[aisle] Follett eBooks vs. Sora

Timmons, Heather timmons.heather at ccsd59.org
Thu Aug 13 13:49:22 CDT 2020


Kathy,

Can you elaborate on pricing and how you go about selecting books for
Sora??  Thank you

On Thu, Aug 13, 2020 at 1:46 PM Kathy Garneau via AISLE <
aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> I am going to give you my humble opinion. Sora has been easier for kids
> and families during remote learning. They have the ability to add their
> public library collection as well. I think it's a little friendlier on
> personal devices as well, so if kids want to listen on their parent's
> phone, it seems to be easier.
>
> My collection from Follett is bigger, the interactive books are pretty
> cool, but the kids still gravitate to Sora. I am in a K-8 school, so one
> thing I decided to do was make my Sora collection friendlier for 4-8th
> grade, and my Follett collection friendlier for K-3.
>
> On Thu, Aug 13, 2020 at 12:40 PM Jennifer Muzzy via AISLE <
> aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
>
>> Hello collective mind...
>>
>> We are a K-5 school.  This will be our first year one-on-one with
>> Chromebooks.  We use Follett Destiny.  We are starting our year with
>> remote-only learning through the first quarter.
>>
>> Is there a definitive answer on if it is better/easier for students and
>> staff to access ebooks through Destiny v. Sora?  I presume the same books
>> are available for purchase through both and the same pricing and access
>> level.
>>
>> Does this answer change if a subscription to Tumblebooks or Capstone
>> ebooks or some other service is added into the mix?  I'm looking for one
>> stop shopping if at all possible.
>>
>> Thank you, and good luck to everyone this year trying to figure out new
>> ways of doing things!
>>
>>
>> --
>> Jennifer Muzzy
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>> Riddle Elementary School
>> Mattoon, IL 61938
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