A new Disney Research project can make coloring books more exciting for those of us with limited art skills. The team has built an interactive Android and iOS coloring book app using the Unity game engine that can take a colored drawing and turn it... Continue reading at 'Engadget'
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Cupcake Digital, a developer of enhanced ebook apps sold through the major app distributors, has purchased zuuka, developer of the iStorytime library app featuring narrated children’s storybooks. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This week in children's apps, we feature two new Berenstain Bears apps, a noisy Little Critter app, and another app that takes users on a prehistoric adventure. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Plympton/DailyLit, a digital reading venture focused on serialized content, is launching Rooster, a reading app that picks books for its users to read and delivers them in installments to mobile devices for $4.99 a month. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In Dickens's day, serialized novels were all the rage. Rooster aims to revive that trend, making it easier than ever to find good books (and the time to read them).In the age of abbrevs., sitting down to read a novel can feel like gearing up for a marathon, no matter how much you love books. The... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2014-03-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Berkley Prime Crime made its debut 20 years ago, releasing 40 mass market cozy mystery paperbacks in 1994. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Both acclaimed author Karen Russell's new novella 'Sleep Donation' and debut author Kenneth Calhoun's novel 'Black Moon' take place in a future world where sleep problems abound. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-03-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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How to fit real-life information into your story without sacrificing or slowing down the story. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Learnist, an online social learning venture and application, is releasing a new iOS app for mobile devices and launching the Learnist Digital Bookstore, which will sell premium content from a selection of well-known experts and celebrities. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-02-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publisher Harlequin launches new ebook reader app for iPhone and iPad, tying into its existing website. By Stuart DredgeStuart Dredge Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2014-02-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Mathew Modine says books will never fully replace computer apps, as he releases a book app about the making of a famous film. Continue reading at BBC World
[ BBC World | 2014-02-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Japan’s Rakuten will acquire instant messaging and calling app developer Viber Media for US$900 million, the e-commerce giant said Friday, highlighting its moves to penetrate new markets.Rakuten’s purchase of the messaging and VoIP company follows its acquisitions of Canada’s ebook platform... Continue reading at PC World
[ PC World | 2014-02-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This week in children's apps, we feature one app that allows kids to travel the world with an international adventurer, two apps that explore the world of the dinosaurs, and another that takes users for a ride with a very famous cat. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-02-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Got a kid with an insatiable appetite for books? You may want to sign up for Oyster, then. The subscription ebook service has just launched a children's section, giving young readers all the titles they can handle. The deal also brings Disney... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2014-02-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Marvel Entertainment and digital comics vendor iVerse have launched the Marvel Global Comics App, allowing readers to get Marvel digital comics in twelve foreign languages. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-02-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Got growth problems? Here's one way to solve it: advertising.Growth is a top-of-mind concern for Twitter and it appears app install ads are part of the strategy. In this case, a beautiful, magazine-like placement running in Flipboard this week for its six-second looping video app Vine.Digital ad... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2014-02-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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US ebooks subscription start-up Oyster is rolling out a new children’s vertical this week... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-02-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The VSCO Cam app has developed a pretty dedicated following of serious mobile photographers. Over the summer Visual Supply Co. even unveiled a minimalist publishing platform called VSCO Grid. But ties between the two were... let's say, weak. An... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2014-02-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'The Snow Queen' inspired not only Disney's hit musical 'Frozen' but also author Karen Foxlee, who based her critically acclaimed novel 'Ophelia and the Marvelous Boy' on the wintry tale. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-02-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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2 years ago it was "nice to have" a mobile strategy for large and medium-sized companies. But today the reality is that a mobile strategy is a must-have for all businesses of all sizes. And the publishing industry is no exception. Toda ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2014-02-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Microsoft's getting ready to follow Amazon, Apple, and Google into the reading game with an app for Windows to peruse ebooks, magazines, and comics. The new app appears be part of Microsoft's cross-platform Xbox entertainment services, which currently include Xbox Music and Video. Microsoft... Continue reading at PC World
[ PC World | 2014-02-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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