Scholastic Publishing and Books is launching a new program currently in beta called "Storia." It is a proprietary ebook platform for selling and distributing their content to end users and schools. The beta test features 1,300 titles with the vast majority published by Scholastic; Deborah Forte, executive v-p and president of Scholastic Media, said she expects Storia to have … [Read more...] about Scholastic Launches Storia – New eBook Distribution Program
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Sourcebooks CEO Sheds Light on Digital Future at DBW 2012
Dominique Raccah, CEO of Sourcebooks publishers, spoke to GoodEReader at Digital Book World about the trends in enhanced digital content, especially as they pertain to an older audience of juvenile readers. With so much content being produced for young readers with integrated features like games and coloring books, it often feels like the middle grade and young adult readers … [Read more...] about Sourcebooks CEO Sheds Light on Digital Future at DBW 2012
Scholastic Releases New Kids’ Content to iOS and Android
The world leader in children’s publishing, Scholastic, Inc., has made tremendous strides in 2011 to incorporate a transmedia experience for today’s young readers. Fans of the book clubs will fondly remember the excitement of the monthly book order forms, and today’s school-aged readers are no different. Except, of course, that books now compete with various forms of interactive … [Read more...] about Scholastic Releases New Kids’ Content to iOS and Android
The Return of the Serial Novel?
Once upon a time, the serial novel was widely popular. Used a means to push advertising or to encourage periodical sales, works of fiction were often published in short-form, often leaving readers with a cliffhanger ending in order to encourage the sales of the next installment. Scholastic, Inc., the children’s publishing mainstay who earlier this year announced its upcoming … [Read more...] about The Return of the Serial Novel?