September 20th, 2009
The long anticipated upgrade is here!
We are pleased to announce the latest offering from Storybook Anytime. Our popular Facebook application, Sam’s Fish Bowl, has been massively upgraded and is now called “Reef Life”. Over six months of around the clock work by our team has produced an immersive underwater world/social game that has raised the bar for social games.
You can find out more at the game micro-site http://becomeawhale.com
The Story
You were once a small fish living the good life inside a fish bowl. While on a Caribbean cruise with your human family, your bowl accidentally fell overboard. As you drifted through the vast depths of the ocean, you came to rest on a large coral reef. You soon discover that this reef is actually an amazing underwater world filled with all kinds of interesting characters and unique marine life. You are immediately taken under the fin by “Reef Whale”, Ronald Trout. Mr. Trout is going to teach you how to start living the “Reef Life” and in the process, how to become a whale yourself.
Life on the reef is a fragile balancing act, but there is plenty of opportunity for you and your friends. You can find starfish and recycle bottles to earn coins- the main currency of the reef. If you are really entrepreneurial, you can rent neighborhoods with businesses to give yourself even more earning potential. Good luck and welcome to your new “Reef Life”.
Play Reef Life Now
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July 11th, 2009
The wait is nearly over! Over the last few months our team has been feverishly working on our new top secret project, Sam’s Fish Bowl 2.0 - A small fish in a big pond. The next version of our popular Facebook application is nearly ready for private beta. We are still in stealth mode regarding the actual game details but we assure you it is undergoing an amazing transformation and upgrade. Because of this massive upgrade we have created a website specifically for Sam’s Fish Bowl.
This marks the first in a series of announcements that we will make over the coming weeks. We are pleased to let you know that http://www.samsfishbowl.com is now live and hosting a beta registration page. We encourage you to register today. The site will contain the latest details specific to Sam’s Fish Bowl 2.0. Of course as always, we will keep you updated from our blog and website as well. Check it out today!
In addition, we encourage you to follow the Sam’s Fish Bowl Twitter feed for the absolute latest up to date announcements.
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April 7th, 2009
Exciting news to report today. Storybook Anytime is profiled in this month’s edition of Adobe Edge — an online magazine for all things Adobe. The article, “Behind the scenes of Sam’s Interactive Reader” chronicles the creation of Storybook Anytime and the production of our flagship Adobe AIR product, Sam’s Interactive Reader. Be sure to take a few minutes and check it out.
We would also like to take this opportunity to give a special thanks to Adobe who has supported our development and online marketing efforts. The AIR Marketplace and AIR product team have been a fantastic champion of Storybook Anytime and we are truly grateful.
Tags: adobe, adobe air, sams interactive reader
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April 6th, 2009
We are pleased to announce the official launch of “Creative Submissions“. This is a new area of our web site specifically for content creators to contribute their works for sale within Sam’s Interactive Reader. Storybook Anytime Creative Submissions is looking for original creative works that are unique and interesting. This includes live action video, animation, children’s music, and educational and fun games for kids. Sam’s Interactive reader is known for its quality “Edutainment” content. There are many talented and creative individuals that are producing this type of content. Creative Submissions gives them the perfect opportunity to present this content to a focused audience in the appropriate environment and earn a flat royalty rate of 50% for each purchase of their accepted work.
“We believe this new initiative allows the community to participate in the content that is distributed through our flagship product,” says Angie Johnston, President of Storybook Anytime. “There is a wealth of fantastic, contemporary children’s content that the world has not yet seen and we are proud to make it possible for that content to be published.”
Creative Submissions also represents a new strategic business initiative for Storybook Anytime. The introduction of user-generated content along side its original works provides huge benefits to its customers. These benefits include less time between new content releases and more diverse and contemporary subject matter. In addition, it extends the financial benefit not just to Storybook Anytime but allows us to share revenue with content creators in a way that benefits everyone.
Tags: childrens stories, content contributor, creative submissions, sams interactive reader, sell your stories
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March 24th, 2009
We are excited to officially introduce our new School Program that allows schools and libraries to access the entire Storybook Anytime online library through Sam’s Interactive Reader free of charge. The online library includes original stories and educational activities for children ages 3 to 9.
You can read the full press release here “Storybook Anytime Introduces Program That Provides Digital Library Free of Charge to Schools“
Tags: ad free, child-safe, childrens stories, educational activities, free stories for schools, learn to read, libraries
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March 4th, 2009
The editors at FBReview.com have written an in-depth review of our Facebook application, Sam’s Fish Bowl. They give a fantastic overview of how the application operates and why so many Facebook users have found it fun and entertaining. We think it is worth mentioning that they noticed our active users have doubled in the last month. We are very happy about this fact, and, as an update, we are on track to double again in March (fingers crossed). Please take a few moments and read the full review- thanks FBReview!
Excerpt:
From January to February the number of the active users of Sam’s Fish Bowl application has increased from around 2000 to approximately 4000. Use this game together with your children and friends as well and enjoy a nice time by taking care of your unique fish.
Read the full article at: http://www.fbreview.com/2009/03/03/adopt-a-fish-today/
Tags: fbreview, pet fish, sams fish bowl, storybook anytime, virtual fish, virtual pet
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