Engadget http://www.engadget.com Engadget http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif Engadget http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/<![CDATA[Scholastic enters the e-book fray with Storia and 1,000 children's stories]]>http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/07/scholastic-enters-the-e-book-fray-with-storia/http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/07/scholastic-enters-the-e-book-fray-with-storia/http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/07/scholastic-enters-the-e-book-fray-with-storia/#comments StoriaBetween Google Books, iBooks, Nook, Kindle, Kobo, Sony... you'd figure the e-book field was crowded enough, right? Well, if you're specifically in the market for children's stories, things might look a little less packed. We guess that's why Scholastic is attempting to enter the fray with Storia, an e-reading app and store designed for kids. As part of a massive digitization effort, the company has launched Storia in beta for Windows and the iPad, alongside a market of over 1,000 titles. By the time it officially launches in the fall Scholastic hopes to have a fully stocked digital library of over 2,000 books loaded with interactive features. You can download the beta now with five free e-books by hitting up the more coverage link.

Scholastic enters the e-book fray with Storia and 1,000 children's stories originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 07 Mar 2012 08:44:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>appappschildrens bookschildrens ebooksChildrensBooksChildrensEbookse booke bookse readere readerse-booke-bookse-readere-readerseducationiosipadscholasticScholastic StoriaScholasticStoriaStoriawindowsWed, 07 Mar 2012 08:44:00 EST<![CDATA[Study finds kids think they'd read more if they had an e-reader, drive better if they had a Porsche]]>http://www.engadget.com/2010/09/30/study-finds-kids-think-theyd-read-more-if-they-had-an-e-reader/http://www.engadget.com/2010/09/30/study-finds-kids-think-theyd-read-more-if-they-had-an-e-reader/http://www.engadget.com/2010/09/30/study-finds-kids-think-theyd-read-more-if-they-had-an-e-reader/#comments Scholastic's recently released a study with some interesting findings. The company interviewed 1,045 children aged six to 17 and their parents about reading habits. One of the interesting tidbits is that the children who don't read for fun very much (once a week or less), about a third of them said they would read more if they had an e-reader. Two thirds of the entire group, however, said they wouldn't want to give up printed books entirely. Sadly, but perhaps not surprisingly, the study also found that as children grow up, the amount of time they spend reading dramatically decreases, as time spent texting and talking on the phone increases. Hit up the source links for the entire report.

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