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Penguin Young Readers Group Launches Leveled Reading Program App
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Interactive App featured as ‘New and Noteworthy’ in the app store during WWDC ’13 New York, NY (June 11, 2013) Building on the successful launch of the “Penguin …
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Penguin Young Readers Group Presents the “Storytime Hangout” App
“The app uses their computer’s webcam to place them in the story, then overlays masks of the characters on top, with the aim being for kids and parents to act …
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Maggot Moon E-book Contains Features for Dyslexic Readers
The writing itself will be showcased in a “dyslexic-friendly font.” In an interview, Gardner gave an explanation on what readers can expect when reading the digital book: “Take the letter …
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New Concerns About the Common Core Standards Initiative
“The downside, however, is that there is only so much time in a school year, and students can’t read everything. Certain compromises, like abridging plays by Shakespeare and other storied …
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Introduces ‘Curious George® Multi-Touch Digital Storybook & Activities Series’ for the iPad
The new iBooks® Author format takes the beloved Curious George storybooks and activities and makes them available to a new generation of digital readers. The interactive multi-touch format features embedded …
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Disney Publishing Launches Two Wreck-it Ralph Apps
The film retelling allows fans to relive the Wreck-it Ralph film with read-along text and full narration. It also contains six movie clips and a racing game. The comic prequel …
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Ann M. Martin’s The Baby-sitters Club® Series to be Released as eBooks in December
More than 25 years since The Baby-sitters Club inspired a generation of readers, fans can go back to Stoneybrook, Connecticut, to find old friends, Kristy, Mary Anne, Claudia, and Stacey, …
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Nosy Crow to Release First Android Apps
The NOOK editions of the two apps represent the first expansion into the Android platform for Nosy Crow, who have previously developed exclusively for iOS. For its existing apps, the …
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Diary of a Wimpy Kid eBooks Available on Storia Starting October 30th
THE TEACHER-RECOMMENDED EREADING APP FROM SCHOLASTIC Full backlist available on October 30th with 7th and newest title coming November 13th NEW YORK, NY – October 15, 2012 – Scholastic (NASDAQ: SCHL), the …
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Raven Tree Press Announces Titles Available on Kindle Devices and Apps!
McHenry, IL – September 24, 2012 – Raven Tree Press is proud to announce select titles are now available on Kindle devices and apps. Titles include: StinkyKids and the Runaway …
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Scholastic Launches ‘Clifford’s BIG Birthday App’
“For 50 years, Clifford’s humor, joy and kindness have entertained and inspired generations of readers,” saidDeborah Forte, President of Scholastic Media and Executive Vice President of Scholastic Inc. “We’re proud …
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Scholastic Announces Infinity Ring, a New Multi-Platform Time Travel Adventure Series for Kids Ages 8-12
New York, NY (August 15, 2012) — Scholastic (NASDAQ: SCHL), the global children’s publishing, education, and media company, today announces a massive worldwide campaign to promote INFINITY RING™, a new …
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Nosy Crow Launches Its First Non-Fiction Book App for Children:
London, 8 August, 2012 – Independent publisher Nosy Crow is pleased to announce its first non-fiction book app for iPad, iPhone and iPod touch, Rounds: Franklin Frog, is now available on …
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Judy Blume’s ‘Forever’ Out in eBook Format for the First Time
“Readers may discuss and share memories about Forever (or any Judy Blume book) using the Twitter hashtag #JudyBlumeForever. If you include the phrase “@Judy Blume’s Forever is finally available as an eBook” on …
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E-Booksellers Tracking How Readers Engage with E-Books
“It takes the average reader just seven hours to read the final book in Suzanne Collins’s ‘Hunger Games’ trilogy on the Kobo e-reader—about 57 pages an hour.” more>>
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Reading Rainbow Is Back and It’s An App!
Los Angeles, CA, June 20, 2012 — Reading Rainbow host and producer, LeVar Burton, today reimagines the iconic brand as a reading adventure App designed especially for the iPad. Designed …
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Bookshare and Mada Launch Accessible Arabic eBook Collection
Bookshare, the largest online accessible library of copyrighted content for people with print disabilities, in partnership with Mada (Qatar Assistive Technology Center), has released 100 new titles in Arabic, giving …
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Author/Illustrator/Social Media Maven Debbie Ohi Gets the Scoop on Magic Town
The site is a virtual picture book platform and is open to submissions from children’s book authors and illustrators. More>>
