Free eBook Reveals How 27 Writers Published Their Books as Book Apps

Posted on April 11, 2013 by Cary Snowden

Austin, Texas – “What Is A Book App And Could You Create One? -How 27 Writers Did!” is the new eBook that’s right for any writer or illustrator who is wondering if their book could be a book app for Apple or Android devices (like the iPad), and it’s Free to download from April 9th – April 13th.

Get it here: What Is A Book App And Could You Create One? -How 27 Writers Did!

In this eBook, children’s book app author, speaker and coach, Karen Robertson, explains what a book app is, why it’s such an exciting publishing option, reveals a proven process for creating book apps, and presents the personal stories of 27 other writers who’ve published their books as apps for the iPad and other devices. From these 27 stories, others can see that there are a lot of ways to publish books as apps, and if these people can do it, others can too.

Published author-illustrator, Roxie Munro, has transformed two of her Roxi Munro Author Illustrator works into book apps and her story is included in the FREE eBook. “The interactive concepts inherent in my books, and even my art style, made them ideal for the book app format. I was thrilled, and ready to embrace new technology,” said Roxie. Both of your apps are available for the iPad.

When Nina Lim‘s initial “yes” became a “no” at a publisher’s editorial meeting, she took her career into her own hands and published her book as a book app. “I’ve now published two book apps and have been approached by another book app publisher to write for them,” Nina shares.

A busy high-tech professional, father of four, and passionate writer, Cary Snowden, felt he was burning through time as he played the traditional publishing game. Fate stepped in when he met a colleague at a networking event who talked about a new, do-it-yourself book app publishing platform. Cary reveals, “As a book app, ‘The Day I Became a Pirate‘ delivers a story experience far beyond what I could have done in print. I’m hooked!’”

Melissa Northway is a passionate book app creator and marketer. The idea to create a children’s book app had been in her head since her daughter was about six months old. The inspiration of her daughter helped create Penelope The Purple Pirate book app. Melissa says “This is an exciting time to be a writer and to make ones dream of writing and creating an app is much easier than you might think.”

Read their stories and two dozen more for Free between April 9-13 in “What Is A Book App And Could You Create One? -How 27 Writers Did!”

This eBook is available exclusively on Amazon Kindle(TM).

You don’t have to have a Kindle e-reader to read a Kindle eBook. There is a Free Kindle app that lets you read books from the Amazon Kindle store on your Apple iPad or Android compatible devices. It’s easy to use and the app is Free.

Karen Robertson is an international speaker and lecturer on how writers can turn their stories into book apps. She’s written numerous eBooks on the topic including ”What Is A Book App And Could You Create One? -How 27 Writers Did!,” “Author’s Guide to Book Apps,” “How to Choose a Book App Developer” and “How to Market a Book App.” She’s written two award-winning book apps, “Treasure Kai and the Lost Gold of Shark Island” and “Treasure Kai and the Seven Cities of Gold.”

More Information:

Digital Kid’s Author: http://www.digitalkidsauthor.com
What is a Book App and Could YOU Create One?: http://www.amazon.com/What-Could-Create-Writers-ebook/dp/B00BMH1KJK
How to use the Kindle app on iPad: http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=200298460
How to use the Kindle app on Android: http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html?ie=UTF8&docId=165849822

The legal stuff about this post: Located in Austin, Texas and Sydney, Australia, Treasure Bound Books Pty Ltd creates interactive books apps and companion online content for kids. The company is committed to bringing children all over the world dynamic digital reading experiences that inspire a love for reading. All Material and Software (C) 2007-2013 Treasure Bound Books Pty Ltd / All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, iPhone, iPod and iPad are registered trademarks of Apple Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries. Other trademarks and registered trademarks may be the property of their respective owners.

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Contact Karen Robertson
LinkedIn Profile: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/karen-robertson/4/706/4bb
Twitter Profile: http://twitter.com/KarenRobertson

This news story about Karen Robertson was originally release by PRMac.

What Is A Book App eBook Free This Week!

Posted on April 9, 2013 by Cary Snowden

Children’s Book Authors and Book App Creators take note: Karen Robertson is giving away her latest eBook for FREE this week! (-April 9-13)

Titled What Is A Book App And Could You Create One? -How 27 Writers Did!, her new book includes stories from 27 successful writers who have created book apps for the iPad and tablet markets.

The stories in her new book are very informative and offer a condensed education on how to create your own book app in the form of 27 successful experiences. Inspirational, too; there are tips, tricks, advice and pitfalls to discover as Karen interviews each author to glean the secrets to success in creating a book app.

I found it quite inspiring, and am looking forward to using much of the advice in the launch of my latest book My Ride With The Alien. As I have mentioned before; Karen’s advice was instrumental in the successful creation and launch of my first book The Day I Became A Pirate, which I am proud to say is available on the iTunes Book App store and has been a great source of pride for me, personally. Her advice was invaluable as I moved from the early writing stages to actually producing the book app, and I would have been overwhelmed by the subsequent marketing needs had her books not prepared me.

You can read my story in her book. I became friends with Karen while I was writing my pirate book and am grateful for her mentoring. I was able to avoid a few pitfalls and leverage a few opportunities at her advice. She was impressed with what I was able to do with the TaleSpring.com software, and I enjoyed talking with her about the inspiration for my story, and some of the early experiences I had while developing it.

If you are interested in building your own book app, check out Karen’s book. You’ll be glad you did.

What is a Book App and Could You Create One? How 27 Writers Did!
-by Karen Robertson

How To Write A Book App

Posted on March 8, 2013 by Cary Snowden

How To Make A Book App Among my many mentors in the publishing industry I am lucky to count Karen Robertson as a friend. Karen is a successful children’s book app author, speaker and coach who has established a strong following as a guru to the book app publishing industry. She has published several ebooks on the subject, each of which helped me along the way.

Karen just released her latest book titled ‘What is a Book App and Could YOU Create One? How 27 Writers Did!‘. It is very worthwhile, and not just because I am in it…

Among other valuable advice, Karen interviews 27 successful book app authors and publishes their stories, tips and struggles in a compilation that is a must-have for any author considering going digital. The experience in the personal stories of published authors is worth a lifetime of working it out on your own.

In her book, Karen Robertson, explains what a book app is, why it’s such an exciting publishing option, what you need to know about this opportunity, and how it’s done. It is a tremendous resource and will help you decide if it’s right for you to publish your children’s book as an app.

From the writers’ stories, you’ll see that there are a lot of ways to make a book app happen in a way that will meet your objectives and budget, even if you aren’t technically inclined.

Her eBook is available exclusively on Kindle for just a few bucks. If you don’t have a Kindle reader, fear not: I use the free Kindle app that lets you read books from the Amazon Kindle store on your Android devices, iPad, iPhone or iPod touch.

Check it out if you are interested in turning your books into a book app, and don’t forget to check out TaleSpring for a great way to get ahead on the development for almost no money at all.

My Pirate Interview With Karen Robertson

Posted on May 27, 2012 by Cary Snowden

I was recently interviewed by Karen Robertson, who is the author of Treasure Kai and the Lost Gold of Shark Island as well as the proprietor of Digital Kids Author, a website dedicated to helping authors publish digital books.

Karen has a lot of great information on her site, and her free book, Top Five Things You Must Know Before Creating Book Apps For Kids is a great place to start for any author starting a book app project.

Enjoy the interview and learning a little more about how I created The Day I Became A Pirate. Leave a comment if you have any thoughts.

Here is the link to the Cary Snowden Interview.

Pirate Booty Giveaway!

Posted on May 23, 2012 by Cary Snowden

Calling all scalawags: We’re givin’ away more Pirate Booty next week!

This time, a necklace fit fer a queen’s ransom! This beauty features artwork from three great pirate book apps including The Day I Became A Pirate, Penelope The Purple Pirate, and Treasure Kai.

—Featuring six hand-crafted soldered charms, pirate coins, and various pirate trinkets, this necklace has a retail value of $261 doubloons!

Three of us have teamed up as pirate book app authors: Cary Snowden, Melissa Northway and Karen Robertson for an online event next week. We’ll give the necklace away in a drawing.

To enter the drawing, use the widget below to ‘Like’ all three Facebook pages (each page Like will give you 5 tickets in the raffle). You can also reTweet the news of the giveaway to earn a couple extra ‘tickets’ each day.

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Event Details – We will announce the winner at this online Facebook event:

Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Starting at 6:00 p.m. PST
Place: Penelope’s Facebook Page

We’ll be celebratin’ the re-launch of Melissa’s website at www.melissanorthway.com as well as The Day I Became A Pirate‘s recent success at number 8 in the App Store, and Treasure Kai‘s win as ‘Best in Category‘ at the New Media Film Festival San Francisco. Congratulations to all!

There will be loads of promo codes from PicPocket Books, TaleSpring, and Treasure Kai as well as the Pirate Booty necklace giveaway (courtesy of The Day I Became a Pirate), a drawing for copies of Treasure Kai, signed copies of Izzy And The Candy Palace, a chance to enter to win a year subscription to Disney Publications new Marvel Super Heroes Magazine and special guest illustrator J.H. (among other treasures…)