This week there were a couple of posts my Google Reader (neverendingsearch and The Unquiet Librarian) related to a new (and FREE!) ebook School Libraries: What's Now, What's Next, What's Yet to Come.
Once I checked out the link, I was impressed both with the book and with the platform of Smashwords. The book is "crowdsourced" - another aspect of the Web 2.0 world I am quickly learning about. The list of contributors is impressive and it covers topics such as multiple literacies, gaming, physical and virtual libraries, and collaboration. (You may recognize the topic of pages 166-167...it is about this class and is written by our very own J&J!!!) The book contains many great ideas about both more "traditional" libraries and the libraries of the future...a must read for all the teacher-librarians and school administrators!
What is possibly even more exciting than the ebook is the website Smashwords!!! It has a number of free or cheap ebooks available in a number of options (online reading, Kindle, Epub for iPad and other hand-held devices, pdf, etc) They also provides a place to publish your work for FREE!!! They provide a style guide for Microsoft Word and lots of great support! I can't wait to explore a bit more, and potentially publish some work!
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