Resource Handout from Webinar Presentation November 3, 2010

1. iPads, Nooks & eReaders: Digital Strategies for a Connected Campus
Higher Ed Hero Webinar - November 3, 2010 http://www.higheredhero.com/1B4/0
Presented by Laura Pasquini
General E-Book Information
7 things you should know about ... E-Books http://net.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/ELI7020.pdf
E-Books - 74 Resources http://www.educause.edu/Resources/Browse/EBooks/30539
Book & E-Book History
History of Science - Book History Timeline http://bit.ly/bhzaIg
From Gutenberg to the Internet http://www.historyofscience.com/G2I/
Future of eReaders: http://hubpages.com/hub/Future-of-e-Readers
E-Readers
Kindle http://kindle.amazon.com/
Sony E-Reader http://bit.ly/U8Nq7
iPad http://www.apple.com/ipad/
Nook (from B & N) http://bit.ly/3a8PDo
Kno http://www.kno.com/
eTextbook Publishers
Flatworld Knowledge http://www.flatworldknowledge.com/
Connexions Project http://cnx.org/aboutus/history
CourseSmart http://instructors.coursesmart.com/
McGraw-Hill Digital Products http://mpss.mhhe.com/products.php
Others: http://www.ebookcrossroads.com/epublishers.html
Current Pilot Projects with E-readers
Seton Hall - iPad Pilot http://setonhill.edu/techadvantage/index.cfm
Case Western Reserve University use Kindle electronic reader http://bit.ly/epxVI
E-Reader Pilot Project at Princeton http://www.princeton.edu/ereaderpilot/
Reed College to Test Kindle http://bit.ly/13uySy
Amazon’s Kindle heads to ASU classrooms http://asunews.asu.edu/20090506_kindle
Helpful Articles & Resources About E-Books & E-Readers in Higher Education
Highlighting E-Readers http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2010/02/23/ereaders
Breakthrough, Bust, or Building Block? http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2009/05/07/kindle
Textbook Facts vs. Rhetoric by the Association of American Publishers, Inc. http://bit.ly/cq8jrw
AAP Reports Book Sales Estimated at $23.9 Billion in 2009 http://bit.ly/btlJDR
Research and Markets: the US Book Publishing Industry Consists of about 2,600 Companies
with Combined Annual Revenue of about $27 Billion http://bit.ly/dBJQzx
Why E-Readers? http://www.slate.com/id/2264363/
Students Are Not Buying Digital When It Comes to Textbooks: First Free Digital Textbook Hits
The Web, But College Still Costs $9,843 Per Minute http://aol.it/bo8jxj

2. In a Digital Age, Students Still Cling to Paper Textbooks http://nyti.ms/ce4Pbn
Students Remain Reluctant to Try E-Textbooks, Survey Finds http://bit.ly/adFump
E-learning: University of Texas home to library without books http://usat.ly/9kiWkN
Digital Textbooks: 3 Reasons Students Aren’t Ready http://on.mash.to/eRc7H
Can college students learn as well on iPads, e-books? http://usat.ly/cYgxNz
How the E-Book Will Change the Way We Read and Write http://bit.ly/ZCskK
E-Books in Higher Education: Nearing the End of the Era Hype http://bit.ly/9iwYgt
Feds Give $1.1-Million for E-Textbooks for Vision-Impaired Students http://bit.ly/anbNIg
Increase Student Engagement by Getting Rid of Textbooks http://bit.ly/9byWFb
Ready or Not, here the e-texbooks... http://www.nmc.org/blog/keene-haywood/7173
E-Books Must Be Accessible, and That Means Audio http://bit.ly/bY919Y
Barnes & Noble Unveils Full-Color, Android-Based Nook http://on.mash.to/bJh4Uz
Students Remain Reluctant to Try E-Textbooks, Survey Finds http://bit.ly/adFump
New at iTunes U: Free E-Books http://bit.ly/bSoi5L
Who Will Win the E-textbook/E-content Sweepstakes in Higher Education? Apple, Barnes &
Noble, Amazon, or Google? http://bit.ly/aRik9c
Google Editions Embraces Universal E-book Format http://bit.ly/gNNe1
Oxford, Rice, Open U Add to iTunes U Electronic Book Collection http://ow.ly/33dm0
Other resources:
The Networked Teacher http://bit.ly/cImIkO
Mashing OER Wiki http://solr.bccampus.ca/wiki/index.php/MashingOER
Community Virtual Library http://infoisland.org/
An.notate http://a.nnotate.com/