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By: The Bridge » Kindle and Education

The Bridge » Kindle and Education — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 19:44:40 +0000

[...] for stories about Kindle and compatible e-books. The latest blog post that I have read is “Kindle’s Role in Education.” This post highlights how Kindle is being used in education. It also delineates the [...]

By: Kindle’s Role in Education – Stephen's Lighthouse

Kindle’s Role in Education – Stephen's Lighthouse — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 23:53:26 +0000

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By: switch11

switch11 — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 23:45:26 +0000

Tony – it’s about the ease of doing things.

Kindle is not just a medium/device/way to read something, it’s also a service that delives books in 60 seconds, adds Internet reference and an in-built dictionary, and lots of other features that support reading.

Kindle would be complementary to libraries. I’m sure the first comment about thinking of the Kindle as a (mobile) library doesn’t mean replacing libraries.

By: Tony Hollowell

Tony Hollowell — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 22:36:20 +0000

How is using a Kindle a better solution than using a library? School libraries are now tied to the public library system, and you can get any title within 3 days. I have a hard time seeing how electronic version of books is suddenly going to inculcate a desire to read. The ability to educate via good books has been around for ages, and if it isn’t being used now, why would a Kindle change all that? I don’t think I would be more excited to read “The Count of Monte Cristo” just because it was available on my Kindle.

I don’t know what creates the desire to read, but I know what DOESN’T create the desire to read: the medium by which one can read.

Sure, a few more people might enjoy ebooks better, and they may have some advantages, but as long as we admit the fundamental problem being the lack of desire to read, then I fail to see how a Kindle is going to solve this problem.