This is extraordinary....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gew68Qj5kxw
This is especially relevant for authors of books for children. It looks like the days of a simple picture book are gone forever! Let's hope not...
As
AOL News recently reported, of the top
16 book apps for the iPad, a whopping 13 of them are children's books, a revealing statistic about the potential that multimedia e-reading devices have for the children's book genre. Many of these book apps are intended for the younger set, with activities that help children learn words and read sentences, engaging them in the plot of the story. For those too young to read, apps offer animated illustrations the reader can touch and move while a recording of the story plays, and children can record themselves reading as they progress in their ability. One app even lets parents make a recording of themselves reading the story on a web cam. Then, when the child reads the story on the iPad, the video recording appears in the corner of the screen - even when they aren't there, parents can read to their children.
These apps are not all simple illustrated storybooks. Some of them use amazing animation and allow children to interact with the story at an unprecedented level. Many book videos demonstrating the capabilities of children's book apps have been posted, including a
montage of anticipated books for various age levels from Penguin and an impressive look at the
Alice in Wonderland book app.
Info courtesy of bookhitch.com
