Hot Off The Press
June 23, 2010
Sleepydog’s range of eBooks for the iPhone and iPod touch are the latest cover feature for industry journal, The School Librarian.
‘New Books, New Technologies, New Challenges’ is the theme of the issue, which includes an article written by top children’s authors Steve Barlow and Steve Skidmore.
Speaking about the benefits of electronic publishing, Skidmore said:
“…kids who are turned off reading and wouldn’t dream of going to a library or bookshop, can get hold of eBooks easily and cheaply and think they are cool. It gets them reading!”
The magazine also includes a feature entitled ‘Our iPod Touch Experiment’ in which Pembroke School Librarian, Liz Smith looks at how children responded to Sleepydog’s eBooks.
Smith reported that:
“Cerys declared it was ‘cool’ and gave it ‘infinity out of infinity’… she loved the idea that you would never be without a book and commented that she liked being able to flick the page over like a ‘normal’ book.”
The School Librarian is the journal of the School Library Association (SLA). For more information please visit the SLA website.
Young Writers’ Award 2010
April 28, 2010
Sleepydog is proudly supporting The Usborne Young Writers’ Award 2010, and will publish the five winning entries as an eBook for the iPhone and iPod touch.
To enter the competition, aspiring young writers are invited to choose one of five ’story starters’ and complete the story in no more than 1000 words.
Sleepydog’s own published authors, Steve Barlow and Steve Skidmore are amongst the top children’s writers who have supplied a story starter, which each come with writing tips and videos from the authors themselves.
For full competition details, visit www.usborne.com/youngwritersaward
New eBooks Available on iTunes
February 26, 2010
Our latest eBooks for the iPhone and iPod touch are now available to buy on the App Store.
The Ghastly McNastys and the Jam Sandwich Adventure is a hilarious high seas adventure featuring fearsome pirates, fearless children and a cat that thinks he’s dog!
Dead Man Talking is a brand new story by The 2 Steves, which follows the comedy adventures of a dead rap star and a teenage classical pianist.
Priced at just £1.19, each eBook also includes an interactive bonus quiz to test your knowledge!
Click here to launch iTunes and see our full range of eBooks on the App Store.
In Video: eBooks Get Kids Reading
January 12, 2010
We’ve been spreading the word about our range of eBooks for a while now, and as our library of titles available on iTunes grows, we thought it was about time we dusted off our video camera to put together this short video.
A big thank you to everyone involved for giving up their free time to help make it.
Incidentally, we’ve also just added an additional 11 new titles to our range of FREE eBooks, giving you the chance to read one chapter from each eBook in the Mad Myths, Tales of the Dark Forest and Colin the Barbarian series.
Click here to launch iTunes and see our full range of eBooks on the App Store.
FREE eBooks Available on iTunes
December 21, 2009
Our Vernon Bright series of eBooks for the iPhone and iPod touch are now available to try completely free!
The Vernon Bright books are written by internationally known children’s authors, Steve Barlow and Steve Skidmore who have already sold hundreds of thousands of printed books.
Each free eBook contains one chapter of the full book and a sample quiz to test your knowledge.
Find out what happens in the rest of the story by purchasing the full version for just £1.19.
Click here to launch iTunes and see our full range of eBooks on the App Store.
Hot Off The Press
November 30, 2009
Authors Steve Barlow and Skidmore (a.k.a. The 2 Steves) have been featured on literary website, Fantasy Book Review.
Speaking about their range of eBooks for the iPhone and iPod touch, the 2 Steves said:
We’ve been showing kids all our titles, including Vernon Bright, on the iPhone/iPod touch during our school visits, and they love the idea of reading on these devices – for the disaffected readers they’re not reading a book, they’re using an app (there’s a world of difference!) and everyone enjoys the rolling text on Star Bores and the quizzes.
To read the full article, visit www.fantasybookreview.co.uk
Click here to launch iTunes and see our full range of eBooks on the App Store.
Mad Myths Available on iTunes
November 4, 2009
Our latest eBooks for the iPhone and iPod touch are now available to buy on the App Store.
Mad Myths is a series of five eBooks written by internationally known children’s authors, Steve Barlow and Steve Skidmore. Inspired by the mythology of ancient Greece, find out what happens when Icarus, Odysseus, Medusa and other legendary characters collide with the modern world!
Priced at just £1.19, each eBook also includes an interactive bonus quiz to test your Mad Myths knowledge!
Click here to launch iTunes and see our full range of eBooks on the App Store.
Colin Available on iTunes
October 30, 2009
Our latest eBooks for the iPhone and iPod touch are now available to buy on the App Store.
Colin the Barbarian is a series of two eBooks written by internationally known children’s authors, Steve Barlow and Steve Skidmore. The story follows the hilarious adventures of an ordinary boy, who is magically transported into the world of video games.
Priced at just £1.19, each eBook also includes an interactive bonus quiz to test your Colin knowledge!
Click here to launch iTunes and see all our Sleepydog products on the App Store.
Hot Off The Press
October 6, 2009
Sleepydog’s range of eBooks for children have been featured on top tech website, Macworld.
The article includes great coverage of our Vernon Bright series of eBooks, which are now available for the iPhone and iPod touch.
To read the full article, visit www.macworld.co.uk.
Click here to launch iTunes and see our full range of eBooks on the App Store.
Hot Off The Press
October 6, 2009
Sleepydog’s range of eBooks for children have been featured on top gadget website T3.
The article covers our unique approach to creating kid-friendly eBooks for the iPhone and iPod touch, based on works by award-winning authors such as Steve Barlow and Steve Skidmore.
To read the full article, visit www.t3.com.
Click here to launch iTunes and see our full range of eBooks on the App Store.