The London Book Fair is going to begin tomorrow, and today there was a digital conference. One of the key topics at was enhanced ebooks. Specifically, Evan Schnittman, the managing director of Bloomsbury, is reported to have argued in his keynote that enhanced ebooks are dead. I’m waiting to hear back from him, and all [...]
Entries Tagged as 'enhanced'
Voyage of the Dawn Treader now available as an enhanced ebook
November 11th, 2010 · 2 Comments · press release, video
From the press release: Experience Narnia as never before with a ground-breaking mixed-media digital edition from HarperCollins Publishers: THE VOYAGE OF THE DAWN TREADER Enhanced eBook ($9.99). This rich-media version targets multiple senses to create an innovative and exciting way to experience Narnia on e-reading technology.
First enhanced fiction ebook now in iBookstore (video)
October 20th, 2010 · No Comments · ebookstore news, video
I’ve just heard via Twitter and Liz Castro’s blog that the first fiction ebook with video has been uploaded to the iBookstore. The title is Awkward 2, and it was created by the indie publisher Awkward Press. It’s a collection of short stories, and the videos are rather odd. Here’s one:
Tags:ebook·enhanced·fiction·ibookstore·video
President Bush’s memoirs to be released as enhanced ebook
October 8th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Uncategorized
The memoirs of the 43rd President of the USA will be released on 9 November. Normally I wouldn’t have noticed, but I just learned that there will be 2 ebook editions. One will be enhanced with source content. Now this is a smart way to create an enhanced ebook. You won’t have to rely on [...]
The dangers of enhanced ebooks
August 29th, 2010 · 6 Comments · opinion
I was exchanging emails today with Moriah Jovan and she remarked on the cost of licensing music. This reminded me of an article I read on Techdirt a couple days ago. I haven’t seen this mentioned anywhere, so I thought it worth a post. Everyone’s talking about how they want to see enhanced ebooks, and [...]
Enhanced Kindle Edition format uses HTML5 tags
August 29th, 2010 · 4 Comments · ebook format
You probably recall that a couple months ago Amazon announced an updated Kindle app for iOS. The new app gave you the ability to play audio and video that were embedded in books like Nixonland. I’ve been waiting to hear back from Amazon PR about the tools to make the new ebooks (and the file [...]
Penguin, Starz, collaborate on enhanced The Pillars of the Earth ebook
July 20th, 2010 · 2 Comments · ipad app
From the press release: Penguin Group (USA), one of the leading U.S. consumer book publishers, and Starz, LLC, launched today the Amplified Edition of Ken Follett’s international bestselling novel “The Pillars of the Earth.” The Amplified Edition of “The Pillars of the Earth” showcases striking video clips, beautiful art and original music from the upcoming, [...]
Webcast: State of the (enhanced) Ebook
June 15th, 2010 · No Comments · webinar
Digital Book World is hosting a webcast on 29 June. They’re calling it Enhanced Ebooks Today, but I like my title better. They’ve lined up 2 panelist and a moderator for the 60 minute webcast. I’m hoping they’ll find at least a third panelist. Then we might see some interesting synergy. DBW P.S. I freely [...]
Enhanced eBooks & the Death of Imagination
June 1st, 2010 · No Comments · opinion
Enhanced ebooks, TV, videos, video games all share a common feature — they stifle imagination and creativity. Enhanced ebooks have a proper role to play in educating people, but perhaps not in educating the very young. OK, I admit I’m old and that I can remember back to the birth of television, when The Lone Ranger [...]
Tags:amp·death·ebooks·enhanced·imagination
Wowio enhanced ebook demo video
June 1st, 2010 · 2 Comments · interview
I just came across an interview of Wowio head Brian Altounian. He demos one of Wowio’s enhanced ebooks and briefly discusses Wowio’s plans for the future. Watching this video reminded my why I stopped using Wowio: some of their ebooks have ads. And they’re based in PDF format, and don’t fit my screen. If Wowio [...]
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