[aisle] Ebooks

[Leslie Brenner]

I purchase ebooks and audiobooks through Overdrive Education to use with
the Sora App. I love it! It helps me expand our digital collection because
I always tell our school community that you can add your public library
card number so you have access to your school library digital content + the
public library content in one place.

Leslie

On Sat, Aug 1, 2020 at 1:55 PM Kulesza, Patti via AISLE <
aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> Hi! In regards to SORA. I just had that app installed on our Chromebooks
> for our kids to use in conjunction with our public libraries ebooks
> Overdrive. Can you purchase ebooks through SORA as well?
> Patty Kulesza
> pkulesza at d88a.org
>
>
> On Sat, Aug 1, 2020, 10:26 AM Mariela Siegert via AISLE <
> aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
>
>> My middle schoolers LOVE Sora.
>> We used to get our audio books and eBooks from Follett which put it into
>> Destiny, but it was clunky, the kids didn't like how hard it was to search
>> for things, and I hated the back end as a manager.
>>
>> All of these things were made easier with Sora. The price of the books
>> were pretty much identical because the publishers create the prices.
>> Sora has a separate login for my students but everybody was able to use
>> it very easily including my staff.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Mariela Martinez Siegert
>> School Librarian
>> Adjunct Faculty, SOIS at Dominican University
>> RCYRBA Board Member | No Flying No Tights Editor
>>
>> On Fri, Jul 31, 2020, 8:59 PM Margo Newtown via AISLE <
>> aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
>>
>>> I love Capstone Interactive ebooks  Easy to work with. Kids can access
>>> from Destiny.
>>>
>>> Margo sent from iPhone
>>>
>>> On Jul 31, 2020, at 6:22 PM, Jackieusc via AISLE <
>>> aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
>>>
>>> We use and love MackinVIA from Mackin. So easy to use and functions
>>> well with Destiny and google suite.
>>>
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>
>>> On Jul 31, 2020, at 6:06 PM, Susan McMillin via AISLE <
>>> aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
>>>
>>> 
>>> Capstone Publishing Interactive Books make beautiful ebooks.  I think
>>> they have a free trial so it would be easy to take a look at them.  They
>>> also have a matching grant for their ebooks right now(pretty sure they do).
>>> They work great with Follett’s Destiny.
>>>
>>> Susan McMillin
>>> Oak Ridge Elementary School
>>> Palos Hills, IL
>>> Smcmillin at npd117.net
>>>
>>> On Fri, Jul 31, 2020 at 12:56 PM Kelli Simpson via AISLE <
>>> aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Can someone point me the right direction to the best/most cost
>>>> effective place to purchase ebooks for my elementary/junior high library?
>>>>
>>>> Any help is appreciated
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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-- 
Best regards,

Leslie Brenner
Librarian/Media Specialist
Saint Joseph High School
453 N. Notre Dame Ave.
South Bend, IN 46617
(574) 233-6137, ext. 200
saintjoehigh.com

*Currently Reading: ** Night Boat to Tangier* by Kevin Barry
*Currently Listening to: ** All the Books* podcast
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