"I'm not finding an issue with purchasing new YA titles for Kindles however I'm definitely seeing there are some titles we'd like that aren't available. I'd like to have some Orca Soundings or Bluford High titles on the…"
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YA Lit on kindle?
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I run into this all the time--new YA titles I want to try out are not available in the kindle format. So there's a "Kindle Educators Group" and "EduKindle" but no one is talking about the elephant…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by Patty McClune Nov 9, 2010.
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Jimmie replied to Joyce Dustin Demientieff's discussion YA Lit on kindle?"I agree with you about the lack of books on Kindle. I'm constantly clicking that button that says, "I'd like to read this on my Kindle." I don't know if our clicking that really matters, but I click it on most every book…"
Kay Hensley replied to Joyce Dustin Demientieff's discussion YA Lit on kindle?"I have tried an illustrated book on the iPad. Of course the illustrations may be smaller than the book format, but the color is gorgeous, and I like the page-turning feature that looks like a real page being flipped. However, nothing I've seen…"
Linn McDonald replied to Joyce Dustin Demientieff's discussion YA Lit on kindle?"I've now done a fair amount of searching for YA titles for Kindle, and I am pleased with the number of titles that are available. I checked some YA award lists that are both national and regional (Illinois) in scope.
The Abraham Lincoln award…"
Patty McClune replied to Joyce Dustin Demientieff's discussion YA Lit on kindle?"Hi Joyce,
I'm sorry to hear you're not having luck with YA titles on Kindle. Could it be MS titles that are the issue because I'm not seeing that's a problem with the HS level titles I need. You by Charles Benoit, Dark Days of…"
Linn McDonald replied to Joyce Dustin Demientieff's discussion YA Lit on kindle?"Thank you Joyce - I would never have considered this (finding YA lit for Kindle) to be a problem! I just assumed that most titles would be available in Kindle format. Yes, I agree that this is the elephant in the room, and we cannot ignore it.
We…"
Will DeLamater replied to Joyce Dustin Demientieff's discussion YA Lit on kindle?"Thanks for offering this list, Joyce. It is appalling that key YA titles like the ones you mention are not available on Kindle (or, I would assume, in any ebook format). I guess that publishers are still deciding whether to publish the backlist in…"
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I run into this all the time--new YA titles I want to try out are not available in the kindle format. So there's a "Kindle Educators Group" and "EduKindle" but no one is talking about the elephant in the room: paucity of new YA lit. I assume it's because it's still adults who own kindles, not kids.Examples: I was assigned to teach 8th grade English this fall on the last day of school -- 30 titles that I wanted to re-read. Only 3 of them were on the kindle. I ended up just checking out a…See More
Joyce Dustin Demientieff replied to Bette's discussion Password? for Kindle"I was actually checking on ebay and saw that the cheapest used Kindle 2 is going for $109. I teach in Japan and my spring 2009 kindle cannot download wirelessly here in Japan (it does in the States), but the newer ones download internationally. I…"
Will DeLamater left a comment for Joyce Dustin Demientieff"Hi Joyce, great to have you in the group! What is the perspective on Kindle use in schools overseas?"
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- At 7:29am on August 9, 2010, Will DeLamater said…
- Hi Joyce, great to have you in the group! What is the perspective on Kindle use in schools overseas?
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