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CCBI Students Resource |
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Dear Student/Graduate/Alumni
We at CCBI would like to encourage you
to use technology in your quest for
knowledge. Please see more information
below on:
1. Online Web Devotionals
2. E-books
3. Audio books |
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Online Web Devotionals |
We are piloting the use of the web to discuss
scripture verses. We would like the entire
student body to participate in this discussion.
You are required to visit the discussion forum
at least twice a month to share your thoughts
and encourage others. Please use the link below
to discuss this month’s scripture verse:
http://groups.google.com/group/ccbi-nuggets
If you are a graduate you will receive a
separate email invitation to the group. If you
are still a student you are encouraged to go to
the link and request membership. |
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Creating a personal library |
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As you are aware CCBI maintains a lending
library to keep the costs of your programme
down. However you may be in the position to
build a robust study library at your home. In
this vein, we would like to introduce two
convenient and cost effective options to you.
These two options are eBooks and audible audio
books. |
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E-Books |
 Electronic books are available from the Kindle
Store at Amazon.com. Through our research we
have discovered that these electronic books are
considerably cheaper than the traditional books.
For example, the book Christian Counselling by
Gary Collins costs $18.49US in the Kindle store.
The paperback copy is $22.85US and the hardcover
is $240.00 US. In addition, there are no
shipping costs with electronic books. They can
be used on your computer and/or mobile devices.
To purchase an ebook you need to go to the
Kindle store on Amazon. To do so you need to use
the drop down menu in the search bar and choose
Kindle store. There are many books to choose
from at very affordable prices.
Electronic books were originally designed to be
read on the Kindle. If you go to the Amazon.com
website it would indicate to you that the Kindle
is “a convenient, portable reading device with
the ability to wirelessly download books,
newspapers, magazines, and blogs. Books download
in less than 60 seconds.” However, you do not
need to purchase a Kindle to use electronic
books. There is software, free Kindle reading
apps, which allow you to read e-books on your
PC, Mac or mobile device. Mobile devices include
iPhone, Blackberry, Android, iPad, and Windows
Phone7.
The System Requirements for reading Kindle
ebooks on your PC is as follows:
A PC with a 500MHz Intel or AMD processor or
faster
At least 128MB of RAM
Screen resolution of 800x600 or greater
Windows XP Service Pack 2 or later, or Windows
Vista or Windows 7
100MB of available disk space
Here is a simple comparison of the costing of
ebooks versus traditional books: |
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Book Title |
Kindle price |
Audible price |
Hardcover price |
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A Survey of Old Testament Introduction |
$11.99 US |
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$26.39 US |
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An Introduction to the Old Testament
Poetic Books |
$15.89 US |
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$22.10 US |
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Basics of Biblical Hebrew |
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$9.95 US |
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The Expositor's Bible Commentary |
$19.59 US |
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$29.19 US |
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SEE YOU AT THE TOP by Zig Ziglar |
$11.00 US |
$13.95 US |
$14.49 US |
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Audible Audiobooks and
MP3s
Audible Audiobooks can be found using the “Shop
all Departments” drop down menu. Choose Audible
Audiobooks and search for the titles you would
like to purchase. There are also quite a number
of educational MP3s available for download.
We look forward to hearing your comments on
these new resources. |
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Student Articles |
To view a recent article published by Velma
Mings click here
http://www.upstreammagazine.com/index.php?section=true&mid=5000&articleID=D63A10)
Would you like to publish a paper or article
upon graduation? Would you like to peer review a
publication by a staff member or student. Please
contact the office at 868 -675-4709. |
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