Kindle Ereader Purchasing

[rama1712]

Hi Guys,

 

I have been tasked buying 30 kindles for our english department.

 

Firstly I know all the issues abount managing them that is not the problem the problem i am having is that trying to buy the,

 

I thought i would apply for the credit account Amazon offers but when i come to fill in the form it will not let me input english details ie postcode etc.

 

I tried to ring them but kept getting passed around and gave up in the end.

Anyone had success in get a credit account from Amazon if so what best way did you did it.

 

We do not really have a school Credit card we can use.

So does anyone know of any other authorised Kindle Sells that supply Schools.

 

Help Advice will be most welcome.

 

Stuart Purvis

[plexer]

So you know all about the management and book licencing issues and you still want to buy some?

 

Madness.

 

Ben

[rama1712]

HAve no choice I am doing as i am asked by management. I know it mad but I am just a mer cog in machine.

They know about the pros and cons and are still happy to do it. I am not doing the day to day managment that is going to be the librarian (Opps no-one told her yet!!!) :-)

[plexer]

This SLA - Amazon and Kindles in school libraries

 

Ben

[john]

This SLA - Amazon and Kindles in school libraries

 

Ben

 

Cheers for that post Ben was looking for something from someone like SLA to throw about.

[Edu-IT]

Hmm. So how are schools using Kindles then? Are they just buying the books anyway?

[plexer]

Hmm. So how are schools using Kindles then? Are they just buying the books anyway?

 

To be honest with those restrictions no school should be using kindles.

 

Ben

[Edu-IT]

Can my school buy a Kindle? — Tim Dalton

 

Seems interesting?

[plexer]

That's the basics of it yes.

 

As there's no library management it's seems a big issue, can I take out such and such book on the kindle? yes that's available on kindles 1,7,9,10 & 12 but they've allready been borrowed by someone else.

 

Absolute nightmare.

 

Ben

[Edu-IT]

That's the basics of it yes.

 

As there's no library management it's seems a big issue, can I take out such and such book on the kindle? yes that's available on kindles 1,7,9,10 & 12 but they've allready been borrowed by someone else.

 

Absolute nightmare.

 

Ben

Well if you only have 1 or 2 it's not going to be that bad I guess.