A new collaboration between an award-winning publisher and an award-winning digital media platform has resulted in the launch of a new line of enhanced ebooks for kids, including the highly innovative, patented "draw and record" feature that lets young users personalize their storybooks. The books, which are narrated by some very well-known actors and voices, are published by … [Read more...] about Barefoot Books, Made in Me Team Up to Produce Children’s App Books
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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
Inkling Adds Content from Open Air Publishing to its Catalog
Digital textbook and non-fiction learning developer Inkling announced an acquisition of two brands of content from Open Air Publishing, adding its Betterbook and Ready, Set, Baby! and titles to Inkling's offerings. “Open Air Publishing has become a leader in interactive publishing, and we’ve watched these brands blossom on our platform over the last few years,” said Matt … [Read more...] about Inkling Adds Content from Open Air Publishing to its Catalog
Story2Go AppBuilder Makes Digital App Books Easy
Even as self-publishing continues to open doors for authors without the permission of a gatekeeper, there are still some realms of publishing that are not as easy for authors as uploading a Word document to Kobo Writing Life or Kindle Direct Publishing. Creators of children's books, photography and art books, and even some forms of poetry that require a unique level of … [Read more...] about Story2Go AppBuilder Makes Digital App Books Easy
YUDU Updates Interface for Digital Publishing
Since 2007, UK-based cloud publishing support provider YUDU has been offering solutions for a wide variety of content creators in the digital sphere, creating both web-based and app solutions for their clients. But one running theme at this year's event is the shift towards a more user-friendly and publisher-focused platform, changes that have been incorporated from a wide … [Read more...] about YUDU Updates Interface for Digital Publishing
Aquafadas to Unveil New Digital Publishing Platform at Frankfurt Book Fair
Next week's Frankfurt Book Fair has a reputation as one of the most not-to-be-missed events in publishing. Though its history goes back decades as a rights' fair where foreign rights to books were sold, the event has grown to place greater emphasis on digital publishing, enhanced ebooks, self-publishing, and other innovative aspects of the industry. At this year's event, … [Read more...] about Aquafadas to Unveil New Digital Publishing Platform at Frankfurt Book Fair
Dr. Seuss Available as eBooks for First Time
Random House Children's Books, the publisher of multi-award winning and best-selling children's author Dr. Seuss' entire catalog of children's content, announced today that it would begin releasing most of the author's forty-four books as ebooks for young readers, starting with fifteen titles near the end of this month. The ebooks will keep the original layout and beloved … [Read more...] about Dr. Seuss Available as eBooks for First Time
iStoryTime, TapJoy Bring Children’s Content and Value to Parents’ Devices
From its initial days when parents were reluctant to put expensive devices in their kids' hands, the children's digital publishing market has exploded into an industry all its own. Part of the reason for that is there are very special considerations when introducing content to children via a tablet or smartphone. The typical methods of embedding ads or offering in-app purchases … [Read more...] about iStoryTime, TapJoy Bring Children’s Content and Value to Parents’ Devices
Debate Continues Over Enhanced, Interactive eBooks
Last week, The Guardian ran an article about the introduction of "next generation" ebooks at this year's London Book Fair. Publisher Faber&Faber unveiled an updated, gaming-style edition of John Buchan's The 39 Steps, created with the help of The Story Mechanics, with enhancements like hand-created digital visuals of turn-of-the-century Great Britain, stop-frame animation, … [Read more...] about Debate Continues Over Enhanced, Interactive eBooks
Paradoxes from Digital Minds
\At publishing events as recently as only a handful of years ago, the mood was often derisive towards ebooks, digital publishing, self-publishing, and anything else that challenged the status quo. The sentiment slowly melted into cautious optimism as ebook sales began to account for more and more of publishers' profit margins and as self-published authors began to make … [Read more...] about Paradoxes from Digital Minds
eBook Review and Giveaway: National Gallery Releases Poetry Enhanced eBook
Enhanced ebooks have opened up new publishing possibilities in nearly every genre, from children’s books to textbooks to science fiction. Embedded videos, stunning full-color photographs, and audio clips have allowed readers to immerse themselves in the content like never before. The National Gallery in London has now released its own enhanced ebook to coincide with its … [Read more...] about eBook Review and Giveaway: National Gallery Releases Poetry Enhanced 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
iStoryTime Brings On New Creative Director
zuuka and iStoryTime announced today the hiring of a new Creative Director, Paul Mueller-Bruehl, formerly the Design Lead, Mobile Commerce of Apple, Inc. “Our interactive storytelling and educational apps are about offering parents and their children a unique experience that captivates their imagination and Paul shares that same vision,” said Graharm Farrar, founder of … [Read more...] about iStoryTime Brings On New Creative Director
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