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Ebooks and Apps: The Future of Picture Books

The mainstay of books for very young children, the picture book, is undergoing a revolution as these books are translated to and written directly for the ebook and app market.

Though the majority of books being released as picture ebooks and apps were first best-sellers in the print

Book Apps for Beginners Ebook — Free for CBI Subscribers!

Karen Robertson, our Book App Expert, has created a special ebook version of her Book Apps for Beginners just for Children’s Book Insider subscribers!

Click here to download your copy , and learn all about Karen’s D-R-E-A-M system that will guide you through the app development process. She also includes

The Biggest Mistakes Writers Make When Creating Their Own Book App

When I sat down with the wonderful Karen Robertson to talk book apps (How to Develop an App for Children – A Beginner's Guide), I convinced her to stay online for a little while and share something really meaty just for Fightin' Bookworms!

So here, exclusively for you

Composer Mark Henderson on Creating Music for Apps

Today we're visiting with Mark Henderson, a longtime composer who is now providing the score to many children's book apps.

1) Tell us a bit about what you do, and your musical background.

I am a professional composer with over 30 years of experience in Entertainment music projects. I

Creating a Book App. Step 1: Create Your Brief

So you’ve decided to turn your story or book into a book app…where do you start?

The first thing you need to do assess your story and decide what you want your book app to be.

From there, you’ll be able to create the brief you’ll need to help you

11 Wonderful Book Apps to Inspire You (and Your Kids!)

In my last article entitled, “ 5 Questions to Ask Yourself Before You Turn Your Story into a Book App,” I talked about asking yourself whether your story is right to be a book app. I mentioned a couple of resources you could use to find examples of great

5 Questions to Ask Yourself Before Turning Your Story Into a Book App

Do I have the rights?
Why do I want to publish my story in a digital format?
Is my story right to be a book app?
How involved do I want to be with the process?
Am I willing to market my digital book??

Turning my book into

Making Your Children’s Book App Come Alive!

by Wayne Boyle

Aside from having a good story and a good iPad children’s book app developer, you’ll need some interactive elements in order to self publish and get your children’s book approved as an app. If not, you’ll be told to publish your book as an iBook. Besides,

VIDEO – How to Create Your Own Children’s Book iPad App

Jon interviews Karen Robertson, author of “The Author’s Guide to Book Apps”. Karen explains how any writer can easily and inexpensively create an app version of their book or story.

Karen has a free report about building apps just for Fightin' Bookworms. Just head over to http://bit.ly/apps4kids (affiliate