I intend to buy an ebook reader soon (hopefully before the end of the financial year) to try it out. I'm not sure if I will enjoy reading from a screen - guess I'm a bit old fashioned because I like the feel of a book in my hands and the physicality of turning the page. Audio books will become part of our collection in the primary school and will be used to assist students that struggle with their reading. The idea is that to listen and read may help them grasp concepts of narrative structure and the phonetics of the language. Time will tell if the program works.
As a primary school library, I don't believe we will be investing in ebooks in the near future. Students would need to purchase their own devices and that isn't likely to happen anytime soon, secondary schools and public libraries would have a different story to tell. I am yet to investigate the detail of libraries and ebooks - issues such as the built-in redundancy of the books, how many loans etc. and whether it is more cost effective than carrying print versions, especially of popular titles. It will be interesting to watch the developments.
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