There has been a sudden influx of e-book subscription services that allow you to read as much as you want, for a low monthly price. Adults have been gravitating towards Entittle, Kindle Unlimited, Oyster and Scribd. When it comes to our kids though, there are scant options, aside from Amazon Freetime Unlimited. Is there room in the market for a major player to target … [Read more...] about Is the Scholastic Storia Streaming e-book Platform Viable?
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Scholastic Storia Closing – What Parents and Schools Need to Know
Scholastic has announced in a very covert manner that they are closing the Storia eBook store, as we know it, and transitioning it into STORIA SCHOOL EDITION and Family Streaming Edition. Instead of selling eBooks directly, they intend on adopting the uber popular Netflix for eBooks ideology. What happens to the hundreds of thousands of books already purchased? How does this … [Read more...] about Scholastic Storia Closing – What Parents and Schools Need to Know
Scholastic to Close Storia eBook Application
Scholastic, the award-winning powerhouse in children's publishing, made a announcement today that their ebook reading app Storia would be closing, making way for a bigger focus on its Storia School Edition subscription reading program. In a cryptically worded graphic on their website, a lot of unanswered questions were alluded to, particularly that the ebooks parents have … [Read more...] about Scholastic to Close Storia eBook Application
Scholastic Book Fairs Go Mobile with New App
Many readers have fond memories of Scholastic Book Fair time when they were in school, getting the chance to browse new books and discover a new character, series, or author. But the world's largest publisher of children's books and content is bringing the book fair to mobile devices, thanks to its free app that lets young readers find out even more information about the … [Read more...] about Scholastic Book Fairs Go Mobile with New App
Scholastic Talks Children’s Publishing and Digital Content at Frankfurt Book Fair
One of the great paradoxes of digital publishing and children's content is that children and teens were the demographics who were at one point the least likely to consume digital content. Whether over the original concerns from parents of expensive device damage and enhanced ebooks being likened to video games, or the young adults' own feedback that reading was for paper, … [Read more...] about Scholastic Talks Children’s Publishing and Digital Content at Frankfurt Book Fair
Scholastic’s Storia Digital Reading Platform Wins Parents’ Choice Award
A recent study in the UK that found that children are often less likely to read if given a broad-use device for consuming ebooks was alarming to both parents and educators. Considering the obvious fact that children who don't read will not make significant gains in reading ability, many felt that digital reading was contributing to a lowering of reading comprehension test … [Read more...] about Scholastic’s Storia Digital Reading Platform Wins Parents’ Choice Award
Scholastic Book Clubs Get Redesign in Time for Back-to-School
Anyone who has been a public school student in the past 60+ years is probably familiar with the monthly Scholastic book clubs. Some of the best moments in book discovery happened when the teacher passed out those crinckly colorful pages to browse. Now, though, Scholastic is making some major upgrades to the beloved school book clubs, just in time for back-to-school. Some of … [Read more...] about Scholastic Book Clubs Get Redesign in Time for Back-to-School
Summer Poses Opportunities for More Reading
One of the chief concerns US educators have about the summer holidays is the potential for a reversal of the gains students made throughout the school year. When the study habits and learning choices students make during the school year aren't emphasized during those months of "down time," the end result is that schools often have to spend the first month of the new school year … [Read more...] about Summer Poses Opportunities for More Reading
Storia Adds Titles from Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Scholastic, Inc.'s interactive e-reading application Storia has been a godsend for teachers and learners across the country. By maintaining compatibility with nearly any device that a teacher could potentially use in the classroom--whether it is a mobile device or PC--educators are able to bring Scholastic high-quality, vetted content to their learning environments through the … [Read more...] about Storia Adds Titles from Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Scholastic’s Storia to Feature Non-Fiction Title for Kids
Scholastic's teacher-favorited ereading app Storia, designed for use on tablets, PCs, mobile devices, and more, contains thousands of titles for readers of all ages, but now will feature something that is sure to earn even greater teacher approval: non-fiction titles from UK-based publisher Arcturus. Why would non-fiction digital titles be so newsworthy? Because the highly … [Read more...] about Scholastic’s Storia to Feature Non-Fiction Title for Kids
Storia Makes Another Donation of Books to Those in Need
Following the announcement this week that Scholastic will be donating one million books to schools and libraries whose collections were destroyed by Hurricane Sandy, Scholastic’s digital reading platform Storia will be making a similarly large donation, this time to encourage a love of reading at the holidays. In conjunction with The UPS Store and Toys for Tots, Storia will … [Read more...] about Storia Makes Another Donation of Books to Those in Need
Amulet Brings to Digital Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Jeff Kinney’s bestselling middle grade series Diary of a Wimpy Kid, closely following its recent box office success, is now available for pre-order for Kindle. The first seven books are available for the pre-order; books one through six will be delivered wirelessly on October 30th, and the seventh book, The Third Wheel, will be delivered on its publication date of November … [Read more...] about Amulet Brings to Digital Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Get Free eBooks via the Scholastic Storia App
In celebration of back to school season, Scholastic is giving away five free ebooks via its Storia app. This includes a special-edition of Clifford the Big Red Dog e-book in honor of the franchise’s 50th birthday, which will be celebrated this month. Currently the free app is available for iOS and Android. “Back-to-school is a time of many firsts, from the first day of … [Read more...] about Get Free eBooks via the Scholastic Storia App
Scholastic Enhances Kids’ eReading App in Time for Back to School
Scholastic’s popular kids’ e-reader app Storia, which comes pre-installed with five children’s digital titles, has partnered with digital publisher Trajectory to add well-known illustrated classics titles to the app. These titles will be available for purchase beginning in November, within only a few months of school resuming for another academic year. “Trajectory is a good … [Read more...] about Scholastic Enhances Kids’ eReading App in Time for Back to School