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
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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
Scholastic Adds National Geographic Kids’ Titles to Its Storia App
Now that we’re a month into the summer vacation for most public school students, the boredom is starting to creep in. Fortunately, Scholastic, the world's largest publisher of children's content, has come to the rescue by unveiling a new set of titles for its Storia e-reading app, all from National Geographic Kids. “Storia continues to earn praise from teachers, parents, … [Read more...] about Scholastic Adds National Geographic Kids’ Titles to Its Storia App
Scholastic’s Digital Apps Bridge Summer Academics
One of the great educational concerns with the upcoming summer vacations months is the amount of knowledge that students lose during their time off from school. Teachers have often bemoaned the loss of instructional time at the beginning of each school year to trying to bring the students back up to speed after so much time away from the classroom. Scholastic, the world’s … [Read more...] about Scholastic’s Digital Apps Bridge Summer Academics
Scholastic Launches Storia – New eBook Distribution Program
Scholastic Publishing and Books is launching a new program currently in beta called "Storia." It is a proprietary ebook platform for selling and distributing their content to end users and schools. The beta test features 1,300 titles with the vast majority published by Scholastic; Deborah Forte, executive v-p and president of Scholastic Media, said she expects Storia to have … [Read more...] about Scholastic Launches Storia – New eBook Distribution Program