Posts Tagged ‘iPad’

Launch of Saving Grape-Jelly Cheeks, Musical Interactive Kids’ Book for iPad

Thursday, December 22nd, 2011

Am really excited to announce the launch of Saving Grape-Jelly Cheeks, our first musical interactive children’s book for the iPad/iPhone/iPod Touch.

Saving Grape-Jelly Cheeks is a fun adventure that will have kids and adults laughing and singing. While rescuing a little green budgie, touch, explore and discover surprises, like dancing bird seeds, chatty squirrels and a chorus of sassy sparrows. Oh and don’t forget the colouring page! Only $2.99 and ideal for ages 2-8, “Cheeks” is the initial story in our new children’s series, Musical Garden Tails.

Saving Grape-Jelly Cheeks

Saving Grape-Jelly Cheeks

Experiencing “Cheeks” is easy: just follow the info at http://store.interactivetouchbooks.com/books/nicola+furlong+%2526+glynne+turner/saving+grape-jelly+cheeks%253A+a+musical+garden+tail

Don’t worry if you don’t have an iPad/iPhone/iPod touch; you can gift our book to your special little someone.

Love to hear what you think and please, don’t forget to rate “Cheeks” when finished.

Merry Christmas!

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Just Released: Self-Publish Your E-Book in Minutes!

Tuesday, June 29th, 2010

I’m delighted to announce the electronic publication of my latest how-to primer. This time, I tackled electronic self-publishing with Self-Publish Your E-Book in Minutes!.

I jumped on the digital wagon last year by re-publishing my mysteries as e-books. Soon, I began instructing others—many had failed with traditional publishers or were wary of costly Print on Demand—at a Victoria, B.C., college.

Self-Publish Your E-Book in Minutes by Nicola Furlong

Self-Publish Your E-Book in Minutes

I immediately found the demand far exceeded my eager students and concluded that a practical, simple and affordable how-to primer on electronic publishing was needed.

Thus, Self-Publish Your E-Book in Minutes! was born.

It’s brief, practical and succinctly covers all the essentials of electronic publication, like formatting, uploading and marketing, and is available online at Amazon.com and Smashwords.com for $0.99.

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Kobobooks Releases the New EReader

Monday, April 26th, 2010

Heather Reisman, head honcho at Indigo Books & Music and Kobobooks, announced the arrival of yet another contender in the already competitive world of electronic book reading devices.

Look out Kindle, step aside Nook, run for the hills iPad and put ‘em up Sony reader ’cause there’s a new kid in town: the Kobo eReader.

logo for kobobooks

logo for kobobooks

Too bad about the unimaginative name; however, this new device is much cheaper at $150 CA, than its main competitors. This comes at a price as it lacks wireless capabilities.

And who said ebooks were a fad? Welcome little Kobo eReader.

Especially LOVE that you’re a Canuck.

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E-Book Prices Rise; Apple Pushes Other Booksellers to Meet Higher Prices

Sunday, April 11th, 2010

Things are hotting up in the ebook price point war between online booksellers and publishers.

Anica Praught Carrying Olympic Torch

My niece, Anica, carrying 2010 Olympic Torch

Before Apple came along with it’s iconic iPad and soon to be open iBookstore, online booksellers, like Amazon, set the prices of most new ebook releases at $9.99US, regardless of the publishers’ wishes.

This is going to change as Apple has agreed to set its prices higher, between $12.99US & $14.99US.

Now, other retailers, like Barnes & Noble and Amazon, are “yelling Uncle!” and complying. If they don’t, they’ll lose market share tout suite.

Good news for authors and publishers; less so for readers. I like the idea of giving more price weight to newly-released ebooks.

Every dollar counts and the effort, art & craft are worth it.

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