Blinkist app could take the reading out of books
Do you suffer from the horrors of TL; DR syndrome? If you’re interested in nonfiction books but daunted by the prospect of actually reading all those pesky words, there’s an… Read more »
Literary startup Pigeonhole will offer a serial publishing model
A new literary startup called The Pigeonhole is hoping to build a following of readers who are interested in a shared reading experience delivered in serial installments. With a planned launch… Read more »
New app lets readers share their favorite books
A startup company based in Washington is launching a new app to let users share their favorite books with friends, Dianna Dilworth writes for GalleyCat. Available for Apple products, Books… Read more »
Sourcebooks launches an appropriately punny Shakespeare app
If the Folger Library’s ebooks and TouchPress’ sonnets app haven’t satisfied your thirst for Elizabethan apps, never fear — the Shakesperience is here. I instantly fell in love with this project before… Read more »
New app brings Shakespeare’s sonnets to life
Digital publisher TouchPress, which drew strong praise for its iPad app for T.S. Eliot’s The Waste Land, is launching a new literary app, this time for William Shakespeare’s sonnets. The… Read more »
Frankenstein, pieced back together
Salon has posted Laura Miller’s review of a new interactive edition of Frankenstein, and it sounds like the app is well worth checking out. Released by Inkle Studios and Profile… Read more »
The future of storytelling?
Over on FutureBook last Friday there was a long article about book apps and the future of storytelling. It’s a mission statement-cum-press release on behalf of debut author Nathan Farrugia… 2 / Read more »