Popular reader-centric community Goodreads shared news this week of a new challenge that asks book lovers--especially those in the younger age ranges--to step out of their "reading comfort zones" and try something new. Called Reading Without Walls, the one-month challenge suggests readers seek out great works that feature characters who aren't demographically like them, cover … [Read more...] about Goodreads Invites Readers to Step Out of their Book Boxes
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Story2Go SelfPub Children’s eBook Creator App
The digital revolution and its subsequent self-publishing hey day have perhaps sparked more change in literature and publishing than any event since Gutenberg started tinkering, but for all of the great talk of "equalizing" and breaking down barriers, what industry watchers were really referring to was text-based novels. A number of demographics in the publishing business were … [Read more...] about Story2Go SelfPub Children’s eBook Creator App
FarFaria Combats Drop in Children’s Reading
Scholastic recently released the results of one of its many annual surveys, this one aimed at understanding the reading habits of kids across different age groups. The news was upsetting: there was a significant decrease in the amount of time kids spend reading self-selected texts for fun. The good news, though, is there was a correlation between the amount of time parents … [Read more...] about FarFaria Combats Drop in Children’s Reading
DreamWorks Animation to Hold Its Own Children’s eBook Imprint
One surefire way to get kids reading--especially low-ability and reluctant readers--is to give them characters and story lines that they already know and love. By having access to high interest characters from television shows and movies, as well as incorporating existing story lines for which the readers already have a strong from of reference, students who struggle to read or … [Read more...] about DreamWorks Animation to Hold Its Own Children’s eBook Imprint
Epic! Launches Children’s Unlimited eBook Subscription Service
Epic! launched its 12-and-under service on iPad today, bringing what it claims to be thousands of titles from well-known publishers to children's devices for just $9.99 a month. This venture was made possible through the $1.4 million in seed funding from Menlo Ventures, Webb Investment Network, Innovation Endeavors, Maven Ventures, Morado Ventures and others. Epic! is … [Read more...] about Epic! Launches Children’s Unlimited eBook Subscription Service
Auryn Points Parents to Great Gift Subscriptions for Kids this Christmas
Award-winning children's enhanced storybook creator Auryn, who recently launched its StoriesAlive subscription reading service for kids, has put out a list of vetted and dynamic kids' subscriptions for tablet-based content. These subscriptions all aimed at the under-teen set, are expected to be welcomed gifts of reading, learning, and fun, for children and toddlers. First, … [Read more...] about Auryn Points Parents to Great Gift Subscriptions for Kids this Christmas
StoriesAlive Subscription App Book Service from Auryn Releases for Kids
One of the world's most highly recognized children's enhanced ebook creators announced today that it is introducing a new feature designed to give users unlimited access to its catalog of titles. Auryn, Inc's new platform, called StoriesAlive, offers readers the ability to select from any of the titles in the complete library for only $7.99, and makes them available for offline … [Read more...] about StoriesAlive Subscription App Book Service from Auryn Releases for Kids
Sesame Street Apps Make their Way to the Kindle Fire
Sesame Workshop, the creators of dynamic children's content for a variety of media, have now introduced a number of their children's interactive book apps for the Kindle Fire. Three of the titles, Elmo Loves 123s, Another Monster at the End of This Book, and Potty Time with Elmo, can now be found in the Amazon App Store, enabled for its Android device. All three titles are … [Read more...] about Sesame Street Apps Make their Way to the Kindle Fire
Children’s Digital Content a Major Focus at DBW 2013
Some of the major focus of this year's Digital Book World conference has surrounded children's content in digital publishing. Once relegated to cute video game-like app books, children's publishers are now at the forefront of attention. Several fully attended pre-event presentations and event panels were scheduled throughout the conference, including one in which … [Read more...] about Children’s Digital Content a Major Focus at DBW 2013
Ruckus Media on Wider Emphasis on Children’s Digital Reading
Much of the emphasis at Digital Book World this year has been on children's digital content, with a full day of pre-conference events on the topic, as well as several breakout sessions on this first full event day dedicated to the discussion of the unique nature of digital content for kids. When ereading first emerged as a viable commercial market, a lot of publishers … [Read more...] about Ruckus Media on Wider Emphasis on Children’s Digital Reading
New Ruckus App Versus Children’s Content Free-For-All
The creators of Ruckus Reader have spoken out against the "instant babysitter" style of some other major name children's digital content providers, insisting that the unlimited access to books, streaming movies, and video games serve as nothing more than a diversion to younger learners. With the launch of Ruckus Media's new complete storefront within the app, the developer aims … [Read more...] about New Ruckus App Versus Children’s Content Free-For-All
iStoryTime Releases Rise of the Guardians Interactive eBook
One of the most highly anticipated holiday movies this year is Dreamworks’ Rise of the Guardians, due out November 21st. It follows the story of what are seemingly adorable mythological celebrities who are, in fact, responsible for saving the world from the evil Pitch. Rather than just another telling of the “heroes save the world and spread Christmas cheer at the same time,” … [Read more...] about iStoryTime Releases Rise of the Guardians Interactive eBook
zuuka President Woody Sears on the Latest iStoryTime Title
As the business of children’s digital content is booming, a small handful of companies are still known as the originators of dynamic educational-yet-entertaining content. At this year’s BookExpo America and IDPF Digital Book conference, GoodEReader caught up with Woody Sears, president of zuuka, whose award-winning iStoryTime line of enhanced ebooks feature favorite children’s … [Read more...] about zuuka President Woody Sears on the Latest iStoryTime Title
Ruckus Reader Apps Have 1 Million Visits Since Launch
Ruckus Reader launched two weeks ago and in that short time has had over one million user sessions. Following the launch of this iOS-specific application that takes kids’ reading to a whole new level of parent involvement, Rick Richter spoke with GoodeReader about how Ruckus can help emergent readers. “All of the folks at Ruckus have a DNA in kids’ literature. What we set … [Read more...] about Ruckus Reader Apps Have 1 Million Visits Since Launch