that are contributing to the two’s very public battle over profit...
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Missouri Extends Protection of Library Records Data to Digital Materials
Missouri Governor Jay Nixon. Missouri library patrons can now rest assured that their library records for checkout of digital materials will remain private. The Missouri State Legislature introduced...
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California Administrator Creates Digital Stopgap After School Librarian Cuts
Jay Greenlinger All photos courtesy of Pleasant Valley School District Jay Greenlinger knew there was little he could do to restore the school librarian positions that had been cut from his district....
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Beeline Reading Challenge Kickstarts Student Independent Reading
Credit: Sjenner13/iStock Out-of-school reading habits of students have shown that even 15 minutes a day of independent reading can expose students to more than a million words of text in a year...
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Ebooks Enhance Development of the Whole Child | Up for Debate
Marianne Martens Pete is sitting at his desk when his teacher says, ‘Come on, Pete down that hall to a room with books on every wall.’ Where is Pete going? The library! Does it matter whether Pete the...
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The Book Is Far Superior to the Ebook for Early Literacy | Up for Debate
I agree with Annie Murphy Paul’s July article in School Library Journal, “Eight Reasons Why Print Trumps Digital for Reading,” and here are some additional points she did not include: Support for...
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Streamline Your Workflow: Five Time-Saving Tips
It’s back to school and there’s so much to do. If you had more time, how would you spend it? Developing better lessons, talking with students, or collaborating with colleagues? Maybe you’d just relax...
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JukePop Opens Kickstarter to Get Indie Ebooks into Libraries
Expanding ebook access at public libraries has been, well, an ongoing process. But one site is aiming to have an impact, giving libraries a chance to offer their patrons digital titles by independent...
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Queens Library Develops Innovative New Tablet Platform Using Superstorm Sandy...
When superstorm Sandy hit the east coast in October 2012, the Queens Library (QL) in New York was among many northeastern library systems affected. QL persevered, continuing to offer crucial services...
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Librarians, IT Experts Respond to Adobe Spying Accusations
Adobe this week confirmed reports that it has been logging data on the reading activity of people who use the free Adobe Digital Editions service, and that the company has been transmitting those logs...
View ArticleThink Like a Futurist | Project Advocacy
Being a librarian today requires being a futurist. That means embracing a growth mind-set and seeing libraries as developing enterprises, not fixed ones. It means constantly reexamining library...
View ArticleAdobe’s Lax Security Raises Concerns About Student Privacy
Privacy around what students read, along with other personal data, may be at risk due to software giant Adobe’s transmission of the data without encryption. Student rights are protected under the...
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Survey: Library Ebook Growth Slowing but Still Substantial
Ninety-five percent of public libraries currently offer ebooks to patrons, up from 72 percent in 2010, and 89 percent in both 2012 and 2013. However, money remains the biggest impediment for libraries...
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Ebooks Take Hold in Schools—Slowly
Sixty-six percent of schools nationwide offer ebooks, up from 54 percent in 2013, and overall, the figure is steadily growing, according to School Library Journal’s fifth annual “Ebook Usage in U.S....
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The Ebook Dilemma: Thoughts on Selecting the Right Ebook Model | Tech Tidbits
My husband and I are both high school teacher librarians but in different districts. This is mostly awesome as we share ideas, innovations, and solutions. But sometimes there is also a bit of envy...
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Scholastic’s New Report Examines Kids’ Attitudes on Reading
The divide between frequent and infrequent readers is marked in Scholastic’s “Kids & Family Reading Report, 5th Edition” survey, conducted in conjunction with YouGov, an internet-based market...
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OH School Librarian Gets E-Kiosk to Access Public Library’s Digital Collection
OLMS seventh grader Anna Pohlman visits the digital kiosk. If Ohio school librarian Mary Burkey gives a booktalk, and she only has three copies of the title that her students snatch up, then her...
View ArticleAmazon Enters Textbook Publishing With Launch of KDP EDU and Kindle Textbook...
Last week Amazon.com signed Woody Allen to create a tv program for Prime, earlier this week the company announced a move into theatrical films, and today it’s textbooks. From Amazon.com: Amazon.com...
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