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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
•10% Discount for Teachers all Times•15% discount on books•20% discount on Class Sets•Lists for Literature Circles and Class Sets
•Book Packs•$7 Postage for all orders- 1 book or 3 Boxes of books.