Welcome to the EZ DigiBooks Bookstore an…

Welcome to the EZ DigiBooks Bookstore and Week 10 of our ETEC 522 Ventures Adventure! Grab a comfy chair, a cup of java and put your feet up with your laptop or tablet in hand.The digital books have been neatly lined up and arranged and the bookshelves dusted off for our Grand Opening.

You’ll find our little digital store is separated into various sections, each with a variety of activities for you to read, try out, discuss, create. We don’t expect you to attempt everything!! But we hope there is enough variety so that when you take time to browse through all sections you’ll find a few activities that call out especially to you.

  • The Business Lounge   provides you with information about the business aspects of this emerging markets, especially the free eTextbook market. Is this a viable venture?
  • At the Newstand you’ll find the latest news about digital textbooks. Read along with us to keep up to date on this medium and its impact on the world of education.
  • Join a Reading Circle to discuss one or more hot topics about digital textbooks in the classroom.
  • Explore a variety of free and not-so-free digital textbooks in the Coffee Shoppe and share your impressions. You’ll also have several opportunities to create your own digital textbooks here, for no cost to you other than your time.

We’ve started several posts on our classroom blog to help keep things organized.We find that rich conversations tend to develop more when everyone isn’t concerned about starting their own thread, so we’d encourage these discussions over many unique postings.

Don’t hesitate to ask any of our friendly sales personnel for assistance at any time – we’re here to serve you to the fullest!

Happy Reading!

– John, Jen, Patty, Catherine & Peggy

 

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