The Revolution Will Be Digitalized is an interesting article on the Kindle and future of books. If you wander into Dymock’s you can have a look at the iLiad, an Australian released equivalent as, to my knowledge, Kindle is unavailable here.
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Ben A.
I agree; ebooks are definitely the way to go. If you’re interested in educational ebooks, check out http://www.dedicatedteacher.com. They have thousands of teacher resources that can be downloaded easily. I’ve used several workbooks in my classes, and the ebooks are helpful when designing lessons/units, too. Great blog, Darcy!
darcymoore
More on Kindle:
http://www.commoncraft.com/un-boxing-and-getting-started-amazons-kindle