How to Create and Market a Children’s Book App
Saturday, October 27, 2012 from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM (PDT) in San Francisco, CA
RipplFX and Karen Robertson, author and award-winning book app creator, present a must-attend workshop for anyone considering turning stories into digital media. This practical course looks at the opportunities and business potential for children’s writers and illustrators to transfer their books into an App format.
For those who are interested in learning about how to turn a story into a app or iBook this should be a really useful workshop. I will be attending and hope to see you there. Karen has kindly given us a 10% discount for fans of The iMum.
You can order tickets here: http://howtocreateandmarketbookapp.eventbrite.com/ for your 10% Discount –enter the code IMUMS
Here is the press release about the event:
In San Francisco, October 27, internationally-acclaimed authors reveal the tips and tricks for a successful book app creation in a one day seminar. The workshop is led by Karen Robertson, author of the award-winning and internationally-acclaimed “Treasure Kai and the Lost Gold of Shark Island” and features instruction from Carisa Kluver, of DigitalStorytime; Alex Beard, painter and author; award-winning author Melissa Northway; and Marsha Diane Arnold, published author of 11 picture books.
San Francisco, California – “How to Create and Market a Children’s Book App,” is a one day intensive workshop for aspiring authors and illustrators seeking to successfully publish and market their own digital titles. The $99 workshop will be presented on Saturday, October 27, 2012, in San Francisco by Karen Robertson, author of the award-winning and internationally-acclaimed App Store “Top 5″ download “Treasure Kai and the Lost Gold of Shark Island,” as well as “The Author’s Guide to Book Apps” and “How to Market a Book App.”
Karen will guide attendees from manuscript to published book app in her fun and easy-to-understand, step-by-step process that has brought numerous other titles to realization and success in the App Store.
Joining Karen is a who’s-who line-up of world-renowned and prolific Children’s book and app authors and consultants, including:
* Marsha Diane Arnold, published author of 11 picture books and international speaker and writing workshop leader,
* Alex Beard, painter and author of the critically-acclaimed, best-selling “Tales From the Watering Hole” collection,
* Melissa Northway, Author of the award-winning story book app and book “Penelope the Purple Pirate,” and
* Carisa Kluver, founder of DigitalStorytime, the internet’s leading review and daily deal website about the best kid’s iPad book apps.
Seth Socolow, Founder of the San Francisco, Los Angeles and Chicago App Shows, the nation’s preeminent series of tech development and launch events that has brought countless ground-breaking apps to market, will moderate a panel of these gifted authors, entitled “The 5 Things I Wish I’d Known.”
“How to Create and Market a Children’s Book App” provides step-by-step and proven processes covering concept and content creation to implementation and launch with key outcomes covering understanding the difference between eBooks and Book apps as the best format for your work to budgeting, marketing and legal rights and issues.
This seminar will also provide unprecedented networking opportunities for authors, creators and artists who are in need of talent and partners in order to bring their titles to a successful reality.
What: “How to Create and Market a Children’s Book App,” produced by RipplFX Mobile Media, a leading developer of children’s books, games and entertainment apps.
When: Saturday, October 27, 2012, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Where: Citizen Space, 425 2nd St, San Francisco, CA 94107
Cost: $99.00 – Lunch will be provided.
How to Create and Market a Children‚s Book App Event: http://howtocreateandmarketbookapp.eventbrite.com/
Citizen Space Map: https://maps.google.com/maps?q=425+2nd+St+San+Francisco,+CA+94107&hl=en&hnear=425+2nd+St,+San+Francisco,+California+94107&gl=us&t=h&z=16
Screenshot (Speakers): http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x97/gulture/lineup-2.jpg
YouTube Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1qbFGxsZfA
RipplFX, Inc. is a mobile media company that produces interactive storybooks on multiple platforms for iPad, iPhone, and Android. RipplFX’ professional team of producers, illustrators, and animators craft their products to enhance interactivity in storytelling to create an engaging learning experience. Using a proprietary development system, RipplFX builds quality and affordable apps for authors and publishers. Copyright (C) 2012 RipplFX, Inc. 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.
Mary
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Hi Mary,
This is an informative and interesting post!My husband and I are good in creating apps. We would also like to join the contest.Thanks for posting these guidelines.
Shayne