E-book readers seem to have taken over reading. But the practicalities of management provide challenges for educational settings. This session will cover some of the best practices for managing e-book readers, provide information and resources, and briefly review online e-book resources.

Dawn Nelson ISD 279, Osseo Area

Identify some of the differences between different types of ereaders. Explore management factors for ereaders Gain knowledge of eBook resources to enable the best decisions to meet future needs. Embrace the chaos---the world of eBooks and eReaders is new and unsettled, ever-changing

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What is your experience with ebooks personally? What is your experience with ebooks in your school? What do you anticipate for your school?

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53 percent of those who buy e-readers say they’re reading more now than they did six months ago, and just 15 percent of e-reader owners say they stop buying printed books as well.

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Between November, 2010, and May 2011

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Project Gutenberg: 1971 – “On July , after being inspired by a free printed copy of the U.S. Declaration of Independence, he decided to type the text into a computer, and to transmit it to other users on the computer network.” The first was sent between two computers this year. Now - over 36,000 free ebooks to download to your PC, Kindle, Nook, Android device, iPad, iPhone, etc. Work is done by volunteers High quality, proofread work

Voyager Company founded – expanded books on CD First 50 books on floppy disks with Digital Book Format (DBF) First Ereader and first ISBN given to a digital book Steven King’s Riding the Bullet offered only in digital form. 400,000 downloaded in 24 hours. Amazon launches Kindle Nook Introduced

IPad Introduced with Ibooks Google Bookstore Opens – 3,000,000 titles Amazon announced that ebook sales outnumbered hardcover book sales.

Base Kindle - $79 6” screen Less than six ounces With special offers

Kindle Touch - $99 With special offers Text to speech Kindle Touch 3G - $149 Free Worldwide 3G wireless

3G and Wi-FI - $189 Kindle DX - $379

Apps Web Browser Cloud storage Can stream videos

Amazon.com only Approximately 900,000 titles at this time 1.8 million public domain books Lending feature for libraries Some titles in Project Gutenberg compatible

Long battery life Easy on the eyes 2,000,000 eBooks ePub format – most books Easiest for public library

7" touchscreen Books, magazines, interactive kids' books, apps Movies, and the web, Netflix & Hulu Wi-Fi Book sharing NOOK support in-store

7" touchscreen Dual core processor, 1G RAM Books, magazines, interactive kids' books, apps Movies, and the web, Netflix & Hulu Wi-Fi Book sharing NOOK support in-store

Apps ItunesU Podcasts Some very cool interactive books

38 Purchased Nooks, Kindles, and iPads Unlimited devices on one account 20 Nooks at the high schools 3 Kindles – just to test them. Professional titles mainly. 3 Schools – 6 Nooks each for book clubs Using the Barnes & Noble Management Feature

One title to one device Purchase with credit card Considered a personal device Can now get books from the library

One title to one device Some types of management with apps, etc. iTunes account – Volume purchase plan

One title to one device Institutional management Can purchase device and books with purchase orders Discounts starting at 25 devices Can be set with a password

OCLC Resources for cataloging electronic material library.umac.mo/.../catalog/.../Guideline_for_Ca taloging_e-Books.pdf Mackin has good resources - px px aspx

Theft and / or cost Cost - at least $79 - But How much are textbooks? How about graphing calculators? Sports uniforms? Students carrying cell phones? Treat them like any other school resource

Ebook Educators’ Group - EBook Livebinder by Carolyn Starkey - Ebook LibGuide by Buffy Hamilton – ereaders ereaders

Management Features and quality of the device Local Service

Internet Archive - non-profit digital library Internet Archive Founded in Brewster Kahle Millon Book Project December 2007 more than 1.5 million books had been scanned, in 20 languages Many incomplete and/or not in good shape Google Books - scanning and uploading previewsGoogle Books

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