We have two Kindles at Beth Tfiloh. I don't really see a danger that students will download books on the school credit card, because you can just disable the 1-Click setting on your school account. If you do that, nobody can go into the Kindle store (on the device) and just click "buy" -- you are prompted to enter a credit card.
What we have done, instead of pre-loading the Kindles, is to download high-demand titles (so far it's been mainly classics that students are reading in English class). But I also intend to use the Kindles when we need a book quickly for a class assignment. You can order one copy and "share" it with more than one Kindle. Shira London Upper School Librarian Beth Tfiloh Dahan Community School Baltimore, MD. On Thu, Jul 26, 2012 at 3:01 PM, Susan Fried <[email protected]>wrote: > ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** > > Dear Lisa,**** > > ** ** > > It looks like we’re going to follow your example, and purchase e-readers, > and preload them with books. We have a limited amount of money, so we’re > probably going to start with 4 Kindles.**** > > ** ** > > I had some questions:**** > > 1. How many books did you preload on each kindle?**** > > 2. Did you preload with themes in mind? Just Fiction and Biography, or > other subjects as well?**** > > 3. Do you have a copy of the contract that you could share with us?**** > > 4. How popular are the readers you have?**** > > ** ** > > Thank you Lisa!**** > > ** ** > > ***Susan Fried******* > > Koopman Senior Librarian**** > > 860-231-6375**** > > **** > ------------------------------ > > *From:* Lisa Silverman [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Monday, June 25, 2012 8:11 PM > *To:* **Susan Fried**; Andrea Rapp > *Cc:* [email protected] > *Subject:* RE: [ha-Safran] lending e-readers**** > > ** ** > > We lend kindles and nooks and have not had this problem. First, we have > all patrons who check out the device sign a permission form that states > clearly what it costs to replace the item if lost, and also that they are > not allowed to download anything on their own. We disable the feature to do > that with a password protection. One time we did not disable it and a > student downloaded a book over the weekend that she borrowed the kindle. It > was a book we would have purchased, so we let it go and told her that she > did not have to pay for it, but we would have been asked to do that if we > had decided to because her parent had signed the form. **** > > ** ** > > We have loaned out our 8 devices dozens of times and have only had that > happen one time. We also did not store a credit card on the book site > (Amazon or Barnes and Noble.) We stored the number of an American Express > gift card that was worth $200. When the credit is gone, we can add a little > at a time. But it is not a line of credit like a true credit card so not as > dangerous to use.**** > > ** ** > > Lisa**** > > ** ** > > Lisa Silverman**** > > Library Director**** > > ****Sinai** **Temple**** Blumenthal Library**** > > ****10400 Wilshire Blvd.******** > > ****Los Angeles**, **CA** **90024******** > > 310-481-3215**** > ------------------------------ > > *From:* hasafran-bounces+lsilverman= > [email protected] [mailto: > hasafran-bounces+lsilverman=sinaitemple....@lists.service.ohio-state.edu] > *On Behalf Of ***Susan Fried** > *Sent:* Monday, June 25, 2012 3:53 PM > *To:* Andrea Rapp > *Cc:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [ha-Safran] lending e-readers**** > > ** ** > > I believe it’s necessary to enter a credit card into a Kindle or a Nook in > the settings in order to be able to purchase books. Most people could > probably figure out how to access the credit card on the reader. By > allowing a reader to be “checked out” by a patron, could be (I believe) > like lending out one’s credit card. **** > > ** ** > > ***Susan Fried******* > > Koopman Senior Librarian**** > > 860-231-6375**** > > **** > ------------------------------ > > *From:* hasafran-bounces+sfried= > [email protected] [mailto: > hasafran-bounces+sfried=jewishhartford....@lists.service.ohio-state.edu] *On > Behalf Of *Andrea Rapp > *Sent:* Monday, June 25, 2012 12:03 PM > *To:* Hasafran > *Subject:* [ha-Safran] lending e-readers**** > > ** ** > > All,**** > > I am thinking of buying a couple of e-readers--putting some fiction on > one of them and some biographies/memoirs on the other, and offer them for > borrowing. To adults.**** > > I've recently read wording in the Kindle license that leads me to veto > Kindles for this purpose. I would go with the Nook, which is eager to work > with libraries, and offers nearby stores where real human beings are there > to help.**** > > I'd like to hear from anyone who has dipped toe in water in this way.** > ** > > **** > > Andrea**** > > ** ** > > __ > Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual > author > and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries > (AJL) > ================================== > Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: > [email protected] > To join Ha-Safran, update or change your subscription, etc. - click here: > https://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran > Questions, problems, complaints, compliments send to: [email protected] > Ha-Safran Archives: > Current: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.service.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html > Earlier Listserver: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html > AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org > -- > Hasafran mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran > >
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