Books as Open Online Content #BOOC
In the past 10 years as a learning technologist or eLearning consultant, I’ve come across many new ideas, concepts, techniques,
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Category: eBook
Changing reading habits – eBooks
At the end of last year I reflected on the way I’ve changed reading, the different formats of paper versus electronic books, and that
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Books vs eBooks: it’s about WHY as well as WHERE?
So, I buy books and eBooks. It’s not a massive revelation, but if all you read is websites like Mashable
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The future-proof library
I love a good infographic, and this is a good one – The future-proof library. Be sure to look at
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What is an eBook?
Another innocuous tweet last night (below) led to another lengthy, and truly excellent, exchange on Twitter around the merits, format, value,
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eBook Platform Accessibility
I have commented, negatively, on the accessibility of supposed academic eBook platforms before, so it is a welcome relief to read
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Kindle Matchbook (or free/cheap ebook when you buy paper edition)
What is Kindle Matchbook? Announced by Amazon last year, Matchbook is (from LifeHacker) “that will allow owners of hard copies
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What is a book in the digital age?
This is the question … what is a book in the digital age? I still read (and buy) paper copies,
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Improving Learning with Mobile Technology
A couple of months ago I was asked to contribute to an eBook about mobile learning and changes in attitudes
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The Challenge of eBooks in Academic Institutions #edtech
The goal of the JISC Report into the ‘Challenge of eBooks in Academic Institutions’ project is to help “orientate senior
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