Technology – Fitness – Innovation
Random Musings of a Techno-Fitness-Geek
So, you have created your first (or tenth) iPhone app and want to start selling it. Well according to Apple, all you have to do is upload it to the App Store and wait for the cash to start rolling in. But wait, you just noticed the other 500,000 apps in the App Store! Where... Continue Reading →
It is hard to tell if this article on ePub3 could be any more wrong The publishing industry has a problem, and EPUB is not the solution http://toc.oreilly.com/2013/02/the-publishing-industry-has-a-problem-and-epub-is-not-the-solution.html The author, a smart guy I assume, seems to believe that technology and more accurately, the right technology, and even more specifically DRM free, zero cost, open... Continue Reading →
Published in the Ottawa Citizen – Saturday February 27, 2012 – written by Vito Pileici (PDF) — OTTAWA — Skyreader Media is hoping to jump-start a fresh wave of growth in the world of eBooks. The Toronto company, which is a subsidiary of Skywriter Media & Entertainment, does its software development here in Ottawa and is... Continue Reading →
Guy Kawasaki has some interesting advice for publishers to help them move forward in the era of dis-intermediation, self-publishing and electronics books...read it here (10 Strategies for Publishers to Succeed and Survive) My concern with this advice is that it is the same advice that has been echoed to them for years. I believe that... Continue Reading →
Original Article Here on ReadWrite Mobile web site ---
Wiggens is back in an all new adventure set at the San Diego Zoo in his first fully interactive iPad ebook app! Having earned praise from the likes of Martha Stewart and Tom Brokaw with their first collaboration, Wiggens Learns His Manners At the Four Seasons Restaurant, best-selling author Leslie McGuirk and co-author and restaurateur Alex... Continue Reading →
Posted by Knowlton Thomas on TechVibes.com 2012-05-09 11:20:00 AM Best-selling children’s author Leslie McGuirk is teaming up with Toronto-based Skyreader Media to bring Pip the Penguin to the iPad. The ebook will feature Skyreader’s new draw-along interactivity built on the company’s proprietary ebook authoring platform. Pip the Penguin has so far sold 600,000 copies in hardcover worldwide.... Continue Reading →
Published in Apps Playground, May 8, 2012 --- Next up is Draw Along Pip, an iPad-only app that costs £1.49, and is based on a story by author and illustrator Leslie McGuirk starring Pip the Penguin. Published by Skyreader Media, it features characterful cartoon visuals and interactivity, but also a feature called ‘Draw Along’. The idea:... Continue Reading →
