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TeleRead: Bring the E-Books Home | by Joe Wikert, a VP in the Professional/Trade division of John Wiley & Sons | Mon, Sep 15

TeleRead: Bring the E-Books Home is the #2 Blogger for Amazon Kindle

Moderator: Anyone else out there with Kindle stories from the classroom? - D.R.

JW: What’s your vision for how you want to utilize the Kindle in your classroom?

JW: You’ve undoubtedly been using a Kindle both in and out of the classroom for a bit now. What sort of content are you reading on it?

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