Exploding iPad and eBook sales create fertile ground for Skyreader’s ambition Toronto – Ottawa, May 8, 2012 - Her books have been featured on The Martha Stewart show, Town & Country Magazine and People.com. Now best-selling children’s author Leslie McGuirk is teaming up with Skyreader Media Inc. to bring Pip the Penguin to the iPad featuring Skyreader’s new Draw-Along interactivity built [...]
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Pip The Penguin
DRAW ALONG PIP, the first interactive children’s ebook from international bestselling writer and illustrator Leslie McGuirk is coming soon in May 2012 from Ottawa based Skyreader Media. With over 600,000 copies sold worldwide, Leslie McGuirk originally introduced the world to Pip the Penguin through a beloved series of board books to rave reviews: “The adventures of [...]
The Freemium Business Model
This highlights the concern I have with the freemium business model that is so popular with online service providers and app vendors. Some of them do it right and some do it so very wrong. The trouble is finding the right mix of features that allows people using your product to have a good experience [...]
Skyreader Media Inc. among local Ottawa firms recently signing new agreements.
Excerpt from the Ottawa Business Journal, March 6, 2012, —- Skyreader Media Inc., Corporate Renaissance Group, March Networks, Solacom Technologies and Telesat Holdings Inc. among local firms recently signing new agreements. Skyreader Media Inc., which has a presence in Ottawa, has teamed up with the San Diego Zoo to produce three interactive e-books for children. Tentatively [...]
Five Leadership Lessons From James T. Kirk
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Disruptive Innovation, the best path to market success
Thanks to @janasedivy for pointing me to this article that perfectly captures my frustration at the response to in-house innovation that I have encountered over and over again in my career in high-tech. INNOVATE ON PURPOSE Why do we want innovations yet fear innovation? There was one quote that stuck with me “…we have met the [...]
Startups (are) for dummies
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With the Mayor at the Invest Ottawa Launch
The Mayor made a point of stopping by to chat with Skyreader at the Invest Ottawa launch. (post from the Skyreader site) He also tweeted us later that evening!
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Skyreader Media on Canada AM
by danlargo on May 9, 2012 in Commentary, Games, Mobile Apps, Software, Startups
Canada AM: Draw along e-book unmatchedThe CEO of Skyreader Media Kevin Gillis and the author of ‘Pip the Penguin’ Leslie McGuirk explain how a new interactive book app for children works.