[CASL-L] Destiny ebooks and nooks - do they get along?

[IRENE KWIDZINSKI]

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Sent: Mon, January 9, 2012 2:15:52 PM
Subject: [aaslforum] RE:  Re: Re: Destiny ebooks and nooks - do they get along?


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From:EVA EFRON [mailto:EEFRON at mail.nasboces.org] 
Sent: Monday, January 09, 2012 11:22 AM
To: aaslforum at 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 at mail.nasboces.org
Nassau BOCES School Library Services
516-608-6630
 
>>> "Fellerer, Sue" <fellsue at 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 at 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 at mail.nasboces.org
Nassau BOCES School Library Services
516-608-6630
>>> "Sarles Patricia (18K500)" <PSarles at 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

_________________________
Patricia Sarles, MA, MLS
Jerome Parker Campus Library
100 Essex Drive
Staten Island, NY 10314
718-370-6900 x1322
psarles at schools.nyc.gov
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The Internet may be the world's greatest library, but let's face it - all the 
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