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This is information that I got for Patty Low for a teacher who wanted to use //To Kill a Mockingbird// with her students. fI spoke with Alice Belous at netLibrary.

These eBooks are one book - one student at a time. The total cost of the book is the price of the book plus an access fee required by the publisher. The access fee can be a one time cost of 55% of the list cost or 15% of the list price of the book annually. For example, //To Kill a Mockingbird// is $16.95, plus either $9.32 (55% once) or $2.54 (15% annually). //To Kill a Mockingbird// would be either a one time cost of $26.27 or an initial cost of $19.47, plus $2.54 annually.

This is another source e-books: http://www.tumblebooks.com/tumblereadable/

From the EBSCO search - not the article I wanted, but this one looks good also: http://www.against-the-grain.com/TOCFiles/10Steps_p47-48v20-1.pdf

Notes from my conversation with Craig Knowlton at Sylvan Dell:


 * Each campus gets a personal website to access their Sylvan Dell eBooks
 * We have a trial through March ([|**http://www.sylvandellpublishing.com/ebooktrials.php?e=E4MIRP**])
 * Can be used by multiple users
 * Can be accessed from home with a code
 * One Klein campus at a time can have a "grant" or free trial (08/09 - Roth; 09/10 - Mueller)
 * With a one year purchase of $599, the second year is free
 * There is a cost break for multiple purchases (quote is in e-mail 1/29/09)
 * Stats are for hits per campus only
 * Books are math and science for K through 3 or 4
 * Each book has lexile level and TEKS covered
 * Books are in English and Spanish
 * Over 2000 schools are using Sylvan Dell eBooks
 * They are working on the MARC records

I did a search in Title Source III for eBooks using the authors listed in the ELA author studies. Of the 15 authors, two of them had eBooks. Beverly Cleary had numerous books and Sarah Stewart had one book.

Notes from conversation with Michelle at Capstone:
 * Capstone Pres Interactives
 * Over 200 titles
 * Dual language (English and Spanish)
 * Multi users
 * Read alouds
 * Free trial through February ([|http://www.mycapstonelibrary.com])
 * Site or District
 * Three options
 * Per title per year ($19.95) - 20 minimum
 * Owned and vendor hosted ($49.95)
 * Owned and local install ($49.95)
 * Every 10 you buy, you get 2 free
 * Look at http://www.pebblego.com - prepub info ($395 per year - 10% before April 1)

Notes from January 28 meeting: **Current eBook projects** **Questions** **Tasks** **Goals**
 * Doerre gift from Sony (Annet will contact Linda and advise her to pursue this as if it were an evaluation)
 * Epps Island applied for a Laura Bush foundation grant to be used for eBooks. Stephanie is waiting to see a copy of the grant to identify specifics.
 * We are still waiting on approval of the contract from the NetLibrary attorney for the Nurses PO.
 * Roth purchased eBooks from Sylvan Dell. eBooks from this vendor have been through the software review process. Books from Sylvan Dell are not in the PAC because Sylvan Dell did not initially provide MARC. (They are working to supply them)
 * KO has ordered eBooks from Gale. Sandy will direct students to access these books directly from the Gale site.
 * Annet is looking for elementary appropriate eBook resources for Sharon Firestone at Mueller.
 * In addition to Sylvan Dell who else has been through the software review process?
 * ABC-Clio—many of these eBooks are outdated and/or do not meet our selection criteria. Librarians are currently giving feedback on the kleinlibrarians wiki and we will remove those that are deemed inappropriate or unnecessary.
 * Is it possible to assign IP address ranges by school? If so, IP authentication could replace passwords?
 * How are other large school district and public library systems making eBooks available through their PACs? How are they being cataloged?
 * Challenges **
 * If vendors deliver MARC with no holding, DELBIB will delete those records
 * If records are loaded they appear globally.
 * This could be a problem is a student sees the record but can’t access the book.
 * It’s also a problem because we can’t control who accesses the book. Individual libraries have no way to invoke the //right of first refusal// for eBooks like they do with a hold request for a print book.
 * Determine which eBooks have been through software review (Stephanie)
 * See if IP address ranges are or can be assigned by campus (Stephanie)
 * Compile a list of contacts for eBook providers (Stephanie—begin at TCEA)
 * Invite contacts to meet with us to complete our eBook chart. (Stephanie)
 * Email librarians asking them to let us know before they order an eBooks (Stephanie)
 * Librarians need to know that eBooks may not appear in the PAC.
 * Contact Barbara Bush and Montgomery County libraries to see how they deal with eBooks. (Annet)
 * Create a chart of specific criteria needed to load/catalog eBooks by vendor. (Carol & Linda)
 * Complete the chart based on vendor input and research (Carol & Linda)
 * Clarify these eBook issues
 * Train the librarians in what to expect and what to do when they purchase eBooks at the August PLC