[aisle] Follett eBooks vs. Sora

Erin Legendre elegendre at redbud132.org
Wed Aug 19 12:35:51 CDT 2020


I would like to know the average cost too!

On Wed, Aug 19, 2020 at 12:24 PM Kathie Kielminski via AISLE <
aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> Can you give me an idea on how much it costs to 'rent' a class set of
> books?
>
> Kathie Kielminski
> Indian Trail Jr. High
> kathie at kielminski.com
>
> On August 13, 2020 at 3:10 PM Kathy Garneau via AISLE <
> aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
>
> I established my one-year "subscription" amount with my Overdrive rep,
> which is my Overdrive Contract that is paid upfront. That entire cost is
> then available to purchase content in the Overdrive Marketplace. It is not
> a separate subscription fee like they had previously. I'm throwing out
> random numbers- if my fee is $4000, I get to select $4000 in books. How
> that first fee is priced- I don't recall, I think they give you a
> number based on your users.
>
>  The other awesome thing about Overdrive is that you can "rent" a class
> set of books to deliver to students via email link. I think it gave the
> students 60 or 90 days to read the book. Those books expire and cannot be
> re-assigned. I did bill that cost to the general instructional supplies
> budget, (with principal approval) not to the library budget, and not to
> my $4000 content credit. I just managed the purchase as the Overdrive Admin
> at my school.
>
> Overdrive also provides sales and free books from time to time as the
> publishers allow. I picked up a bunch of <$5 books last spring, good
> titles, too.
>
>
>
>
> On Thu, Aug 13, 2020 at 1:49 PM Timmons, Heather via AISLE <
> aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
>
> 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!
>
>
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