Last night after several hours of looking at some Ebook sites, I decided that I don't think this is for me. I also don't see a use, at this time, for ebooks in an educational setting. That doesn't mean I will change my mind in the future however. I realize that I am not the type of person who can sit and read a book off of the computer. After a while my eyes start to ache and I would have to stop. I prefer to have the book in my hot little hands!
On the subject of audio books, I enjoy them on long road trips. I also see a huge potential in school libraries! Audio books are a great way for students who have issues with reading a book. It's a great way to reinforce language acquisition, and for low level high interest readers who might not pick up a higher level book to read. They might more readily listen to an audio book instead. One site that I liked was:
http://www.audible.com/
This site looked to have some of the most recently release books. It sounded very simple to down load books, to a listening device. I was discussing this with my Teacher Librarian and we thought it would be a great inexpensive way to get the most recent titles in to the LMC. It looks and sounds cheaper than the Follett Play Aways we have looked at. They are just a little to costly for us at this time.
I don't really see Ebooks and audio books as an issue for public libraries. I seem to be a people person, and I feel I get instant help with a really person versus online where you are "chatting " with the help. That doesn't really help me. I do however see that this might effect bookstores. More books online means less customers in the stores.
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