Tag: iBooks Author

  • Publishing is dead – long live the new publishing

    I’ve finally had to really, truly and honestly admit to myself that the publishing model that we know and love is broken and there ain’t no way to fix it other than to switch off the internet. The Kindle and iPad have arrived like Caxton’s press before and we can’t go back. Is this a…

  • Dizzy DIY – my iPublishing story continues

    I’m continuing my ibooks publishing adventure with Dizzy DIY – one of my Millie and Bombassa series. They never sold as well as I thought it would but they do really well in libraries. I think the, young hippos series design didn’t really help! My friend Renita Boyle, from Wigtown in Scotland, thinks I should…

  • Should children’s eBooks have audio built in?

    “Let your child read along as words come alive on the screen!” The advertising shrieks . Translated from marketing speak it means, “Leave your child’s education in our hands. You go and enjoy yourself while we keep them quiet for a minute or two.” But will your child learn to read? Of course not. I…