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New Media in Society, Business & Classrooms
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20 Best Websites To Download Free EBooks

20 Best Websites To Download Free EBooks | An Eye on New Media | Scoop.it
We understand that reading is the simplest way for human to derive and constructing meaning in order to gain a particular knowledge from a source. This tendency
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BookShout Store: Free for a limited time...

BookShout Store: Free for a limited time... | An Eye on New Media | Scoop.it
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Some are better than others of course.  Updated often and many others at reasonable prices!

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E-Books Could Be The Future Of Social Media

E-Books Could Be The Future Of Social Media | An Eye on New Media | Scoop.it
In the future e-books will act just like social networks. Well use them on our phones share and comment right inside e-reader apps and publishers will...
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Will ebooks us make us more social? Will it be more social to be reading? This is an interesting plan.

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Sourcefabric - Open Source Platform to Write & Publish Books

Sourcefabric - Open Source Platform to Write & Publish Books | An Eye on New Media | Scoop.it
The open source platform to write and publish print and digital books.
Booktype is a free, open source platform that produces beautiful, engaging books formatted for print, Amazon, iBooks and almost any ereader within minutes. Create books on your own or with others via an easy-to-use web interface.

 

Build a community around your content with social tools and use the reach of mobile, tablet and ebook technology to engage new audiences.


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Free eBook: 7 Essential Stages of a Total Online Presence from Duct Tape Marketing -

Free eBook: 7 Essential Stages of a Total Online Presence from Duct Tape Marketing - | An Eye on New Media | Scoop.it

As I posted this morning, John Jantsch is one of my favorites for practical advice for social media marketing.  Tonight he released a free ebook with his top advice.  Enjoy!

Ken

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An exhaustive study of technology's effect on universities 201

An exhaustive study of technology's effect on universities 201 | An Eye on New Media | Scoop.it

 

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Faculty has mixed reviews on interacting with students online outside of LMS.  Social Media is attributed to higher levels of productivity, creativity, and stress.

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Teacher fired for not helping school steal from students

Teacher fired for not helping school steal from students | An Eye on New Media | Scoop.it

I value textbooks.  I still have some of mine from my college days.

 

An art/media teacher from the USA got fired for not 'buying in to' the school's for profit policy partnership to sell/rent online digital books to students.  They are expensive, not needed (in his class) and they 'expire' so the students can not keep them as a resource.  I am happy that the web and his students is coming to his defense.  I hope that he gets another job soon where he feels valued.  Unfortunately, he may have to move or make a long commute to find a new job.  not fair!  How do you feel?

 

Ken

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Project Gutenberg

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I am surprised that I haven't shared this yet. Project Gutenberg offers 36,000 free ebooks to download.

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9 Creative Storytelling Tools That Will Make You Wish You Were A Student Again

9 Creative Storytelling Tools That Will Make You Wish You Were A Student Again | An Eye on New Media | Scoop.it

T.H.E. Journal asked educators for the most creative storytelling apps available, and we did a little digging on our own, too. The tools and apps we found turn students into novelists, artists, and moviemakers with each tool bringing its own powerful mechanism for transforming the traditional narrative--both inside and outside the classroom...


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Pamela D Lloyd's curator insight, February 28, 2015 7:19 PM

Lots of new tools to play with!

A.K.Andrew's curator insight, March 2, 2015 11:24 AM

while I haven't tried these apps, it's a great selection of giving your novel am visual summary.  Anything to breathe some life into that synopsis eh? I'll def. Be checking the, out

Charlie Dare's curator insight, March 6, 2015 6:28 AM

Lucky IT students of today ~

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Should you get Amazon's new e-book subscription service?

Should you get Amazon's new e-book subscription service? | An Eye on New Media | Scoop.it
Here's how Kindle Unlimited compares with other "Netflix for books" services
Ken Morrison's insight:

Things just got interesting as Amazon releases "Kindle Unlimitted" service. You can borrow 10 books at a time from their library of 600,00 for $10 a month.

 

Other options include Oyster and Scribd at similar monthly prices.

Ken's Key Takeaway:
The contracts with publishers is what will determine your satisfaction.  For example, I wish Amazon had a contract with Penguin Publishing. Those books will not be included in this service.  Each service offers a 30-day trial so choose wisely.

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5 Places To Find Free Educational eBooks

5 Places To Find Free Educational eBooks | An Eye on New Media | Scoop.it
So what happens when Google, Amazon, and your local library come up short in your quest for free educational eBooks?

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This link is worth bookmarking.  You can't go wrong with these free resources!

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Beth Dichter's curator insight, January 27, 2013 11:46 AM

Are you looking for locations to download free eBooks? Here is a list of five that provide a great variety:

* The Harvard Classics

* Project Gutenberg

* Bartleby

* OER Commons (also known as Open Educational Resources)

* IDCL (the International Digital Children's Library)

For more information on these five sites (and hot links to them) click through to the post.

Randy D. Nichols's curator insight, January 28, 2013 3:04 PM

ah - Free e-books!

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Free eBook for a few more hours ...You Are a Writer (So Start Acting Like One):

Jeff Goins is one of my favorite new (for me) authors of 2012.  You can get his ebook for free at Amazon for a few more hours.

Ken

 

You Are a Writer (So Start Acting Like One): Jeff Goins,Sarah Mae: Amazon.com: Kindle Store...

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Ken Morrison's comment, September 20, 2012 4:23 PM
Hi Lynnette.
Thanks for sharing this ebook. This man deserves as much exposure as he can get. I love his message of helping people embrace who they are and renewing their desire to share their mind, heart, and skills.

I do appreciate the rescoops.
Ken
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The Best Free Kindle Books - *Updated Daily* Most Books Are Available Only for 24 - 48 hours. The list that Amazon does not give to the Book Lover.

The Best Free Kindle Books - *Updated Daily* Most Books Are Available Only for 24 - 48 hours. The list that Amazon does not give to the Book Lover. | An Eye on New Media | Scoop.it
See the Best Rated Free Kindle Books. Better than the bestseller lists. Handpicked and updated Daily (8AM CST). Most are free only for a limited time (24- 48 hrs) and don't show up on Amazon's Bestseller list (they might after being free).

Via Tom D'Amico (@TDOttawa) , Tracee Orman, Susana GR
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Open education, open source, and the dilemma over e-textbooks

Open education, open source, and the dilemma over e-textbooks | An Eye on New Media | Scoop.it

This is a very nice overview of the short history of digital textbooks and the dream of open education.  It starts with information about John Holt and continues through Apple, Samung, etc.  It also talks about the problems of bias.

Ken


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The Promise and Peril of E-Books, and the Library of the Future

The Promise and Peril of E-Books, and the Library of the Future | An Eye on New Media | Scoop.it
Spotlight covers the intersections of technology and education, going behind the research to show how digital media is used in and out of classrooms to expand learning.

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