Tag Archive for books

Is Apple to Blame for Higher E-Book Prices?

Is the trial about why e-book prices jumped when Apple entered the market in 2010 much ado about nothing for educators? Maybe not. All of the strategies that educators have embraced since the dawn of the Kindle era half a decade ago, keeping the per-title costs as low as possible has trumped almost every other…

Books Smell Fine on the Kindle

It has been amusing to hear over the last months how many people are wed to the way that books smell. The smell of books is cited as a primary objection to the Kindle, which, as far as I can tell, has no discernible smell. That sensory exploration of books by the nose seems almost…

Kindle, Schools, and the Love of Reading

Kelly asks on her blog: How about a Kindle’s impact on schools? Put a new Kindle in the hand of a child already pre-downloaded with some rich literature and watch their eyes light up on the first day of school. Will children discover a new love for reading? All I know is that I have…