I watched that report, and while I have no problem with e-books, I find
one thing the Superintendent said highly suspicious. He claimed that
they could save $129 per textbook by getting the books electronically
("Why pay $130 for a textbook when we can get it on disk for $1?") I
can't imagine a typical (for example) history book that can even begin
to pay the royalties on the images in the book at that cost. The
majority of the images in a typical textbook are licensed images from
places such as the Bettmann Archive or Getty Images. In addition, the
publishing company is going to have to pay royalties to the half dozen
or so authors of the book. Most textbook publishers don't indicate
prices on their textbooks since each negotiates with individual states
or districts. However, if this district was getting the book at $1 (is
that $1 per student, $1 per copy????) it may be a promotional rate that
the publisher is using to promote this new format.
Carol Simpson
Univ of North Texas (mod serv)
csimpson at csimpson dot com
Josephine Dervan wrote:
> >From the NEA News site
>
> Arkansas district debuts bookless library system.
> Arkansas ABC affiliate
> KHBS-TV (8/12) reported on the Bentonville school district's bookless library
>system, which, according to Superintendent Gary Compton, "does not have one book
>in it. It's entirely electronic and can be downloaded to your iPod." Through the
>system, teachers can also make "a recording of...their lessons that students can
>download to their iPods or other MP3 players." In addition, the "school district"
>is "using more digital textbooks and Internet-based books, all changes that can
>really add up to some savings." Still, "[e]ach classroom also has hard copies of
>textbooks for students who would rather read and learn that way." Compton added
>that while the district is using technology "to save money," the changes also make
>"learning more accessible, user-friendly, and powerful for kids that are very much
>electronically driven."
> http://www.4029tv.com/education/17164483/detail.html
>
> Josephine Dervan, MLS -Online Instructor
> School of Education, University of Wisconsin-Stout
> dervan at optonline.net
> dervanj@uwstout.edu
>
> He who has a library and a garden, wants for nothing- Cicero
>
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