Two years ago we reviewed here "When Santa Turned Green", a great green children's book written by Victoria Perla and illustrated by Mirna Kantarevic.
Now I was happy to hear that the book, in the spirit of time, has just arrived at the Apple App store.
Just to remind you, When Santa Turned Green is the illustrated story of Santa Claus's quest to turn all the world's children "green"—after he discovers that his home, the North Pole, is melting.
This charmingly written, beautifully rendered tale inspires children at a time when their imaginations and confidence in their ability to change the world are truly boundless.
And back to the new App - Produced by the wizards at ScrollMotion - the company responsible for bringing best-sellers to the iPhone platform, including Twilight and Curious George’s Dictionary - this App allows users of any age to explore the images with a pinch of their fingers and listen to a loving narrative from Santa himself.The App also offers an intuitive interface that enables users to record their own voice-over of the book.
As the author explains “This platform makes When Santa Turned Green even greener, and there’s something very sweet about watching the book come alive in the palm of your hand.”
You're welcome to check The When Santa Turned Green App (price is $1.99) here.
Technology got more attention this year at the BEA. We already mentioned here Google and their plans to sell e-books, but even more interesting was all the buzz around social media and its growing role in the marketing efforts of publishers and authors.But not only them.
Actually one of the most successful examples is coming from ABA (American Booksellers Association) that its indieBound application for iPhones, or iPhone App is one of the most popular ones.
Browse indie bookseller recommendation lists (The Indie Next List, The Kids Indie Next List) and bestseller lists (The Indie Bestseller Lists)
Search for books from a comprehensive database of in-print titles
Review detailed book information
Buy books online from indie bookstores
Find local, indie bookstores nearby, or across the United States
Find other independently-owned businesses, like coffee shops, movie theaters, and bicycle stores
You can download it for free at the App store. GalleyCat caught up with Matt Supko, the developer of this application and if you want to learn a little bit more about the world of Apps developers you should check out this video:
He talked about his experience with Wine Library and gave tips how indie bookstores should build their brand equity over the internet using their strengths to differentiate themselves from other retailers and succeed in their business.
Vaynerchuk's gave its presentation just few hours before his his first baby Misha was born, so congrats to Gary! Enjoy his presentation - it's more than hour long but this thought-provoking presentation definitely worths your time!
Founded in 2007, Eco-Libris is a green company working to green up the book industry in the digital age by promoting the adoption of green practices in the book industry, balancing out books by planting trees, and helping to make e-reading greener.
To achieve these goals Eco-Libris is working with book readers, publishers, authors, bookstores and others in the book industry worldwide. So far Eco-Libris balanced out over 179,500 books, which results in more than 200,000 new trees planted with its planting partners in developing countries.
Two years ago we reviewed here "When Santa Turned Green", a great green children's book written by Victoria Perla and illustrated by Mirna Kantarevic.
