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Ruckus Media’s Ruckus Reader: “A Helluva Deal”
Ruckus Media Group has introduced the Ruckus Reader a reading platform developed with educational experts and geared toward children aged 3 to 8.
Disney’s First Language Learning App Focuses on Chinese
Disney Publishing has launched it’s first language learning product, an iOS app based on Toy Story 3 that offers English/ Mandarin vocabulary and grammar.
b small Offers E-books for Budding Young Linguists
By Dennis Abrams The older one gets, it is said, the more difficult it is to learn a second language. And that’s where b small publishing, which specializes in trade and e-books that bring bilingual parallel texts to budding young linguists, comes in. And it is the UK based company’s e-books, available globally on the iBookstore for iPad, iPhone, and …
iStoryTime and HarperCollins Children’s Books Bring Biscuit Digital
By Dennis Abrams With over 16 million copies in print, it is safe to say that Biscuit Visits the Pumpkin Patch is one of the most popular picture books of our time. And on October 11, iStoryTime, the largest library of mobile children’s books apps joined forces with HarperCollins Children’s Books to launch the beloved classic on Apple’s iPad, iPhone, …
The Digital Dilemma for Picture Book Publishers
Top quality apps are expensive and direct-to-ebook conversions lack punch, so what’s a picture book publisher who wants to go digital to do?
JibJab’s App Lets Your Child Star in Their Own E-book
The new JibJab Jr. Children’s Starring You app uses photos of your child and makes them the lead character in their own e-book.
Online Upstarts vs. Magazines, Who Will Win the Writers?
What’s to stop magazines, as they transition to digital, from aping their online competition and once again acquiring long-form narrative?
Mining the Literary Middle Ground: Byliner and The Atavist
Online start-ups Byliner and The Atavist have established a market for stories too long for magazines and too short for books.
Has the iPad Lived Up to Its Hype?
By Edward Nawotka Today’s lead story considers the introduction of the iPad to Latin America. Apple’s device has been largely viewed as a revolutionary product, one that has brought tablet computing to the mainstream. We’ve now been living with the iPad for some six months now and discussion of the potential of the device is ongoing. Has it, in your …