When the world of tablet reading exploded, so did the numbers of people looking for ways to enhance books, thereby almost changing what it meant to read. Voice-over narration, embedded soundtracks that shift with the action in the story, even hyperlinks or pop-up pictures and videos were added to titles. Children’s titles seemed to benefit the most from the engaging features, … [Read more...] about SourceBooks and the Genuinely Interactive Book
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Sourcebooks Unveils Digital Children’s Books with Full Audio
Sourcebooks has once again improved the world of kids’ and teen’s reading content by introducing its HEAR IT READ IT Classics line of ebooks. While digital content for younger readers is a booming business, especially among app developers who have created dynamic interactive edutainment with the capabilities, Sourcebooks has actually stepped away from some of the … [Read more...] about Sourcebooks Unveils Digital Children’s Books with Full Audio
Sourcebooks to Launch Subscription Based eBookstore Focused on Romance Titles
Sourcebooks has announced that they are going to be releasing a new online digital bookstore to focus on romance titles. They intend on offering a curated selection of different titles for a low monthly fee. The project is going to be called discoveranewlove.com. This new endeavor will not only focus on a select number of books to be downloaded per month on a subscription … [Read more...] about Sourcebooks to Launch Subscription Based eBookstore Focused on Romance Titles
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
New Formats for Digital Publishing and e-Reading
Move over, tired old ebooks. Make way for a whole new format for digital reading. As if the advent of dedicated e-readers and PC or tablet-based reading apps wasn’t innovative enough, a new design for electronic reading has gained widespread popularity: digital books via text messaging. Popular in Japan, entire ebooks are being sent to subscribers’ cell phones in bite-sized … [Read more...] about New Formats for Digital Publishing and e-Reading
Futurist David Houle at Digital Book World
Digital Book World’s keynote speaker on Wednesday morning was author and futurist David Houle, and developer of his newsletter, The Shift Age. “I have been called "the CEOs' Futurist"" as I usually speak to and advise CEO's on the future. I call this process "futuring,” Houle explains via his bio. “We look at where the company is today, the future trends that will reshape … [Read more...] about Futurist David Houle at Digital Book World
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
Digital Book World Kicks off 2012 with the Future of Digital Publishing
GoodEReader is on location in New York for this year’s massive publishing conference, Digital Book World. Aside from coverage of the panel discussions and keynotes, as well as the live Twitter coverage of vital presentations, staffers will be conducting interviews with executives from both the traditional and digital publishing industries. The kick-off to the event this … [Read more...] about Digital Book World Kicks off 2012 with the Future of Digital Publishing
Scholastic Book Clubs Heading to the Small Screen
For over sixty years, Scholastic book clubs have been providing cost-effective editions of the most popular children’s, middle grade, and young adult novels and reference titles to school children. Through its in-house publishing division, classroom materials selection, and age- and interest specific book clubs, it has become a mainstay of juvenile reading content in the … [Read more...] about Scholastic Book Clubs Heading to the Small Screen