Multi-touch iBooks – The Future of Publishing by author R.J.Madigan
A big thank you to the wonderful Sally at Smorgasboard- Variety is the spice of life for hosting my feature on multi-touch iBooks. I would love to hear your thoughts on this new and exciting platform for storytelling!
Originally posted on Smorgasbord - Variety is the spice of life:
Recently when we were posting the series on Ebook formatting, author R.J. Madigan got in touch to introduce me to her YA fantasy The Sword of Air which is an excellent example of how publishing is evolving alongside developing technology. I think you will find it very interesting reading particularly if you are an author within genres that lend themselves to this visual and interactive book style.
Multi-touch iBooks -The future of publishing
I chose to take a slightly different path to other YA fantasy authors by publishing The Sword of Air as a multi-touch iBook because I believe young people today need more than printed text to engage them. Pharrell Williams said it best when he said ‘kids today need visual.’
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When I was young it was nothing to sit for hours with a printed book and just my imagination. Today kids are brought up…
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