Publishers Hustle to Make E-Books More Immersive | Underwire | Wired.com - 1 views
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Gianopoulos, like Havard, envisions future e-books as far more social experiences, incorporating what he calls “literary Farmville” aspects. For instance, secret chapters could be unlocked as a person’s friends read a book.
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Apple’s iBooks 2 software, but previously many turned to making individual Apps to incorporate certain features (the recently released Chopsticks — which offers photo albums, videos and songs — is an App). HarperCollins took that Approach with last year’s App for The Art of the Adventures of Tintin, as did Penguin Books’ much-lauded App of Jack Kerouac’s On the Road. And an immersive retelling of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein is also being released as an iPad and iPhone App on April 26.
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publishers forming partnerships with Foursquare that could reveal clues to readers who check in at certain locations.
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