[aisle] Ebooks

Sun Aug 2 08:29:38 CDT 2020

Yes, I buy ebooks and audiobooks for my students through Sora.

Mariela Martinez Siegert
School Librarian
Adjunct Faculty, SOIS at Dominican University
RCYRBA Board Member | No Flying No Tights Editor

On Sat, Aug 1, 2020, 2:10 PM Leslie Brenner via AISLE <
aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> 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
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Sent from my iPhone
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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
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> *Currently Reading: ** Night Boat to Tangier* by Kevin Barry
> *Currently Listening to: ** All the Books* podcast
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