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Personalized Storybook for iPhone: When I Grow Up

23. June 2010

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Personalized Storybook for iPhone: When I Grow Up

Price: $2.99   Score: 9/10   By M. Schusterman There are already so many storybook apps for kids out there. But do you have one that puts your child in the story? When I Grow Up, an app designed by Inspiring Books, gives your child just that option. Without pictures, you have a cute story about a [...]

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Keep a Multimedia Journal Diary on Your iPhone

11. June 2010

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Keep a Multimedia Journal Diary on Your iPhone

Price: $2.99   Score: 7/10   By Michelle Schusterman Even for those adverse to the idea of keeping a diary, a multimedia journal complete with voice memo and privacy settings is pretty appealing. Journal Diary, an app designed by Sulaba Inc, aims to be that type of tool. While it is in many ways successful, a few [...]

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Celebrity Meet-up? Get Them to Autograph It

10. June 2010

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Celebrity Meet-up? Get Them to Autograph It

Price: $.99   Score: 8/10   By Michelle Schusterman I’m not one to run screaming at the sight of a celebrity – well, maybe in the other direction. But the possible usefulness of Autograph It goes beyond shrieky fangirls. Designed by Sulaba, this app aims to be how we get an autograph in the digital age. First, [...]

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‘The Recyclies’ Resourcefully Reinforce Reading and Recycling

10. May 2010

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‘The Recyclies’ Resourcefully Reinforce Reading and Recycling

Price: Free   Score: 9/10   By Anna Papachristos There are adventures in life that one can only experience through the art of storytelling.  Much of what we learn as children comes from the stories we hear, for we learn by example.  The Recyclies by ESZ Consulting not only promotes reading, but also teaches children the importance [...]

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Fun iPhone App for Kids: How to Train Your Dragon

26. April 2010

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Fun iPhone App for Kids: How to Train Your Dragon

Price: $1.99  Score: 10/10  By M. Schusterman This app comes with a warning – if you let your child read this book, you may have a very hard time getting your iPhone back. How to Train Your Dragon, a DreamWorks Animation hit movie, is available as an e-Book app for kids thanks to FrogDogMedia LLC.  [...]

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eBooks by Kobo Looks Promising

16. January 2010

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eBooks by Kobo Looks Promising

Price: Free   Score: 7/10    By Shaun Campbell With a format war quickly building in the eBook world, Kobo is a not a new device – but rather a new distribution service for the eBook. Formerly known as Shortcovers, Kobo is being marketed as a free cross-platform download, available on Blackberry, Palm Pre and Android, in [...]

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eBook: All About Coffee is a Fascinating Look at the Worlds Favorite Drink

22. December 2009

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eBook: All About Coffee is a Fascinating Look at the Worlds Favorite Drink

Price: $2.99    Score: 9/10    By Sarah Parker When people take a sip of their morning brew, not too many think about the history of coffee or its cultural significance. Whether we realize it or not, there is more than meets the eye with your average cup a’ joe. Learn all there is to know about [...]

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Find That Next Great Read With IndieBound

16. September 2009

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Find That Next Great Read With IndieBound

Price: Free    Score: 9/10    By Caroline D’Ascoli For those fellow bookworms out there this app will transform you into the proverbial kid in a candy store.  If you’re anything like me, browsing in the book store and adding to the ever growing list of ‘books to read’ is almost as much fun as reading them.  [...]

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The Collective Works of William Shakespeare on Your iPhone – For Free

11. September 2009

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The Collective Works of William Shakespeare on Your iPhone – For Free

Price: Free    Score: 9/10    By Anna Papachristos Created by Readdle in conjunction with PlayShakespeare.com, the Shakespeare application allows fans and literary enthusiasts to have the words of 40 of Shakespeare’s most renowned plays, as well as his 154 sonnets and six poems, at hand 24/7 with this free application for the iPhone and iTouch. Alphabetically [...]

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Classics is a Great Read

1. July 2009

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Classics is a Great Read

Price: $0.99    Score: 9/10     By Shaun Campbell Launched earlier this year, Classics from development team Andrew Kaz and Phil Ryu still remains the most downloaded app on the iPhone in the Books category. With the addition of new titles and and a limited-time sale price of $0.99, we thought we’d take another look at this [...]

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