ebook - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz Catholic News New Zealand Thu, 20 Feb 2014 09:30:36 +0000 en-NZ hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://cathnews.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-cathnewsfavicon-32x32.jpg ebook - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz 32 32 70145804 School uses library budget for ebooks https://cathnews.co.nz/2014/02/21/school-uses-library-budget-ebooks/ Thu, 20 Feb 2014 18:06:35 +0000 http://cathnews.co.nz/?p=54666 St Paul's Catholic School in Richmond, New Zealand, is dedicating about half of its library budget to ebooks this year. Principal John Dorman said the electronic books were generally cheaper and the children engaged with them more. He said about half of the $4000 library budget would be used to purchase ebooks this year, which Read more

School uses library budget for ebooks... Read more]]> St Paul's Catholic School in Richmond, New Zealand, is dedicating about half of its library budget to ebooks this year.

Principal John Dorman said the electronic books were generally cheaper and the children engaged with them more.

He said about half of the $4000 library budget would be used to purchase ebooks this year, which students could read on the school's iPads or their own devices. continue reading

School uses library budget for ebooks]]> 54666 Catholic Catechism goes online as ebook https://cathnews.co.nz/2012/06/18/catholic-catechism-goes-online-ebook/ Mon, 18 Jun 2012 05:00:36 +0000 http://cathnews.co.nz/?p=27829 The Catechism of the Catholic Church now has more of a presence in the increasingly popular world of e-books. The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has made the catechism available as a browser-based e-book. The catechism is a compendium of Catholic beliefs structured around the four pillars of faith: creed, sacraments, commandments and prayer. The Read more

Catholic Catechism goes online as ebook... Read more]]> The Catechism of the Catholic Church now has more of a presence in the increasingly popular world of e-books. The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has made the catechism available as a browser-based e-book.

The catechism is a compendium of Catholic beliefs structured around the four pillars of faith: creed, sacraments, commandments and prayer. The USCCB announcement about the latest e-book format comes at a time when more active readers are moving to e-books from traditional formats. Continue reading

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