School Library Journal columnist Jeff Hastings test drives the new Web- and subscription-based ebook collection StarWalk Kids.
New Streaming Ebook Platform StarWalk Kids Goes Live
By on October 10, 2012 1 Comment
Starwalk Kids, a digital streaming service available by subscription, launched October 10 with a curated collection emphasizing nonfiction. “We think this is the future of digital media for schools because it’s device neutral and offers simultaneous access,” says StarWalk co-founder Liz Nealon.
Ebook Toolkit: Rosen Interactive Ebooks
By on October 3, 2012 Leave a Comment
Screenshot from Rosen Interactive Ebooks. Rosen Digital has introduced a free, interactive ebook platform that customers can populate, à la carte, with unlimited, simultaneous access licensed, nonfiction titles for $34.95 each or $209.70 for a set of six.Sixty titles are currently available and an additional 60 will be released in January 2013. The ebooks feature [...]
Travis’s Excellent (Ereader) Adventure
By on August 30, 2012 2 Comments
In this month’s cover story for School Library Journal, Jonker, an elementary school librarian, documents the launch of an ereader lending program in words and pictures. This article is adapted from a series of posts at Jonker’s blog 100 Scope Notes, which is moving to SLJ.com.
Make-your-own-ebooks platform: Aerbook Maker
By on August 19, 2012 Leave a Comment
SLJ columnist Jeff Hastings test drives Aerbook Maker, a new platform for creating your very own tablet-ready graphical ebooks.
BrainHive to Offer Pay-As-You-Go Access to Ebooks
By on June 4, 2012 Leave a Comment
Having a hard time figuring out which ebooks to buy for your school library? A new rental service called BrainHive promises to solve the problem with a pay-as-you-go model for K-12 schools.
Ebook toolkit: Mackin VIA
By on June 4, 2012 2 Comments
SLJ’s Jeff Hastings test drives the integrated ebook/database platform Mackin VIA.
Ebook toolkit: Cool Tools for Multimedia Publishing
By on May 23, 2012 Leave a Comment
When it comes to creating media-rich publications, iBooks Author is just one of many great options.
Ebook toolkit: SLJ Reviews Follett’s Ereader Suite
By on May 14, 2012 4 Comments
Jeff Hastings considers building a Follett ebook collection now that the company has released apps that let patrons read from among their 132,000 K–12 titles, online or off, on iPads and Android 3.0+ tablets.
Ebook toolkit: Easy-to-Use Applications for Creating Your Own
By on February 28, 2012 1 Comment
These ebook creation tools offer a range of capabilities, from adding a few page-turning effects to PDFs to creating full-blown interactive ebooks with multimedia elements.
