eBooks & beyond

Paradigm shift

This presentation is based on Information from Ian Quartermaine (ICT Project Manager) @ISQ

Nathan Hutchings

Paradigm shift

In 1962, Thomas Kuhn wrote The Structure of Scientific Revolution, and fathered, defined and popularized the concept of "paradigm shift" (p.10). Kuhn argues that scientific advancement is not evolutionary, but rather is a "series of peaceful interludes punctuated by intellectually violent revolutions", and in those revolutions "one conceptual world view is replaced by another".

Books..It’s no longer that simple..

• Hard Copy– Customer -> bookshop <- publisher– Customer ->internet <- publisher– Customer ->internet <- author/publisher

• eCopy– Customer -> internet <- publisher– Customer -> internet <- author/publisher

• No book No eBook just information/knowledge– Customer -> internet <- ???

What is an eBook• a term used to mean many different things in regard to text

books. In increasing order of sophistication:• Static PDF - straight copy of paper text

Delivered by CDROM or download • Enhanced PDF (Acrobat Pro) - allows various text & audio

annotation, sticky notes etc.• Delivered by CDROM or download. Some offer “page faithful”

additions (E.g. Macmillan) that navigate like traditional books • E-pub format -can include enhanced annotation features and

dictionary functions etc.Delivered by disk, web or services like iTunes

Google Books

eReaders

• iPad, iTouch, iPhone• Kindle (Amazon)• Kobo• BeBook

See http://ebook-reader-review.toptenreviews.com/

Publishers - Cengage

• Cengage– http://www.cengage.com.au/

Cengage Learning has acquired McGraw-Hill Australia'sportfolio of secondary school titles, Sunday, 1 August 2010 Cengage Learning has announced it has acquired McGraw-HillAustralia's portfolio of secondary school titles.

– Offer full online eLearning solutions and packages– http://www.cengage.edu.au

They have the platform, content, market reach….

Publishers - Cambridge

• Cambridge GO• Free additional support resources - including

an electronic version of the student text, extra materials, activities and links to other resources - available online for users of Cambridge textbooks. Cambridge GO is available for student and teachers.

• http://www.cambridge.edu.au/go/

Amazon.com

Lulu

blurb

Safari books online

http://my.safaribooksonline.com/home

http://oreilly.com/

YouTube

Diigo… sharing links and notes

So what does it mean for me as a teacher?

• Very soon you will be able to at the very least purchase PDFs of texts

• You may chose to use a registered online interactive text• You may compile your course notes and publish them

yourself or in collaboration with others or your employer• Your course text may even be a combination of social

bookmarking, youTube, blog• Your employer may seek a campus based hosting service

for eBooks

So what does it mean for me as a teacher

• All publishers have some sort of presence on line with varying levels of online Interactive texts. These are usually activated by pins that give access for certain licence periods.

• Digital only subscriptions are possible in most cases

• Don't expect a cheaper product as publishers continue to absorb considerable costs from their digital metamorphosis.