Trajectory, Inc. and the state-owned Chinese publisher Zhejiang Publishing United have entered into a deal that will ensure greater exposure of Chinese ebook titles worldwide. The partnership was announced at the Frankfurt Book Fair and marks the largest agreement so far that will lead to exporting Chinese book titles elsewhere in the world. At the present time, it will be … [Read more...] about Trajectory And Zhejiang Publishing United Group Announce Global eBook Distribution Deal
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Barnes and Noble Kicks Off Summer Program for Young Readers
Public libraries and bookstores around the country are rolling out their summer reading programs in an effort to help students retain the progress they've made throughout the school year. While educators are all too familiar with the so-called "summer slide," programs that encourage reading comprehension and exploration can have a valuable impact on students' ability levels … [Read more...] about Barnes and Noble Kicks Off Summer Program for Young Readers
Book Review: Gia & Lincoln’s Aggravating Allergies by Rowena Cala
Verdict: 4 Stars It might seem easy to review a children's a book. After all, it's only twenty pages and it's mostly pictures, right? Wrong. In some ways, a children's author has a more difficult task in the writing due to that limited space. Unless the author is also the illustrator, there is another creative professional with a hand in the story whose effort is equally … [Read more...] about Book Review: Gia & Lincoln’s Aggravating Allergies by Rowena Cala
Sourcebooks’ New Digital Platform Personalizes Children’s eBooks
While many digital publishers are reaching out to their audiences—and the parents who ultimately make the purchasing decisions on which content to buy—with standard add-ons such as voice-over narration and full-color high resolution illustrations, Sourcebooks unveiled a new digital project that will foster an even greater connection with the story. By allowing parents to … [Read more...] about Sourcebooks’ New Digital Platform Personalizes Children’s eBooks
Storia Makes Another Donation of Books to Those in Need
Following the announcement this week that Scholastic will be donating one million books to schools and libraries whose collections were destroyed by Hurricane Sandy, Scholastic’s digital reading platform Storia will be making a similarly large donation, this time to encourage a love of reading at the holidays. In conjunction with The UPS Store and Toys for Tots, Storia will … [Read more...] about Storia Makes Another Donation of Books to Those in Need
Nosy Crow Expands to the Android Market via Nook
Although there are a number of digital publishers producing exciting, quality children’s app books with full catalogs of interactive titles, many of them have remained strictly in the iOS platform. A number of factors have come into play for that decision towards exclusivity, including working around variations in screen size and the desire to put their titles in the single … [Read more...] about Nosy Crow Expands to the Android Market via Nook
Celebrating New Children’s Digital Apps
While parents might hesitate to hand Junior a $600 tablet to read a book, more and more parents are seeing the value in guiding young children through the basics of tablet computing. As a 21st century skill, tech savvy parents are responding to the wealth of content available for tablets in order to prepare their kids for the kinds of technological expectations they may find in … [Read more...] about Celebrating New Children’s Digital Apps
Scholastic Enhances Kids’ eReading App in Time for Back to School
Scholastic’s popular kids’ e-reader app Storia, which comes pre-installed with five children’s digital titles, has partnered with digital publisher Trajectory to add well-known illustrated classics titles to the app. These titles will be available for purchase beginning in November, within only a few months of school resuming for another academic year. “Trajectory is a good … [Read more...] about Scholastic Enhances Kids’ eReading App in Time for Back to School
Digital Publishers and iStorytime Develop Content Specifically for the New iPad
As digital publishers battle it out to produce the most innovative content in order to compete for consumers’ reading dollars, one developer of children’s content has found that the key to dynamic material lies in the new iPad retina screen. iStoryTime, creators of a number of top-selling iTunes app books for children and the definitive source for material utilizing DreamWorks’ … [Read more...] about Digital Publishers and iStorytime Develop Content Specifically for the New iPad
Tools of Change Conference Kicks Off Bologna Book Fair
Bologna is one of the premier annual publishing events, and the beauty of Bologna (besides being in Italy, of course) is the centralization around children’s literature. This year’s book fair is the second year in a row to see such an emphasis on digital children’s books and enhanced app books, with several ToC speakers and panels dedicated to where the ebook market is going to … [Read more...] about Tools of Change Conference Kicks Off Bologna Book Fair