Barnes and Noble are now offering seven Sesame Street eBook titles on its Nook Tablet and Nook Color Platforms starting today. The Monster at the end of this book, Elma Loves You and Abby in Wonderland are but a few of the new enhanced offerings which are sure to resonate with kids the world over.
Sesame Street and Random House Children’s Books started a new imprint last week that allows new enhanced ebooks to be distributed to various platforms. Barnes and Noble was the first company to get access to the new catalog and will garner nine new eBooks in the next few months. The new titles are enhanced which means there is tons of audio narration and other interactive elements.
“We are excited to introduce a series of popular Sesame Street titles into our extensive picture book catalogue of NOOK Books,” said Wendy Bronfin, Senior Director of Kids Digital Products for Barnes & Noble. “Sesame Street has been a leader in technology and education for young children for many years and we are thrilled to bring these family-favorite stories to Barnes & Noble customers– and right before Elmo’s birthday. What a great birthday present!”
I think the Nook Tablet and Color are a great platform to land the new Sesame Street content! The Nook Kids area does very well for the company and B&N does a good job at marketing their line of devices as being very kid friendly. The Kindle Fire and iPad are marketed more towards adults and teenagers while the Nook is aimed at the entire family.
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NEW YORK, Feb 02, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Barnes & Noble, Inc. BKS +0.25% , the leading retailer of content, digital media and educational products, today announced the availability of versions of popular Sesame Street favorites, now available as NOOK Books, including the classic “The Monster at the End of This Book” available as an eBook with audio only on NOOK. The exciting NOOK Books feature beloved Sesame Street characters, including Grover, Abby, and Elmo — who happens to be celebrating his birthday this Friday, February 3. Barnes & Noble will launch with seven titles with nineteen more to follow. NOOK Tablet utilizes the world’s most advanced VividView(TM) Touchscreen, offering readers a chance to experience these Sesame Street titles with Barnes & Noble’s exclusive Read-to-Me(TM) technology in our fastest, lightest tablet.
“We are excited to introduce a series of popular Sesame Street titles into our extensive picture book catalogue of NOOK Books,” said Wendy Bronfin, Senior Director of Kids Digital Products for Barnes & Noble. “Sesame Street has been a leader in technology and education for young children for many years and we are thrilled to bring these family-favorite stories to Barnes & Noble customers– and right before Elmo’s birthday. What a great birthday present!”
Users can purchase digital copies of their favorite Sesame Street titles through the NOOK Book store. These titles will also be available on the highly-acclaimed NOOK Color. The titles will be available in the NOOK store at www.bn.com/sesamestreet .
“Sesame Street fans can now enjoy stories with their favorite characters wherever they go with their NOOK(R),” said Jennifer A. Perry, Vice President, Worldwide Publishing, Sesame Workshop. “We are always looking to give children and parents opportunities to read together, and these Sesame Street NOOK Books provide families a vibrant new way to explore books and encourage a love of reading.”
Experience NOOK Tablet and NOOK Color at any Barnes & Noble bookstore or at www.nook.com .
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About Sesame Workshop
Sesame Workshop is the nonprofit educational organization that revolutionized children’s television programming with the landmark Sesame Street. The Workshop produces local Sesame Street programs, seen in over 150 countries, and other acclaimed shows including The Electric Company, to help bridge the literacy gap. Beyond television, the Workshop produces content for multiple media platforms on a wide range of issues including literacy, health and military deployment. Initiatives meet specific needs to help young children and families develop critical skills, acquire healthy habits and build emotional strength to prepare them for lifelong learning. Learn more at www.sesameworkshop.org .
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Michael Kozlowski is the editor-in-chief at Good e-Reader and has written about audiobooks and e-readers for the past fifteen years. Newspapers and websites such as the CBC, CNET, Engadget, Huffington Post and the New York Times have picked up his articles. He Lives in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
