7 Things Your Should Know about eBooks This brief discusses how eBooks can enhance traditional book material with interactive elements for more active, self-directed learning.
K12 Handhelds has launched an ebook web page to share information about how to use ebooks, where to download great free ebooks, and how to make your own ebooks.
Microsoft Reader software features "ClearType" technology, which was developed to recreate the aspects of the traditional print book and can read eBooks that are compatible with the Open eBook Standard (OeB) format. Microsoft Reader also gives users the ability to hear spoken-word content with integrated Audible.com technology.
Quizzler is a cross platform quiz and assessment software for Windows, Macintosh, Palm handhelds, and Pocket PC handhelds. Users can export their quizzes to run on iPhone, iPods, or create interactive web pages.
MemoWare contains excellent articles that can be downloaded into the handheld computer for use in the curriculum. The site is heavy on e-books, with a huge listing of children's titles, and a large list of short stories. Especially useful for recent material and reference materials.
Project Gutenberg - Collection of free copyright-cleared literature in .txt format, including all the classics.
Questia is the first online library that provides 24/7 access to the world's largest online collection of books and journal articles in the humanities and social sciences.
Palm Digital Media: Electronic Books for Handheld and Desktop Computers A publisher and retailer of eBooks for handhelds offers an education purchase program for schools and special pricing for its Palm Reader Pro eBook application and Palm eBook Studio, an authoring tool that lets users create their own eBooks. Palm Digital Media offers a wide range of classic literature, contemporary fiction and non-fiction ebooks for reading on our award-winning Palm Reader application.
The Online Books Page 16,000+ listings from John Mark Ockerbloom at the University of Pennsylvania.
Fictionwise Titles are unencrypted eBooks in up to 8 formats that you can download to any PC or handheld device.
Pocket Directory - Over 200 databases for Pocket PC and Palm OS, including categories such as almanac, encyclopedia, government, reference, eBooks, city directories, thesaurus and spell check.
Inebooks.com produces and sells interactive children's eBooks for handheld computers. Each interactive book doles out short passages of story, and then allows the reader to make decisions about how the story progresses. The format is quite similar to the Choose Your Own Adventure line of books made popular in the early 80s.
eBooks-in-Print.com is a free, up-to-date, searchable, online catalog which lists registered titles available from participating electronic publisher. It provides links to publishers and other download sites
eBook Textbooks from FolletteContains a fantastic selection of eBooks in a wide variety of subjects -- including medical, reference and even popular fiction. Download and read them on your computer or transfer to your handheld device.
netLibrary is the world's premier provider of electronic books (eBooks). They helpacademic , public , corporate and special libraries create a richer, more productive learning environment for their patrons. They have recently released a new and improvedOnline eBook Reader based on recent usability testing and customer feedback. The Reader now offers a larger viewing area, more display options and streamlined navigation.
OverDrive has created a new application service for libraries calledDigital Library Reserve. Digital Library Reserve is designed to help libraries develop and manage a circulating collection of eBooks, eMagazines, eNewspapers, journals, audio books and other downloadable media for lending to patrons.
Follett Playaways The entire book is already loaded on the durable Playaway unit, which is about half the size of a deck of cards and made of droppable plastic.
Fictionwise, an eBook retailer, is helping libraries lend eBooks with the launching Libwise a product which allows any library or group to field a completely outsourced, automated eBook lending website. The librarian may select content from Fictionwise's catalog of contemporary titles that numbers in the thousands, and in dozens of categories, both fiction and nonfiction. The system can also be used in a 'book club' environment and be configured to automatically collect dues from participants.
Palm Digital Media andLightning Source , providers of digital content management solutions to the book industry, have introduced the Classics Collection, a selection of classic literature that gives students, teachers and administrators unlimited use of up to 500 eBooks for an entire school year.
BookShare for the Palm allows groups of people to collaboratively create and edit shared documents called Books.
Accessing the Internet from a Handheld Device
To add a Web site as a favorite in Pocket Internet Explorer, type the Web address into the Address Bar of Pocket Internet Explorer. Make sure the Pocket PC is connected to the Internet either through the desktop using Activesync, or through Wi-Fi, or through a modem. Tap on the curved arrow next to the Address Bar to connect to that Web site, then tap on the star icon in the Taskbar of the Pocket PC. The word "Favorites" will appear if you tap and hold your stylus on that icon. Tap on the Add/Delete tab.
To save a Web site from the desktop computer using Microsoft Explorer, select the "Create Mobile Favorites" icon from the toolbar. Type the name of the website in the blank, press the"Create In" button, and then the folder you would like to have it placed.
To save your favorite Web site in a new folder, tap on the "New Folder" button and create a new folder, or save the site in one of the existing folders. Tap on the "Add..." button. Enter the name that you would like the Web site to appear as in the Favorites. The URL of the Web site will be already there in the Address (URL) text box. From the "Create in:" drop down box select the folder in which you want to add your favorite Web site. Tap on the "Add" icon and your favorite Web site will be added to the Favorites in Pocket Internet Explorer.
Avantgo is a free mobile content service for smartphones and handheld computers. Users can synchronize mobile versions (called "channels") of their favorite websites to their smartphone or handheld computers. AvantGo offers thousands of channels from the world's leading brands in news, weather, sports and more.
FlingIt ™ allows users to instantaneously "fling" Web pages from the desktop computer to the handheld computer. Students can decide whether or not to include graphics and determine the link depth of the captured Web pages. Students can then view Web-based content at home, on the bus, or in their seats. FlingIt sites can also be beamed from one handheld computer to another for the sharing of Web-based resources.
Create Your Own Microsoft Reader eBooks Create eBooks from Microsoft Word version 2002 files at the click of a button. The Read in Microsoft Reader (RMR) add-in for Microsoft Word enables you to convert any Word document into a Microsoft Reader format eBook in just a few simple steps.
Palm eBook Studio creates eBooks that can be read by the Palm Reader and Palm Reader Pro software on Palm OS or Pocket PC handhelds. With Palm eBook Studio you will be able to easily design the navigation of your document, format it, and convert the finished document for reading on a handheld.
iStory Creator allows people the opportunity to create their very own iPod® text games.
Create ebooks on your iPod There are two ways to create an ebook on your iPod. You can either upload a TEXT file (not a DOC or PDF) or point to a web page. Pick the form you want below and click the button to have your ebook automatically created!
