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Dragon Brush brings a traditional Chinese folktale to life on iOS

From the creative team that brought Mo Willems’ Penguin to the App Store with Don't Let This Pigeon Run This App! comes a luscious new digital children’s fable, Dragon Brush. Based on a traditional Chinese folktale, Dragon Brush tells the story of a young rabbit, Bing Wen, who loves to paint. S ... Full Article »

October 7, 2012 9:30pm

Mustaches not trees are the stars in The Official Lorax App for iPhone

The classic Dr. Seuss story, The Lorax, is being released by NBC Universal as a major motion picture today, taking aim at the young March break crowd. And, where there is a major kid flick, there’s usually an iOS companion app. The Official Lorax App is out and completely free, but unless you have ... Full Article »

March 2, 2012 9:00am

How MindConnex brings Shakespeare to life with its educational iPhone and iPad apps

MindConnex just released their latest Shakespeare in Bits app for Hamlet, available for both iPhone and iPad. All the Shakespeare in Bits apps break the works into small bits (as the name implies) and serve them to students with lots of integrated study aids alongside wonderfully voice-acted animate ... Full Article »

February 2, 2012 6:30am

Celebrate the Kindle lending library and try these books out on your iPhone

Depending on how serious you take your eReadership, you might have noticed this story over at TechCrunch pointing out that Kindle users are borrowing almost 300,000 books a month from the Kindle Lending Library, a service available to Amazon Prime subscribers that lets users check out one book a mon ... Full Article »

January 19, 2012 6:30am

Best interactive iPad books of 2011 for kids of all ages

All of these best iPad books for kids use digitization to enhance the reading experience, not divert attention from it. Where there are frills, I prefer to see them focus on education instead of playtime. There are great books for pre-schoolers but also for older kids, a somewhat under-served sector ... Full Article »

January 12, 2012 6:30am

Amazon creates iPad Kindle Store for iOS users

Amazon’s iOS Kindle app provides a similar experience to Apple’s iBooks, but the Kindle store has long provided a better and more intuitive shopping experience than the muddled iBookstore. There’s also a lot more content on offer. However, when Apple implemented rules a few months ago demandin ... Full Article »

January 11, 2012 1:54pm

Best interactive iPad books of 2011 for adults

Interactive books for kids hit the App Store every week, but mature readers have fewer options as most turn to iBooks and eBooks. But, that doesn’t mean a few gems that use digitization well without compromising content don't every year. This sector is grossly under-reviewed and the offerings can ... Full Article »

January 3, 2012 7:30am

LIFE celebrates 75 years with new iPad app

LIFE magazine is turning 75 this year, so the classic publication has released the hybrid coffee-table book/app Life 75 for iPad in celebration. Life 75 features a collection of highlights from the publication’s 75-year history and includes two viewing methods, which means the app feels like two ... Full Article »

December 28, 2011 6:00am

Interesting animated book app Little Fear lives up to its name

The first thing you see after opening the Little Fear app is an opportunity to connect to Facebook to personalize the story. I had grand visions of what this meant exactly, and there’s no doubt it colored my ho-hum experience with the story. For the record, of the 39 screens that make up Little F ... Full Article »

November 7, 2011 6:00pm

Amazon Student offers comparison shopping, free shipping

Whether you’re still shopping for textbooks or already eager to sell your book load back, Amazon Student, a new app for iPhone and iPod touch, is specifically designed for students looking for the best book deals. Of course, being a student isn’t a pre-req for using Amazon Student, but those en ... Full Article »

August 22, 2011 12:30pm


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