News Corp’s Amplify Tablet May Take Lead In Educational Technology
News Corp released its much anticipated Amplify tablet. “So what?” many of you may ask. “Why is there so much hype about it?” According to Tech Crunch, there’s quite a lot. First of all, Amplify is tailored for education. Unlike the iPad, which is currently the dominant tablet in education, the Amplify tablet is meant for students and teachers to use everyday. Students can take this tablet to and from school, having their textbooks, homework, and more all in this single tablet. The tablet already includes many of the tools teachers use, some of which include...
Read MoreThe decline of ereaders
Good morning my fellow readers! This week’s blog post was delayed a bit due to all the exciting stuff we’ve been doing at KiteReaders! We’ve got some brand new titles coming out this month that we’re absolutely thrilled to be bringing to you and your children! With that said, I want to dive into this blog post and discuss a very important article that CNN Tech published earlier this week called “As Tablets Boom, e-readers feel the blast”. While the title may seem self-explanatory, there is actually quite a lot of depth to this article that forces the...
Read MoreScholastic Reports Nearly Twice as Many Kids Read eBooks than in 2010!
Happy Wednesday from KiteReaders! We can’t believe January is already at an end! This week, I wanted to talk about a recent study done by Scholastic! Scholastic released an important study on January 14th of this year revealing that the number of kids reading eBooks has nearly doubled since 2010! The study, based on a survey of 1,074 pairs of children age 6-17 and their parents, includes some very important statistics on the impact eReading is having on children within this age group. As stated before, more children today are reading eBooks for various reasons. Kids like eBooks...
Read MoreThe Dawn of a New Era: Libraries Face the eBook Age
We all know that eBooks are transforming the face of the publishing industry as we know it. But not many people have been thinking about the impact eBooks have on one of the most important resource for many communities: the library. While everyone from local bookstores to big name publishers are floundering to stay afloat in a competitive market, libraries, too, are trying to balance the effect eBooks are having on the way they provide access to books and information. David Vinjamuri, an adjunct instructor of marketing at NYU, provides his thoughts and findings in his article, The Wrong War...
Read MoreNew Penguin Random House Merge Signifies Shift Towards eBooks
The announcement made earlier this week on Monday about the merging of Random House and Penguin – two of the largest publishing companies in the U.S.- is a great example of the tremendous shift towards eBooks. More people are reading eBooks today than ever before, and the trend doesn’t seem to be slowing down. Due to the rising popularity of eBooks, more publishing corporations are investing their time, energy, and money into developing more eBooks. As The New York Times says, “The combined company is expected to invest heavily in e-books and what Mr. Dohle [chief executive...
Read MoreKindle FreeTime, Controlled Fun & Learning for Your Children
Want your child to be able to read an unlimited amount of time, but only play games for an hour a day? No problem! With Amazon’s September 6th announcement of the Kindle Fire HD products, to be available early next month, came a great feature, Kindle FreeTime. FreeTime allows parents to create profiles for their children that then control daily screen limits and which features are accessible. This feature is a great addition to the e-tablet world because you, the parent, now have the control on what books, games, apps and movies your child uses and how long they are allowed to use the...
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