Thanks to the crew at Telereads for flagging this amazing photo, rumored to be the biggest indoor photograph ever take. We love books, we love libraries, and this is, quite simply, a treat for the senses. The library is in Prague, and the panoramic view allows you to zoom in on titles, pan up and…
Sometimes you want to know what your Kindle can do, accommodate, connect with, and so forth. And sometimes you need to know what model you have to answer that question. My question is, will my Kindle Fire HD allow me to “quick switch” between running apps and such without returning to the home page or…
Related content: How to Clean Up Your Kindle Fire As with everything, the answer to this question comes from the answer to another question, which is “What is your goal for the use of the devices?” The best Kindle for each school is the one that best helps it accomplish its educational mission. So, Kindle…
The answer may surprise you. The debate over whether physical or digital reading is better for kids is warming up. We are long past the days when the claims for print books were primarily aesthetic; nowadays, you need data to prove a point. Researchers are now suggesting that certain aspects of physical, print books actually…
As with everything, the answer to this question comes from the answer to another question, which is “What is your goal for the use of the devices?” The best Kindle for each school is the one that best helps it accomplish its educational mission. So, Kindle or Kindle Fire? When the Kindle e-ink reader came…
If you don’t read Joanna Cabot at Teleread, you should. She is truly the e-book reader/user’s best friend, testing out everything, taking nothing on authority, and sharing her experiences for our benefit. This article is a great introduction to her thinking and her work. Enjoy! What a diet book taught me about my eBook spending…
According to Topsy Analytics, there was a clear winner on Christmas morning between iPad and Kindle, at least among Twitter users. Using the Topsy analytics engine, Philip Elmer-Dewitt of CNN Money ran a search on the phrases “got iPad, got Kindle, got Note” in Tweets that people shared on Christmas day. The results are startling…
Read the Recent Post Does My Kindle Book Have Real Page Numbers? You remember Jeff Bezos’s stated mission to make reading “frictionless”? Well, in some macro sense, circa 2009, he has accomplished his mission. But this is 2013, people, and when I want to load a copy of a public domain title onto my Kindle…
Based on our admittedly informal and small sample survey, the answer is YES. 83% of our respondents indicated that they would consider a Mini instead of a full sized iPad for their schools. On the flip side, over 80% indicated that the Mini does not offer them anything new that they don’t already have access…
The recent Pew report on Young Americans’ Reading and Library Habits contains a number of great take-aways, including the news that young people frequent libraries at an unexpectedly high rate. But another finding has emerged that may have an impact on the way that schools think about pleasure reading and reading instruction both inside and outside…