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From: EVA EFRON [mailto:EEFRON@mail.nasboces.org]
Sent: Monday, January 09, 2012 11:22 AM
To: aaslforum@ala.org
Subject: [aaslforum] Re: Re: Destiny ebooks and nooks - do they get along?
Be careful with the six user idea, it really means six devices for the one person.
eva
eefron@mail.nasboces.org
Nassau BOCES School Library Services
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>>> "Fellerer, Sue"
<fellsue@rbsd.k12.wi.us> 1/9/2012 10:02 AM >>>
When I purchase ebooks from Follett, the students can only "check out" one copy at a time. I usually have the students read them online from Destiny instead of downloading them, which works for nooks if you have wireless access. But if a student is reading it, that copy is unavailable for another student to use.
We do have 6 nooks and when I purchase a book from Barnes and Noble, the book will automatically be available for download on all 6 devices. I think if you purchase from Barnes and Noble, you would only need to purchase 5 copies of the ebook, and it should be available on all 30 nooks. I think you might need to set up 5 separate accounts, buy one title per account and sync 6 nooks to each account to do this, but on that I am not sure.
Sue Fellerer
On Mon, Jan 9, 2012 at 8:15 AM, EVA EFRON <EEFRON@mail.nasboces.org> wrote:
It is my understanding, from Barnes and Noble, that each user is expected to have a separate copy. Each title can be downloaded to up to 6 devices owned by one person. According the publishers it is a one-to-one relationship. This is a publisher decision, not the device. eBooks are usually less expensive that the print copy and less likely to be lost or destroyed.
eva
eefron@mail.nasboces.org
Nassau BOCES School Library Services
516-608-6630
>>> "Sarles Patricia (18K500)" <PSarles@schools.nyc.gov> 1/8/2012 3:27 PM >>>
My principal purchased 30 nooks for the AP English class with the plan that the students would do their reading on these devices, and in the long run, save money on hard copy books.
I met with my Follett sales rep on Friday
and he told me that it is possible that ebooks that I purchase from Titlewave may not work with the nooks.
Has this been anyone's experience?
I am not buying 30 copies of a single ebook title, but rather 1 copy that allows for unlimited, simultaneous access. The nooks have already been purchased but the ebooks have not.
Please share your experiences with the downloading of ebooks from your Destiny catalog and nooks in particular. Does it work okay? Or are there issues?
THANKS!
Patricia
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Jerome Parker Campus Library
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