[aisle] Follett eBooks vs. Sora

[Andrea Perrin]

This past May, the librarians in my district met virtually with a Sora
representative.  We already use Destiny for books, ebooks and digital
audiobooks.  The only major difference we found was that Sora can link with
the public library.  We decided to stay with Destiny for a few reasons.
First, we have already invested money into our digital collection
in Destiny.  And second, I find that it is easier for the students if there
is only one place to go to search the catalog.  I am also building
collections in Destiny to use for reader's advisory ideas.  Keeping
everything together in Destiny was the right choice for us.

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
> Librarian
> Riddle Elementary School
> Mattoon, IL 61938
>
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Andrea Perrin
LRC Director
Woodland Middle School - Gurnee, IL.
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