Paul MacdonaldM Ed B Ed The Children’s BookshopBeecroft

June 20112011

Conversations about Books...The Short List, Picture Books, Fiction...

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The E-Book E-Books accounted for 8.5% of all Book Sales in the US in May

2010, compared with 2.9% in May 2009. As of January, 2011, e-book sales are less than 1%- 3% of all book

sales in Australia. 80% of Australian readers still very much prefer a traditionally

bound book to anything on a screen. (SMH Jan) Tertiary libraries- E-Format Preferred.• For example: Random House Australia currently have

approximately 6,000 e-books ready to read, including international and Australian titles, and an ongoing e-book program of new releases

• Apps abound!• The great teen paradox!

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Why books still matter?• The importance of shared

experience• The need to read for

pleasure.• The need for permanent

historical artifacts.• Higher degree of

distraction when reading from a screen.

• The need to promote ‘hard reading’ to encourage resilience.

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The Book Trailer

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The Short List

mrsmacslibrary.com

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Olders Readers

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Picture Book

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Younger Readers

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Early Childhood

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Eve Pownell

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Crichton

The Interactive Book is Not New

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Aussie Highlights

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Messages and More

Extension

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Easy Reads Abound

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A Global/ Multi-Cultural Perspective

Crossovers

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The Series... Not too Risky!

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Crime Fiction Abounds

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Fantasy/ Action Rules

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Blurring of Boundaries

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Dystopian Teen Fiction Dominates

Teen/ Adult

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A Face-Lift for Non-Fiction

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“Children who know adults who read for pleasure take it for granted that

reading is a valuable and worthwhile activity”

(Csikszentmihalyi, 1991)

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Paul MacdonaldM Ed B Ed

The Children’s BookshopBeecroft

staff@thechildrensbookshop.com.au

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