KINDLE for Schools

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Kindle eBooks – Digital content for schools Textbooks Several K-12 publishers have eBooks on Kindle and more being added every month Kindle can get more publishers basis school’s curriculum NCERT eBooks expected by Q3 2019 Supplementary books Reading for development / pleasure Poems, fiction novels, short stories et al Both direct purchase and subscription models available

Digital education – Kindle provides the solution Content accessible anytime, anywhere Advanced reading and studying features Reading : font and color options, Read-aloud, built-in dictionary, sync across devices (mobile, tab, PC and eReader if any) & more Studying : search the book, notes, highlights, Wikipedia look-up, flashcards, bookmarks & more

Getting started with Kindle Kindle Content (Purchase and access) Login & access through Amazon account of the student Content works on multiple devices and is synced across devices Content purchase is permanent and limited to one Amazon account Device for accessing Kindle content With Kindle device : Kindle eReaders offer a variety of options with glare-free viewing (no blue light), distraction free experience (eg. no Whatsapp / FB) and charge that can last more than a week Without Kindle device : Use Kindle Free Apps for PC/Mac, iOS and Android for viewing Kindle eBooks on your mobile / tablet / computer. Apps and Kindle eReaders work together as well and one user can have multiple devices across which content will sync

Kindle eBooks – Moving ahead Process for securing Kindle eBooks School shares list of titles for the class / year and Kindle shares availability of those eBooks Price & quantity of each eBook is finalized and school gives PO to Kindle partner Partner helps to execute access through purchase codes for each student (it can be done on the first day of session start or even a few weeks before, can be done on one day or spread across a week - basis schools’ needs) Kindle team provides ongoing technical support for any issues faced. We also recommend teachers going through the experience first and getting acquainted / sharing any issues they foresee before students being given eBooks Kindle team will do an orientation session for students / teachers / parents to help get acquainted with Kindle faster

Reading experience of Kindle eBooks Built-in dictionary (Oxford) : easy for children to understand words immediately and without having to look anywhere else Wikipedia & Google lookup : Select words and look them up directly on Wikipedia / Google with just one-click Search inside the book : find words, phrases or chapters you are looking for in an instant, no need to keep flipping Notes & Highlights : Highlight in different colors to mark important text. Notes appear on respective pages as well as consolidated at the end (for help in book revision)

Additional features of Kindle eBooks Text to Speech (Read-aloud) : many books can be ‘listened’ to audio from select Kindle apps Comfortable reading without straining eyes - Change font size, background color, line spacing and more using ‘Display Options’

Kindle Personal Documents Service – additional feature of Kindle Teachers and Student groups can send supplementary reading, notes, articles/news, notices etc to all students at once. Free tool to send select file types directly to Kindle apps / eReaders registered to your Amazon account. These documents can be sent from an authorized email address. Send docs by emailing them to your ‘Send to Kindle’ email id. It is unique email address created automatically when you register with Kindle. Types of file formats supported (PDF, Kindle format, MS Word, HTML, RTF, Text, JPEG, GIF, BMP) For PC app, use Import PDF option

Teachers and Parents requirements & Kindle solutions Wide range of selection, including international titles to choose from Save money by buying eBooks Simpler to manage – get it on the required day, no issue of out of stock / damage etc Access the eBook from multiple devices of an Amazon customer

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