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theolightfoot · 12-29-2011, 01:20 AM

I'm with you Mitch. I'm also a children's book writer who has solely published in e-book format. I've read to my kids on the iPad and they love it.
Kid's ebooks, I believe, are meant to be an interactive experience with parent and child. The idea is not to throw an iPad at your 4 year old and have them read it.
Nor will e-books replace print books or libraries for children. They are a supplement (think vacations, road trips--anywhere you can't take a stack of books).
Kid's ebooks are emergent, even moreso than novels. But as more parents get iPads and Kindle Fires, you will see greater demand for quality, inexpensive illustrated kid's books.
Check out mine: search Amazon, Nook Store, or iBooks for "The Hippo Campus" and "Tiger and Mouse."

12-29-2011, 01:20 AM	#33
theolightfoot Junior Member Posts: 8 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Pac NW Device: iPad/Kindle Fire	I'm with you Mitch. I'm also a children's book writer who has solely published in e-book format. I've read to my kids on the iPad and they love it. Kid's ebooks, I believe, are meant to be an interactive experience with parent and child. The idea is not to throw an iPad at your 4 year old and have them read it. Nor will e-books replace print books or libraries for children. They are a supplement (think vacations, road trips--anywhere you can't take a stack of books). Kid's ebooks are emergent, even moreso than novels. But as more parents get iPads and Kindle Fires, you will see greater demand for quality, inexpensive illustrated kid's books. Check out mine: search Amazon, Nook Store, or iBooks for "The Hippo Campus" and "Tiger and Mouse."