Oodles+of+E-books

**Oodles of E-books**

So many choices, how does a bookworm choose?

Which way do we go?

 * ====E-book readers (Kindles, Nooks, Sony, iPads) ====
 * ====Online fictional e-books (Tumblebooks, Follett, others) ====
 * ====Online research e-books (Gale, Ebsco, etc.) ====
 * ====iPad/iPhone apps ====
 * ====Free online e-book sites ====

What you want to do dictates what you pick! (brainstorming time)
brainstorming using Wiffitti media type="custom" key="9620194" =What does the district offer? =
 * @wif64448**

====Follett e-books ([|Library catalog]) ====

[|Bookflix]
====Gale and Ebsco e-books (either via [|Library Catalog] or through the [|database] site) ====

E-reader devices
Kindle How to get started []

Ipad book apps
Nook Nook for Kids Kindle (using Kindle on iPad http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=200298480) Stanza Kobo International Children's Library FreeBooks Google Books ePubbooks ReadMeStories (free read aloud books)

My [|wrap-up of iPad] book apps with reviews

Android book apps
Android ebook [|__http://www.saillabstechnology.com/top-5-ebook-apps-for-android.html__]

[[image:flickrlegodumptruckbrianauer.jpg]]Play time!!
**Websites with online free e-books** (group exploration)


 * ====International Children's Digital Library []====
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">UPe <span style="background-color: #000000; color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline;">﻿ <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">nn <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline;">__[]__
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Project Gutenberg <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline;">__[]__
 * Manybooks.net Ad free-ebooks for iPad or ebook reader <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 19px; vertical-align: baseline;">__[]__
 * World Public Library--has a children’s section of non-copyrighted materials. Have to join site. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline;">[|__http://worldlibrary.net/__]

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Ebook trailers (last year’s e-book workshop for creating book talks online) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">http://eisdworkshops.wikispaces.com/Taking+Books+Online

Image credits:
From Flickr.com Creative Commons-- JennandTonyBot (bookworm) Alvazer (coke can) BrianAuer (dumptruck) Wesley Fryer (iPad image)