tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6450480348169676057.post3442915413961392472..comments2023-06-03T07:29:59.745-06:00Comments on Youth Services Interest Group: Little BrotherVirginiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05342372042746551750noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6450480348169676057.post-55628359181404333292008-08-05T14:05:00.000-06:002008-08-05T14:05:00.000-06:00Yes, TumbleBooks and Overdrive are fee-based, subs...Yes, TumbleBooks and Overdrive are fee-based, subsription services that the district pays for. Here's what I've found about Diary (from the bn.com site)<BR/><BR/>"Since its launch in May 2004 on Funbrain.com, the Web version of Diary of a Wimpy Kid has been viewed by 20 million unique online readers. This year, it is averaging 70,000 readers a day."<BR/><BR/>"Kinney's popular Web comic, which began in 2004, makes its way to print as a laugh-out-loud "novel in cartoons," adapted from the series."<BR/><BR/>"He never intended to run Diary of a Wimpy Kid on the Web, but the opportunity came up to post his story on Funbrain.com as he was developing it."Jill Correntehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12515871865523316781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6450480348169676057.post-42755738114468762672008-08-04T15:52:00.000-06:002008-08-04T15:52:00.000-06:00Jill--thanks for the tip, I'll try to research Wim...Jill--thanks for the tip, I'll try to research Wimpy to find out. I should also look at the Kindle list again for what's available there. What interested me most about the Little Brother stuff was Cory's insistance on making his work available for free. Tumblebooks are free to our patrons, but ALD pays to make them availalbe, right?MelissaZDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14369351928572856256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6450480348169676057.post-28350268399628819912008-08-04T09:56:00.000-06:002008-08-04T09:56:00.000-06:00This is my second time to write this--some advice ...This is my second time to write this--some advice that I should follow: always create your posts/comments in a saved word doc first! Anyway, as I was saying:<BR/><BR/>Maybe this isn't exactly like the "Little Brother" experiment (I know Stephen King has done some online publishing), but <A HREF="http://kidsite.arapahoelibraries.org/go2.cfm?pid=2698" REL="nofollow">Diary of a Wimpy Kid</A> has been published online (originally, I believe?). That page and our <A HREF="http://kidsite.arapahoelibraries.org/go2.cfm?pid=8" REL="nofollow">online books</A> page are VERY popular on Tales' Treehouse. I'm still waiting on the MARC records to the new kids' material that we purchased through Overdrive--I do try to link to the online version of a book whenever possible. Has anyone seen a book that I've missed?Jill Correntehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12515871865523316781noreply@blogger.com