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Behind the scenes of Sam’s Interactive Reader - Adobe Edge Magazine

Tuesday, April 7th, 2009

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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.

Seeking Creative Submissions - Sell Your Work Through Sam’s Interactive Reader

Monday, April 6th, 2009

img-creativesWe 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.

Storybook Anytime presented at the Adobe MAX Conference in Milan

Wednesday, December 10th, 2008

We are very excited to see that the Adobe Air team presented Storybook Anytime during the Adobe MAX conference in Milan, Italy this past week. Robert Christensen presented a session titled “Monetizing Applications with Adobe AIR” in which he examined case studies that describe how developers are attempting to monetize and market AIR applications. The featured case study was Storybook Anytime and our two flagship products Sam’s Interactive Reader and Sam’s Fish Bowl. It included a glimpse into our social and online marketing and techniques used via Facebook (and now Twitter) to generate interest in our product and company.

You can view the full presentation here at the Adobe Air blog.

The Adobe MAX conference continues in Tokyo, Japan after the holidays — January 29 - 30, 2009. Once again, thanks Adobe. You guys rock!

Sam’s Interactive Reader Version 1.5 - Now Available!

Tuesday, December 9th, 2008

We are pleased to announce the release of Sam’s Interactive Reader Version 1.5 today. We have been working hard to create the best customer experience possible and hope you enjoy this new release.

How to Upgrade/Install

If you already have Sam’s Interactive Reader installed, simply start the application and it will find and download the update auto-magically. If you don’t have it installed you can download it from our website right now.

What’s New

In this latest release we have addressed some significant bug fixes and added a few new features as well. Many of the new features are back-end enhancements but some or very noticeable:

  • New nickname selection tool to enhance security and privacy in public facing areas.
  • Super Reader Points now sync when using multiple installations for the same account.
  • Sam’s Interactive Reader Points now sync with Sam’s Fish Bowl Feeder Points (Facebook App)
  • Super Reader Points area has had a make over… check it out.

Most notable of the new features will be the nickname selection tool. Though new users will not notice anything out of the ordinary, this will be a required selection when you upgrade and replace your current system nickname. We would have liked to allowed everyone to keep their self-built nicknames, this method was a clear choice in allowing us to control our growth as we move into the new year.

Most Notable Bug Fixes:

  • Forgotten password sync- Application was sometimes not detecting if a password reset was requested
  • Application crash when entering the Super Reader Points section while not online
  • Improved network detection capabilities to insure a smoother user experience

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