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Why online book discovery is broken (and how to fix it)

Why online book discovery is broken (and how to fix it) | Young Adult and Children's Stories | Scoop.it
Here’s the main problem with book discovery online: Right now, it doesn’t really work. New research shows that frequent book buyers visit sites like Pinterest and Goodreads regularly, but those visits fail to drive actual book purchases.

Via Carisa Kluver
Jeni Mawter's insight:

In such a noisy market, book discovery is the greatest challenge for children's and young adult authors/publishers.

Carisa Kluver's curator insight, January 17, 9:05 PM

Very insightful analysis ...

@CotCotCotApps's curator insight, January 18, 3:10 AM

interesting viewpoints. 

Missing: the role of libraries + traditional medias like print newspapers and magazines in spreading the word... 

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MediaEntity - Transmedia Comic Series

MediaEntity - Transmedia Comic Series | Young Adult and Children's Stories | Scoop.it

Transmedia Comic Series - Are you willing to give up your identity?

A FULLY PARTICIPATORY TRANSMEDIA PROJECT

Beyond the comic, several add-ons allow the audience to continue to explore the world of MEDIAENTITY, and take part in it.

The idea is to bring together different communities of readers and gamers so that they feed each other around a common open source fiction. If you want to bring a dish and contribute to the feast of MEDIAENTITY's world, you'll soon be able to download our How to document and start creating characters and plots 100% compatible, whatever medium you choose.


Via Justin Nalepa
Jeni Mawter's insight:

Comics are the perfect platform for transmedia storytelling!

Justin Nalepa's curator insight, December 12, 2012 5:11 PM

Love the art and look of this comic series. Interesting concept and love the idea of making it completely open source. Crowdfunding for the first season starts in January 2013.