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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 [...]
Continue reading...Keep a Multimedia Journal Diary on Your iPhone
11. June 2010
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 [...]
Continue reading...Celebrity Meet-up? Get Them to Autograph It
10. June 2010
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, [...]
Continue reading...‘The Recyclies’ Resourcefully Reinforce Reading and Recycling
10. May 2010
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 [...]
Continue reading...Fun iPhone App for Kids: How to Train Your Dragon
26. April 2010
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. [...]
Continue reading...eBooks by Kobo Looks Promising
16. January 2010
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 [...]
Continue reading...eBook: All About Coffee is a Fascinating Look at the Worlds Favorite Drink
22. December 2009
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 [...]
Continue reading...Find That Next Great Read With IndieBound
16. September 2009
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. [...]
Continue reading...The Collective Works of William Shakespeare on Your iPhone – For Free
11. September 2009
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 [...]
Continue reading...Classics is a Great Read
1. July 2009
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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23. June 2010
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