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Digital Publishers on the Changing Tide of Storytelling

A new generation of storytellers is emerging.  Storytellers with a lot of creativity and an entrepreneurial attitude no longer need established publishing empires to bring a product to market; they are moving into the realm of digital publishing.  Here, a … Continue reading

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Tips for Building a Children’s e-Library

When you’re browsing the bookstore or shopping the App Store for a great book, how do you decide what to buy?  Do you stay with the tried and true titles that you know and love?  Do you branch out and … Continue reading

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Striving to Make a Difference in Children’s Digital Content

SPOTLIGHT:  Digital-Storytime.com Launching a new business led us to an unexpected discovery and has opened our eyes to the influential world of social media.  As we thought of various ways to market our e-books, we came across some women who … Continue reading

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Mommy Blogs Fueling the Ebook Revolution

As a new business launching our first product, we considered countless ways to market our company and our product.  The Truly Great Noodle, a children’s app for the iPad, was an original story by an unknown author.  Grids Interactive had … Continue reading

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Grids Interactive Partners with Charity for 1st Read4Need Launch

Grids Interactive started publishing interactive e-books because reading builds a strong foundation for learning.  We are now launching a global “Social Mediathon” to help make a difference in the world by doing more than promoting reading.  Here’s how our new … Continue reading

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E-book Evolution

Last month my husband threw away a set of books from the ‘70s that had seen more use than any book I’ve ever owned.  Though he was a child of the ‘70s, these were not typical children’s books, but instead … Continue reading

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iPad as Education

Reading has been an important part of my family’s life since my children were very young. Now six and nine years old, there are a lot of other activities in their lives that compete with books for attention. In order … Continue reading

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Technology and Education

The idea of “change” scares most of us because we understand the implication of that word.  To change means to adapt to something new.  Change means we are going to be forced out of our comfort zone.  We will likely … Continue reading

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iPad is the Perfect Traveling Companion for Kids

Have you contemplated the idea of getting a new iPad but you haven’t heard that final, compelling argument to push you over the edge?  Well, I’ve got three words for you:  traveling with children. There are enumerable times I’ve been … Continue reading

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Grids Interactive Launches New Website, Kicks Off New Era of Storybook Publishing

GridsInteractive.com Offers a Sneak Peak at Upcoming Storybook App and a Glimpse Into the Future of Reading for Children LOS GATOS, CA – March 31, 2011 – Grids Interactive, a digital publisher of  interactive storybook apps, today announced the launch … Continue reading

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