“The highly interactive features in digital books appeal to this generation of young readers, whose expectations are higher than ours were as kids. Because this format stimulates the senses of sight, touch and hearing, the story is immersive and exciting," said Stacey. “The interactive features inspire them, and enhance comprehension by rewarding kids for their curiosity. And just like illustrations have always done, these features can engage children in a deeper conversation with the parent or teacher who is reading along.”
Once downloaded, the unique Demibooks experience allows Astrojammies readers to use their fingers to move and spin characters, launch a rocket, and squish into a planet made entirely of goo among many other fun interactive features. Readers also enjoy the sounds of a dreamlike original music score along with professional narration.
Quality digital e-books that combine good storytelling with rich visual design and interactive elements to create an immersive reader experience are extremely challenging to produce without massive studio and programming resources. This reality has been a major roadblock for writers and artists who may have wonderful ideas but neither the means nor technical expertise to bring it to life. Demibooks drastically simplifies and lowers the cost of interactive e-book production by working directly with artists to transform and digitize their story concepts into a Demibooks book app. Once developed, these book apps can be downloaded onto the iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch or other multi-touch tablet platforms.
Astrojammies was developed specifically with the iPad in mind. Stacey’s concept about a boy, who travels the universe in magic pajamas, was developed using traditional mediums including pencil and hand painted illustrations. The Demibooks team worked closely with her making sure no stone was unturned and that every minute detail was captured before transferring her vision onto a digital canvas. “Seeing my paintings move and come alive was an exciting moment for me,” added Stacey.
“We are proud to have an entertaining and engaging space adventure book like Astrojammies as our first title,” stated Rafiq Ahmed, founder and president of Demibooks. “As the popularity and influence of digital publishing grows, we will undoubtedly see many important pop culture works coming from this new genre of Demibooks book apps.”
Although Astrojammies is the first title, Demibooks will be launching several more interactive titles in children, young adult and other categories in the coming months.
Astrojammies Availability and Pricing
Astrojammies is available now and costs $4.99 to download. Demibooks book apps are compatible with all versions of Apple’s iPad and supports both Wi-Fi and cellular broadband Internet connectivity. To download, visit the Apple iTunes store.
About Demibooks
Demibooks is a Chicago-based publishing technology company with offices in Sydney, Australia and Tokyo, Japan. Demibooks provides publishing services and technologies for developing Demibooks™ book apps, which are richly interactive storybook applications for multi-touch smartphones and tablet computing devices such as the iPad. Blending expertise in software development, mobile technologies, user experience and digital media, the company works closely with authors, illustrators and publishing houses. For more information please visit http://www.demibooks.com/
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