Comments for Ray Palin http://raypalin.info/blog Some info about info ... and maybe some other things. Sat, 24 Mar 2012 14:59:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Comment on Unauthorized Kindle Purchases: Amazon Responds by John Freeman http://raypalin.info/blog/archives/467/comment-page-1#comment-430 John Freeman Sat, 24 Mar 2012 14:59:36 +0000 http://raypalin.info/blog/?p=467#comment-430 I'm so pleased to read this. This really is the kind of manual that needs to be given and not the accidental misinformation that's at other blogs. Appreciate your sharing this. I’m so pleased to read this. This really is the kind of manual that needs to be given and not the accidental misinformation that’s at other blogs. Appreciate your sharing this.

]]> Comment on Unauthorized Kindle Purchases: Amazon Responds by Ray Palin http://raypalin.info/blog/archives/467/comment-page-1#comment-427 Ray Palin Sat, 18 Feb 2012 14:27:48 +0000 http://raypalin.info/blog/?p=467#comment-427 Thanks. I do have it resolved. Like I said in an eariler comment, once ITS granted me the ability to connect the Kindles to wifi, managing them became easy. The original post concerned managing Kindles via a desktop and USB cable. Without wifi, without the ability to easily deregister the devices, I was frustrated and lamented Amazon's lack of password protection. Thanks again. Thanks. I do have it resolved. Like I said in an eariler comment, once ITS granted me the ability to connect the Kindles to wifi, managing them became easy. The original post concerned managing Kindles via a desktop and USB cable. Without wifi, without the ability to easily deregister the devices, I was frustrated and lamented Amazon’s lack of password protection. Thanks again.

]]> Comment on Unauthorized Kindle Purchases: Amazon Responds by Paul Byer http://raypalin.info/blog/archives/467/comment-page-1#comment-426 Paul Byer Sun, 05 Feb 2012 17:09:36 +0000 http://raypalin.info/blog/?p=467#comment-426 Hope you have this licked by now, if not, all that you need to do is create a second account with Amazon and link only the kindles to it. You can gift the kindle account with books bought on the library account (use buy as a gift option) or you can add gift cards to the kindle account and buy books directly from on the Kindle. Hope you have this licked by now, if not, all that you need to do is create a second account with Amazon and link only the kindles to it. You can gift the kindle account with books bought on the library account (use buy as a gift option) or you can add gift cards to the kindle account and buy books directly from on the Kindle.

]]> Comment on Unauthorized Kindle Purchases: Amazon Responds by Ray Palin http://raypalin.info/blog/archives/467/comment-page-1#comment-388 Ray Palin Tue, 26 Jul 2011 00:12:54 +0000 http://raypalin.info/blog/?p=467#comment-388 Until today, I had been managing Kindles without access to my library's wifi, which made deregistration difficult. A change in tech policy, which allows Kindle and iPad access to the school's network, will be a huge help. Thanks for the comments. Until today, I had been managing Kindles without access to my library’s wifi, which made deregistration difficult. A change in tech policy, which allows Kindle and iPad access to the school’s network, will be a huge help. Thanks for the comments.

]]> Comment on CMTC 2010: Building A Virtual Learning Commons by School Libraries | New Hampshire Educators Online http://raypalin.info/blog/archives/366/comment-page-1#comment-385 School Libraries | New Hampshire Educators Online Mon, 04 Jul 2011 19:57:36 +0000 http://raypalin.info/blog/?p=366#comment-385 [...] Here’s another learning commons resource from Pam’s colleague, Ray Palin. [...] [...] Here’s another learning commons resource from Pam’s colleague, Ray Palin. [...]

]]> Comment on Unauthorized Kindle Purchases: Amazon Responds by Carol Sweny http://raypalin.info/blog/archives/467/comment-page-1#comment-382 Carol Sweny Thu, 23 Jun 2011 11:31:31 +0000 http://raypalin.info/blog/?p=467#comment-382 I order on Amazon using a corporate line of credit tied to a P.O. To prevent unauthorized purchases as well as access to archived items(Since I am in a PreK-8 school, I have some Kindles loaded with YA titles and some with upper elementary titles) I deregister my Kindles unless I am loading titles. This way they can not make purchases or access archived items. It isn't hard to reregister them. I keep a list of serial numbers handy:) Hope this helps. I order on Amazon using a corporate line of credit tied to a P.O. To prevent unauthorized purchases as well as access to archived items(Since I am in a PreK-8 school, I have some Kindles loaded with YA titles and some with upper elementary titles) I deregister my Kindles unless I am loading titles. This way they can not make purchases or access archived items. It isn’t hard to reregister them. I keep a list of serial numbers handy:) Hope this helps.

]]> Comment on Unauthorized Kindle Purchases: Amazon Responds by Barb Boucher http://raypalin.info/blog/archives/467/comment-page-1#comment-380 Barb Boucher Mon, 13 Jun 2011 17:39:25 +0000 http://raypalin.info/blog/?p=467#comment-380 I have Kindles for Hollis Brookline HS Library and did not need to have a credit card. I spoke to a person who set it up using gift cards only as long as we have the school address and phone number on file with an email account and password that belong to our tech dept. It's been working great. Just put another $40 into gift cards today - which I do with my credit card but I get the money up front from our lost books and used books sale. My credit card cannot be accessed in any way from the Kindle - it's all on a gift card. Ask them about it. I have Kindles for Hollis Brookline HS Library and did not need to have a credit card. I spoke to a person who set it up using gift cards only as long as we have the school address and phone number on file with an email account and password that belong to our tech dept. It’s been working great. Just put another $40 into gift cards today – which I do with my credit card but I get the money up front from our lost books and used books sale. My credit card cannot be accessed in any way from the Kindle – it’s all on a gift card. Ask them about it.

]]> Comment on Kindle 2 Content by Unauthorized Kindle Purchases: Amazon Responds | Ray Palin http://raypalin.info/blog/archives/98/comment-page-1#comment-379 Unauthorized Kindle Purchases: Amazon Responds | Ray Palin Fri, 10 Jun 2011 03:52:15 +0000 http://raypalin.info/blog/?p=98#comment-379 [...] Amazon account. This didn’t work. The credit card that’s associated with the account, the card that was necessary to first open the account, is still exposed to potential buying sprees. To make certain that I wasn’t overlooking a [...] [...] Amazon account. This didn’t work. The credit card that’s associated with the account, the card that was necessary to first open the account, is still exposed to potential buying sprees. To make certain that I wasn’t overlooking a [...]

]]> Comment on In Cushing’s Defense by rpalin http://raypalin.info/blog/archives/274/comment-page-1#comment-88 rpalin Fri, 30 Oct 2009 12:10:02 +0000 http://raypalin.info/blog/?p=274#comment-88 Adding content to the Kindle is a problem, unless your library has an amazon credit card. (See my earlier post about this). ... Once you register Kindles to the same amazon account, you can buy and download books directly to your Kindles. You can also download to a computer and then sync the books to the Kindles. You can put the same book on multiple Kindles, I believe. There must be a limit, though. Managing 65 devices seems very challenging. ... Any reference set would have to be in Kindle format. I think more reference works will become available as amazon looks to expand use of the new, bigger Kindle, targeted at education. I should say that you can sync PDFs to the devices, though. So you could put individual ebook PDF files on the Kindles. ... We are still figuring out student check-out. We have circulated to staff. Student use is a priority for this fall. Initially, anyway, I envision Kindles for research content only and a check-out of one week. ... I don't think this is necessarily the model. If it is, and ebooks begin to dominate, I imagine that competition (e.g. Sony) will bring down prices, which would let all districts participate at some level. I think it's also a question of priorities. I had to sacrifice a sizable portion of my print budget in order to get the ebook reference collection off the ground. ... Good luck with the changes! Having recently through it, I know you're facing a lot of work. Adding content to the Kindle is a problem, unless your library has an amazon credit card. (See my earlier post about this). … Once you register Kindles to the same amazon account, you can buy and download books directly to your Kindles. You can also download to a computer and then sync the books to the Kindles. You can put the same book on multiple Kindles, I believe. There must be a limit, though. Managing 65 devices seems very challenging. … Any reference set would have to be in Kindle format. I think more reference works will become available as amazon looks to expand use of the new, bigger Kindle, targeted at education. I should say that you can sync PDFs to the devices, though. So you could put individual ebook PDF files on the Kindles. … We are still figuring out student check-out. We have circulated to staff. Student use is a priority for this fall. Initially, anyway, I envision Kindles for research content only and a check-out of one week. … I don’t think this is necessarily the model. If it is, and ebooks begin to dominate, I imagine that competition (e.g. Sony) will bring down prices, which would let all districts participate at some level. I think it’s also a question of priorities. I had to sacrifice a sizable portion of my print budget in order to get the ebook reference collection off the ground. … Good luck with the changes! Having recently through it, I know you’re facing a lot of work.

]]> Comment on In Cushing’s Defense by Bob http://raypalin.info/blog/archives/274/comment-page-1#comment-87 Bob Fri, 30 Oct 2009 11:35:34 +0000 http://raypalin.info/blog/?p=274#comment-87 Ray, How do you use the Kindle in the library? Do you have to download a copy to each Kindle? How could that work if you did have 65 of them? How long are they checked out for? How would you purchase a multi-volume reference set (even if it was an e-book collection) and put it on the Kindle? Sorry for all the questions: I'm trying to bend my mind around this. It seems like poor districts will be left out once again if this is the model that will be used for years to come. Thanks, Bob Ray,

How do you use the Kindle in the library? Do you have to download a copy to each Kindle? How could that work if you did have 65 of them? How long are they checked out for? How would you purchase a multi-volume reference set (even if it was an e-book collection) and put it on the Kindle?

Sorry for all the questions: I’m trying to bend my mind around this. It seems like poor districts will be left out once again if this is the model that will be used for years to come.

Thanks,
Bob

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