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I got rid of all 90 e-readers at our high school.  We had original Kindle 1 & 2s, so their lifespan was minimal, they were difficult to purchase and manage titles, and they were not liked by the kids.   Our kids prefer print books.  We now focus our energy on ebook platforms that students can read on their own devices (we use Follett’s Destiny Discover).  They don’t work on baseline Kindles or Nooks, but our families that can afford the e-readers can usually also afford books for them.  I have had larger number of e-checkouts with Destiny Discover than I ever did having to load up titles on individual devices to check them out to students.


Jeanne Brucher
Teacher-Librarian
jbrucher at geneseoschools.org <mailto:jbrucher at geneseoschools.org>
Geneseo Middle School (309) 945-0524
Geneseo High School (309) 945-0316



> On Oct 13, 2016, at 9:24 AM, Email list for the Illinois School Library Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
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> I tried this last year. As I wanted students to be able to check out the tablet and take it home, I bought baseline Kindles - no theft target! Unfortunately, the Follett e-books don't function on anything less than a Kindle Fire or iPad. I'm not sending those home... Neither Follett nor Amazon had any sympathy for my predicament. Each accused the other of not making the system work on a lower cost tablet.
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> Chris Wilson
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> On Wed, Oct 12, 2016 at 5:21 PM, Email list for the Illinois School Library Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info <mailto:islma at list.railslibraries.info>> wrote:
> I have used Nooks, the ereader ones. They weren't so easy to manage and the kids grew tired of them. What about a cheap android tablet? That way you could get use of the most ebook platforms.
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> On Oct 12, 2016 11:51 AM, "Email list for the Illinois School Library Media Association" <islma at list.railslibraries.info <mailto:islma at list.railslibraries.info>> wrote:
> What are your recommendations for e-Readers for school libraries? We have an opportunity to write a grant for e-readers, and we’re looking for easy to manage/easy to use with our students.
> Thank you!
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