App Development
December 15, 2015 at 3:16 pm
VANCOUVER, BC—December 14, 2015—Today, Shelfie announces a partnership with leading audiobook distributor, Findaway, to offer audiobook bundles to readers on titles from Blackstone Audio, Gildan Media, Hachette Audio, HarperAudio, Naxos Audiobooks, Scholastic Audio. With this deal, Shelfie adds titles from New York Times bestselling authors Joe Hill, Harper Lee, Chris Kyle, Suzanne Collins, Michael Connelly,…
December 9, 2015 at 2:36 pm
Many critics declare that consumers are experiencing a “Golden Age of Television," pointing towards the slew of high-quality programming available on premium channels like HBO, streaming services such as Netflix, and even basic cable. Book publishers may be able to learn a thing or two from how these addictive programs are being made. That’s what…
December 4, 2015 at 2:34 pm
Earlier this week, Simon & Schuster announced the launch of Crave, an app created by its imprint Atria Books and Paragraph, a tech company that provides solutions to “help people discover, tell, and experience great stories.” Crave is a subscription service which offers users access to serialized fiction from their favorite romance authors. Users choose…
December 1, 2015 at 2:48 pm
Your average trade publisher is a laundry list of bad business characteristics: Consumer customers (the worst/least predictable kind of customer). Entertainment good (the worst/least predictable kind of product). A market that’s shifting increasingly to the blockbuster model (the worst/least predictable kind of market). Dominated by vendor duopolies (Amazon and B&N in the states, Amazon and…
November 19, 2015 at 2:54 pm
NEW YORK—November 19, 2015—Global learning company Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) today announced the return of the iconic Carmen Sandiego brand, with the first-ever app for iPad and iPhone. The launch of Carmen Sandiego Returns also marks the 30th anniversary of the mysterious character, adored by millions of children and nostalgic adults alike. Featuring a glamorous…
November 16, 2015 at 10:02 am
At Digital Trends, Lulu Chong looked at something new in vending machines: the Short Edition machines set up in Grenoble France under the leadership of the city’s mayor, Green Party member Eric Piolle. Eight of these machines will be located throughout the center of the city. Stories are printed free of charge, and readers can…
November 10, 2015 at 2:24 pm
MADRID—November 10, 2015—Macmillan Education, a leading global publisher of English Language Teaching (ELT) and school curriculum materials, and Blinklearning, a company at the forefront of educational technologies, today announced a global partnership. Macmillan Education, widely recognized for its innovative publishing and award-winning materials over the last 170 years, will enhance its next-generation digital services by…
October 27, 2015 at 1:20 pm
The so-called “app gap” that separates Windows-based smartphones from their iOS and Android counterparts is very real. There are simply far more apps available in every category on the other two major platforms, and in many cases the equivalent apps are simply better. No matter how good Windows 10 Mobile becomes (it’s still in pretty…
October 23, 2015 at 2:27 pm
Penguin Random House (PRH) UK has released a second app based on Roald Dahl’s The Twits, featuring the first ever rendering of Mr and Mrs Twit in 3D. The app, entitled "Roald Dahl’s House of Twits", is set in the Twits’ house and requires players to explores rooms such as the “filthy” kitchen, Mr Twit’s…
October 21, 2015 at 2:28 pm
NEW YORK—October 21, 2015—Global learning company Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH), a leading provider of pre-K-12 education content, services, and technology solutions, announced today the launch of Curious World™, an interactive content service that offers an expanding collection of games, videos, and eBooks mapped to key early learning areas. Available initially as an app for iPad®…
