Jeff Sonderman
Jan. 3, 2013
12:53 pm
Seattle Times | iTunes
At the end of each year, The Seattle Times chooses its Pictures of the Year to feature in online galleries and its weekly print magazine.
This year it added something new -- a $2.99
e-book for iPads that lets readers swipe and tap through the full-screen immersive images.
- The table of contents for the e-book.
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Jeff Sonderman
Apr. 30, 2012
11:23 am
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Jeff Sonderman
Apr. 9, 2012
11:54 am
Pew Internet
More than half of Americans who regularly read news get it on handheld digital devices, according to new research. The Pew Internet & American Life Project found 54 percent of news-reading adults turn to cell phones, tablets or e-readers (
question 23). There's good news for writers: "41% of tablet owners and 35% of e-reader owners
said they were reading more since the advent of e-content."
The main focus of the Pew survey was on e-books and how Americans are embracing them. A few interesting facts:
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Steve Myers
Jan. 25, 2012
11:43 am
Rabble.ca | Nieman Journalism Lab
Although
Apple released iBooks Author, its new tool to create interactive e-books, as part of its push into textbook publishing,
Wayne MacPhail believes it "could be the platform for a whole new form of rich-media, long-form journalism." He explains:
We now have, for free, a tool that lets us tell stories and present stories that combine all the interactivity and engagement we could dream of. In a single tool, I can combine what would have been done via video clips, feature stories, podcasts, photo essays, study guides and polls. ...
Here's a free tool that's a better alternative than an ad hoc paperback, or special section, as a way to package a multipart series. Here's a platform that encourages readers to touch, listen to, watch, engage with and learn from your story.
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