Report: Kindle Fire Surpasses iPad as Most Popular E-Reading Tablet for Kids
More children who ready ebooks are doing it on a Kindle Fire than an iPad, a role-reversal for the competing devices over the past year. According to a new report from PlayCollective and Digital Book...
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Secrets to Selling Ebooks to Kids in the Classroom
At the beginning of 2013, ebook adoption among U.S. adults was thought to be about 25% — that is, about a quarter of adult Americans have read an ebook in the past year. If you think that’s amazing,...
View ArticleChildren Expected to Read More Ebooks in Canada
Related: Back to School in an E-Reading World — the latest study of how kids and ebooks interact from PlayCollective and Digital Book World According to a new study from BookNet Canada, a new surge in...
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Tablets Reign as Digital Platform for Children
By Beth Bacon The tablet is now the leading device for e-reading among children, according to a recent report from PlayCollective and Digital Book World. In the past six months, tablets have overtaken...
View ArticleKids Have Easier Time Reading When Read to by iPad, New Study Says
[Press Release] MEEGENIUS RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS THE BENEFITS OF SCREEN TIME WHEN IT COMES TO READING Eye-Tracking Technology Shows e-Book As A Child Sees It MeeGenius, a leading reading application for...
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2 Ways Digital Books Benefit Kids, Research Shows
By Beth Bacon With recorded narration and highlighting in ebooks, kids look at words longer and read slower. Ebooks aren’t so bad for children after all. New research by MeeGenius and LookTracker shows...
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4 Ways For Authors To Reach The Right Audience For Your Book
To sell more books, you must really know your ideal reader. You’ve spent months (or years) writing and producing your book. It’s for sale online and … crickets. Nothing but chirping insects piercing...
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Free Children’s Books With Those Fries: Are Digital Books the Literary...
Free ebooks available through McDonald’s McPlay App. Children are used to getting a free plastic toy in their McDonald’s Happy Meal. This month, however, kids will get free books along with their...
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Digital App Connects Parents And Book Info At Scholastic Book Fairs
Scholastic Book Fairs App What publishers call “book discovery” many parents call “the struggle to find the right book” for their kids. The folks who run Scholastic Book Fairs have been thinking...
View ArticleAlison Bryant of PlayCollective on the Advantage of Books in the Kids Digital...
When it comes to interactive experiences for kids, publishers have one powerful market opportunity that they have still not fully realized, says Dr. J. Alison Bryant President and Founder of...
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Personalized Book Reader Follows Kids As They Turn The Pages
Sparkup Reader lets kids hear loved one’s voices reading paper books. When the words “digital” and “books” are used together, most people’s thoughts go directly to “ebooks.” But “digital” applies to...
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4 Easy Steps To An Irresistible Book Blurb
Spirit Warriors has a short, compelling blurb. The blurb. The back-of-book description. The dust-cover copy. Whatever you call your book’s summary, it’s an important element of your marketing package....
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Vellum Simplifies Ebook Conversion So Authors Can Focus On Their Craft
Vellum software interface Authors who want to create their own digital books are often frustrated when converting their manuscripts into ebooks. A Seattle software company called 180g has created a...
View ArticleJim Carrey Jumps Into Enhanced Ebook Game
[Press Release] Jim Carrey’s Award-Winning Children’s Book, “How Roland Rolls,” Now An Enhanced E-Book Versions for E-Reader Devices Feature Abundant Special Effects, Original Music, and Character...
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Digital Gifts for the Holidays
You probably won’t find most of the hot new gifts this year under a tree – or anywhere physical for that matter. That’s because they’re digital. More parents this year than last are buying their kids...
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BiblioNasium Aims to Be Goodreads for Kids
With about 75,000 registered users — and growing by 1,000 every week — BiblioNasium is probably the biggest digital book start-up that you’ve never heard of. It’s like Goodreads for kids with tools...
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8 Resolutions for the Digital Book Business In 2014
What Are Your 2014 Digital Book Resolutions?The New Year is a natural time to look ahead and imagine how things could be better. Here are eight resolutions to consider for the readers of Digital Book...
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Chick Lit Authors Give Away Bubble Bath To Promote Their Books
Banner for “Books and Bubbles” ebook promotionAuthors today must run their own promotions, including raffles and giveaways. In December, chick-lit author Gale Martin ran a giveaway. Here’s a Q&A...
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Some Differences Between Ebooks, Enhanced Ebooks, And Apps
A digital storybook in app format by Sourcebooks.Digital storybooks for children come in many flavors: ebooks, enhanced ebooks and apps. What’s the difference between the three? They each offer...
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Email Promotion Newsletters: Q and A With “The Fussy Librarian”
Digital book promotion by email.Email newsletters that promote digital books are one of the fastest growing methods of book marketing today. The Fussy Librarian is one of the new ebook promotion...
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