May 3rd, 2012
Amazon has revealed details of its Amazon Studios subsidiary’s search for original TV shows. The company is looking for comedy and children’s series, inviting show creators to upload their...
April 19th, 2012
US book-apps firm Ruckus Media has launched a new platform called Ruckus Reader, which adds parental feedback to its stable of apps for brands including My Little Pony, Transformers and Crayola. The idea:...
April 15th, 2012
One of the most interesting areas in book-apps right now is those aimed at children, as publishers blur the boundaries between books, games, animation and creative software. A panel at the London Book...
April 13th, 2012
Here’s a new take on book-apps for kids, from FarFaria. It offers a collection of nearly 100 illustrated stories within an app that charges a monthly subscription of $3.99. Children find the books...
April 10th, 2012
Skylanders has won plaudits in the console world for bringing the video games and toy worlds closer together: kids who buy the 30 branded toys can use those characters in the game. Now it’s made...
March 15th, 2012
UK/US developer Touch Press has been making innovative book-apps for adults since the earliest days of Apple’s iPad – its The Elements came out when that device launched. Now the company has put...
March 14th, 2012
Some high-profile apps will duke it out for the Bologna Ragazzi Digital Award at the Bologna Children’s Book Fair this year, with 20 finalists narrowed down from 252 entries. Apps from the likes...
March 13th, 2012
Last night, BAFTA held a ‘What’s App’ event in London, focused on children’s apps and storytelling. It saw UK firms P2 Games and Somethin’ Else reveal actual sales figures....
March 12th, 2012
Warm congratulations to the team at Nosy Crow in London for winning three awards in the IPG Independent Publishing Awards last week. The company, which makes physical books and beautiful book-apps, won...
