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
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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
Free Children’s Enhanced Shrek Forever After eBook from iStoryTime
As part of the holiday recognition of their customers, a number of companies are offering their users free content in this post-holiday period when many users may have received new devices. Apps likes Apple's 12 Days of Gifts offer everything from free songs to free ebooks via the iTunes store. One company that has extended the free gift period is children's ebook app … [Read more...] about Free Children’s Enhanced Shrek Forever After eBook from iStoryTime
iStoryTime Library of Titles Now Available for Android Devices
The award-winning children's enhanced ebook creators at zuuka's iStorytime have announced that their complete catalog of titles, many of which are adaptations of some of the most beloved current children's films, are finally available for Android-powered smartphones and tablets. Formerly only available for iOS devices, this catalog includes favorites like Shrek, Madagascar, … [Read more...] about iStoryTime Library of Titles Now Available for Android Devices
iStoryTime Launches New eBook Store on iOS
iStoryTime has been a major player in the digital book space with their primary business model centered around kids content. They company was originally founded in 2009 and secured $2 million dollars in funding, they have been growing ever since. Today, iStoryTime has announced they have opened up a singular bookstore on iOS, in which all of their titles will be … [Read more...] about iStoryTime Launches New eBook Store on iOS
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
Audiobooks Get Personal with StorEbook
With all of the enhancements and innovations in digital reading, perhaps one of the most exciting is the more natural-sounding audio narrations coming out for ebooks. While audiobooks recorded by celebrity voices and trained actors are still a favorite for book listening, we've come a long way since the first edition Kindle would robotically read the text of an ebook. One of … [Read more...] about Audiobooks Get Personal with StorEbook
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
Children’s Digital Publishing Becomes Greater Industry Focus
When ebooks and dedicated e-reading devices first grew in popularity, a sizeable section of the digital reading public felt that children’s books didn’t lend themselves well to ebooks. Aside from the concerns over handing a young reader an expensive device, some likened the reading experience as being too close to other forms of electronic entertainment for children. Others … [Read more...] about Children’s Digital Publishing Becomes Greater Industry Focus
WeeSing eBook Promotion for Autism Awareness Month
As the month of April winds down, children’s interactive app book publisher iStoryTime took stock of how its previous free promotion for Autism Awareness Month of the bestselling Meet Biscuit ebook fared in honor of children on the autism spectrum. The developers of award-winning children’s content were so pleased with the response to their giveaway that they have decided to … [Read more...] about WeeSing eBook Promotion for Autism Awareness Month
Enhanced eBook Giveaway from iStoryTime and Sony
Always on the cutting edge of what’s new for children’s content, award-winning app book developer iStoryTime is giving away five promo codes for its latest title, The Pirates! Band of Misfits. This title is launching just ahead of the Sony Pictures Animation and Aardman film, due out April 27th. “The Pirates! Band of Misfits follows the luxuriantly bearded Pirate Captain - a … [Read more...] about Enhanced eBook Giveaway from iStoryTime and Sony
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
Something Bigger Than Enhanced eBooks?
With so many tablets on the market and new improvements being added with every new launch (think “retina screen”), it’s no wonder that many in digital publishing are scrambling to develop the mind-blowing content to take full advantage of the newly available technology. iStoryTime, award-winning creators of children’s enhanced ebook apps, has already announced its latest … [Read more...] about Something Bigger Than Enhanced eBooks?