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The App: The Book of the Future?

The App: The Book of the Future? | Young Adult and Children's Stories | Scoop.it

Two summers ago when I attended the Yale Publishing Course in 2011, I heard Nicolas Callaway of Callaway Digital Arts give a presentation called “The Kids Are All Right.” In it, he foretold the future of the book, claiming that not too long from now, we wouldn’t be reading books but instead using apps.

 

This issue of Independent Publisher follows on the heels of Digital Book World 2013, where hundreds of publishing professionals meet to discuss “developing, building and transforming their organization to compete in the new digital publishing environment.” We’ve known for years that ebooks are an unavoidable part of the business, but now we need to start taking a good hard look at apps ...


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Jeni Mawter's insight:

Reading is evolving. It's inevitable. Children's Apps are an exciting step in this great adventure.

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Creating Transmedia: An Interview with Andrea Phillips (Part Three)

Creating Transmedia: An Interview with Andrea Phillips (Part Three) | Young Adult and Children's Stories | Scoop.it

Henry Jenkins continues his interview with Andrea Phillips ...


Henry Jenkins [from Part One]: "Phillips is one of the most thoughtful writers working in this space today: she manages to hit the right balance between pragmatism and vision, between describing the conditions under which transmedia producers work today and spelling out the long term potentials of this still emerging form" ...


And, Part Two can be found here.


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No Mimes Media [#Transmedia]

No Mimes Media [#Transmedia] | Young Adult and Children's Stories | Scoop.it

Splice Vine: "As a pioneering force in Alternate Reality Games and Transmedia Entertainment, [Steve Peters] has worked on some of the biggest and most successful interactive experiences to date, including campaigns for Watchman, The Dark Knight, Microsoft, Pirates of the Caribbean, The Matrix and Nine Inch Nails" ...


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Dr. Christy Dena – Extended ComicStoryworld Interview [#Transmedia]

Dr. Christy Dena – Extended ComicStoryworld Interview [#Transmedia] | Young Adult and Children's Stories | Scoop.it

Comic Story World: "In this interview, Christy [Dena] and I talk about the basics of transmedia storytelling and the potential for comics in a transmedia application" ...


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