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Google Ends eBook Reseller Program and Kobo eReader Price Drops
If you are looking for a great PUB ebook reader for your Google ebooks, the Kobo is being discounted. Meanwhile, accept Google Play as an ebookstore.
Apr 8, 2012
- Alex Sharp
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How to Make Foreign Language Instructional Centers for Students
Students who are linguistically gifted may enjoy centers based on foreign language materials. There are several magazines and other resources available.
Apr 8, 2012
- Alex Sharp
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How Does the Kindle Lending Library Work for Readers and Authors?
Because Amazon Prime members pay for access to "free" Kindle ebooks in the Kindle Lending Library, Kindle Direct Authors can make money off program ebooks.
Feb 29, 2012
- Alex Sharp
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Amazon Kindle Touch: You Don't Have To Worry About Fingerprints
After spending some time with a Kindle Touch, I realized that I like it more than the Barnes and Noble Nook Simple Touch because of two key features.
Feb 22, 2012
- Alex Sharp
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Where to Find Videos and Documents from the Leveson Inquiry
On November 14, 2011, Justice Leveson convened committee hearings to determine if the British press behaved ethically in gathering news information.
Feb 12, 2012
- Alex Sharp
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How to Check Out Library eBooks with an Amazon Kindle
The Amazon Kindle can read ebooks from the public library, and Kindle Fire can get audiobooks and ebooks through the OverDrive media console.
Jan 4, 2012
- Alex Sharp
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Black Friday 2011 Deals: eReaders, Tablets, iPods, and Gift Cards
Post Thanksgiving sales offer Black Friday bargains for audiobook and ebook fans. Here is your Black Friday cheat sheet for digital media shopping deals.
Nov 25, 2011
- Alex Sharp
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Paranoid Penguin Returns Some Kindle eBooks to Public Libraries
Here is a nice Thanksgiving suprise: after Penguin pulled all of their Kindle formatted digital books from public libraries, some Ovolder ebooks are back.
Nov 24, 2011
- Alex Sharp
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Best Black Friday 2011 eReader and Tablet Tips and Shopping Deals
What stores have the best after Thanksgiving sales for Audiobook and eBook fans? Check out deals on devices: iPods, Kindles, Nooks, Kindle Fires, and iPads.
Nov 24, 2011
- Alex Sharp
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B&N Nook Simple Touch and Amazon Kindle Touch Comparison
If Black Friday 2011 is any example, the Barnes and Noble Nook Simple Touch and the Amazon Kindle Touch will soon be in an ereader price war. Who wins?
Nov 23, 2011
- Alex Sharp
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Black Friday 2011: Barnes and Noble Nook and Nook Tablet Deals
Black Friday and Cyber Monday look like good days to get Nook Color Tablets and Nook Simple Touch ebook readers. You can already find older Nooks on sale.
Nov 23, 2011
- Alex Sharp
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Black Friday 2011: Amazon Kindle Shopping Deals, Tips, and Codes
If you want a Kindle, Black Friday and Cyber Monday are great days to find bargains. With so many different Kindles, you can find the one for your budget.
Nov 23, 2011
- Alex Sharp
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Review of The Murder of King Tut: The Plot to Kill the Child King
James Patterson and Martin Dugard's nonfiction adventure crosses centuries to tell the story of King Tut, Howard Carter, and Patterson's journey in writing.
Nov 22, 2011
- Alex Sharp
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Imperfect Justice: Prosecuting Casey Anthony Thrills Ashton Fans
Jeff Ashton's new ebook offers insight into the evidence of his last case and the jury pool damage caused by media saturation of high profile court cases.
Nov 22, 2011
- Alex Sharp
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Black Friday 2011: Shopping Deals and Bargains for Apple iPods
If you listen to mp3 or aac audiobooks, Black Friday and Cyber Monday are great days to find bargains on the Apple iPod Shuffle, iPod Nano, and iPod Touch.
Nov 22, 2011
- Alex Sharp
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Black Friday 2011: Great Shopping Deals on Games for Gifted Kids
Black Friday 2011 offers shopping bargains for parents and teachers that want to find games to entertain and engage gifted and talented children and teens.
Nov 22, 2011
- Alex Sharp
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Black Friday 2011: Shopping Deals for eReaders and Tablets
Are you buying an ebook reader or tablet for Black Friday or Cyber Monday? Early ad scans for post Thanksgiving sales for bargains on Nook Color and Kindle.
Nov 21, 2011
- Alex Sharp
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Free NIV and NLT Downloads: Offline eBook Bibles from YouVersion
On October 30 and 31, 2011, the YouVersion Mobile Bible App has free downloads of the New International Version and New Living Translation digital bibles.
Oct 30, 2011
- Alex Sharp
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Teach Students Financial Literacy with Secret Millionaires Club
On October 23, 2011, Hub broadcast Secret Millionaires Club. Using repeats, online webisodes, and free resources, students can actively learn to be rich.
Oct 24, 2011
- Alex Sharp
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Free Audiobook Samples of Stephen King's JFK Assassination Book
On October 15, 2011, Simon & Schuster Audio started a Stephen King 11/22/63 audiobook promotion. Stephen King fans can download free book excerpts.
Oct 15, 2011
- Alex Sharp
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eReader News: Kindle Personal Documents and Black Friday Clues
On October 14, 2011, Amazon.com updated to the personal documents feature, and Staples' new ads may offer clues to which ereaders to watch on Black Friday.
Oct 15, 2011
- Alex Sharp
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Amazon's French Kindle: Kindle Direct Ebook Publishing in France
France has some well established ebook readers, and as of October 7, 2011, Amazon.fr is giving the popular Cybook ebook reader some competition.
Oct 8, 2011
- Alex Sharp
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Hold Ye Front Page: The Sun Creates Newspapers for History
The newly launched Sun project Hold Ye Front Page offers a new approach to "history in a hurry." Series headlines include "The Death of the Dinosaurs".
Oct 1, 2011
- Alex Sharp
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Amazon Kindle News: $79 Kindle, Kindle Touch, and Kindle Tablet
Everyone expected news about the Kindle Fire tablet, but Amazon surprised (and dazzled) ereader fans with three new Kindles on September 28, 2011.
Sep 28, 2011
- Alex Sharp
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Constitution Day Activities and Lessons for Gifted Education
September 16, 2011 will be the day schools recognize the federally mandated Constitution Day. These free resources offer enrichment lessons for students.
Sep 15, 2011
- Alex Sharp
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Students Can Nominate Teachers for Barnes and Noble's Contest
On September 14, 2011, Barnes and Noble launched the annual "My Favorite Teacher" contest. Students can win Nook ebook readers and prize money for schools.
Sep 15, 2011
- Alex Sharp
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Amazon Kindle with Special Offers Adds Grouponish AmazonLocal
Amazon's bestselling model of Kindle is the discounted Kindle with Special Offers. On September 15, 2011, Amazon added local deals to the special offerings.
Sep 15, 2011
- Alex Sharp
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President Obama Pens an International Op-Ed for 9/11 Anniversary
The Sunday Mirror claims to have an exclusive article written by Barack Obama on September 11, 2011. Did the President write a piece for a British tabloid?
Sep 11, 2011
- Alex Sharp
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Amazon Kindle Tablet Aims at Rooted Nook in 2011 and iPad in 2012
On September 2, 2011, MG Siegler of TechCrunch reported about his afternoon with Kindle 4. Amazon's strategy appears to be slay David, then aim for Goliath.
Sep 4, 2011
- Alex Sharp
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Learn How to Use Amazon's Kindle Cloud App for eBook Reading
On August 10, 2010, Amazon fluffed up their cloud by including Kindle ebooks into their app collection. Say goodbye to downloading and installing software!
Aug 10, 2011
- Alex Sharp
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NAGC's Free Gifted and Talented Education Standards Downloadable
Some of the best gifted and talented education professional development information is available for free from the National Association for Gifted Children.
Aug 3, 2011
- Alex Sharp
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How to Buy eBooks, Audiobooks, and Digi-Lit with Apple's App Rule
Nook owners have gotten emails from Barnes & Noble about buying ebooks outside of the Nook app, and the rule applies for Amazon Kindle and Kobo owners, too.
Aug 3, 2011
- Alex Sharp
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Stephen King calls Free Amazon Kindle Mag "Best Science Fiction"
On August 2, 2011, Amazon announced that Kindle users are now able to get a special Kindle edition of Fantasy & Science Fiction magazine for free.
Aug 2, 2011
- Alex Sharp
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World eBook Fair Ends August 4, 2011 with Over Six Million Books
There are 6,525,000 digital book titles available to download from the World Public Library. The World eBook fair. has audiobooks and ebooks available.
Aug 2, 2011
- Alex Sharp
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Which of the 2011 Man Booker Prize Longlist are Digital Titles?
On July 26, 2011, the Booker Prize list was announced, along with an option weigh in on the titles. Which Booker books are digital audiobooks and ebooks?
Jul 29, 2011
- Alex Sharp
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Borders Bankruptcy: How to Move Borders eBooks to a Kobo eLibrary
On July 25, 2011, Borders emailed customers a reminder to move electronic books stored on Borders to Kobobooks. Learn how to build a Kobo ebook library.
Jul 25, 2011
- Alex Sharp
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Rent Textbooks for a Year with Amazon Kindle eTextbooks Rentals
On July 18, 2011, Amazon started their electronic textbook rental program, which will allow college students to borrow digital textbooks for a sliding fee.
Jul 18, 2011
- Alex Sharp
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AT&T Helps Amazon Drop the Kindle 3G Price as Kobo CEO Talks Ads
On July 13, 2011, Amazon dropped the Kindle 3G ebook reader price and Kobo opened Germany's biggest ebook store. Kobo is considering offers in ereaders
Jul 13, 2011
- Alex Sharp
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Barnes and Noble Starts Summer of Imagination Writing Contest
Children and teens who are gifted writers and artists will like the Tiaktok Summer of Imagination writing competition. The contest began July 11, 2011
Jul 12, 2011
- Alex Sharp
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Barnes and Noble Starts Nook Color eBook Publishing for Kids
Kids and teens who love to write can publish Nook Color books. On June 12, 2011, Barnes and Noble offered information about their Real Books by Real Kids.
Jul 12, 2011
- Alex Sharp
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Is the Google Story HD eBook Reader a Threat to Kindle and Nook?
On July 11, 2011, the Google blog had images and details about the new Google ereader. The iriver Story HD reader isn't the only device in Google's plans.
Jul 11, 2011
- Alex Sharp
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Google Invites Thinkers to Enter the Young Minds Contest
A July 8, 2011, Google email details the Young Minds Competition. Google and Livity are seeking "inspirational young people" who want to change the world.
Jul 9, 2011
- Alex Sharp
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What is the Best Deal on the E-Edition of The New York Times?
On July 7, 2011, Amazon and Barnes & Noble announced that NYT ereader subscriptions have free access to NYTimes.com. The Times also has digital app offers.
Jul 8, 2011
- Alex Sharp
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How to Link the Amazon Kindle New York Times and Web Editions
On July 7, 2011, Amazon announced that Kindle users with a New York Times subscription can now have access to NYtimes.com. Learn how to link accounts.
Jul 7, 2011
- Alex Sharp
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Review of Fever Dreams by Yahia Lababidi
Yahia Lababidi's new poetry collection, Fever Dreams, has already inspired a short film. Crisis Chronicles Press released the book July 1, 2011.
Jul 2, 2011
- Alex Sharp
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J.K. Rowling Allows Harry Potter Series to be Sold as eBooks
The June 23, 2011 Pottermore announcements include the exciting news that Harry Potter will at last appear on ebooks. As Potter might say, "Accio eBook!"
Jun 23, 2011
- Alex Sharp
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How to Use Coupon Codes, Gift Cards, and Discounts for eBooks
If you want to the best deal possible on an ebook, you need to buy the book from your computer instead of through your ebook reader.
Jun 19, 2011
- Alex Sharp
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Apple Camp for Kids Opens Free Summer Movie Making Registration
Kids who are ages 8-12 can spend three days in an Apple store at Apple Youth Camp. Email invitation-based registration began on June 9, 2011.
Jun 9, 2011
- Alex Sharp
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Photos and Images in eBooks: Understanding E Ink Picture Displays
If you read ebooks with illustrations, you have seen gray scale images. Until color E Ink is on ereaders, tablets are the best route to read art ebooks.
Jun 6, 2011
- Alex Sharp
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New Touch Screen eBook Readers from Kobo and Barnes and Noble
May 23 and 24, 2011 saw two new ereader announcements. The new Kobo and the new Nook have touch screens. Dave Carnoy offered details in his live CNET blog.
May 24, 2011
- Alex Sharp
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