Our CEO – Rafiq Ahmed – will be on the Innovator’s Program panel at the O’Reilly Tools of Change for Publishing conference.

Rafiq will be doing live demos of Composer and the new Storytime Reader app for iPad, followed by an in-depth Q+A session. Don’t miss checking out new developments from Demibooks!

Details below:
Baby and the Bathwater: New Publishing Models Incorporating the Best of Old Publishing Practices

Moderated by: Richard Nash (Small Demons/ Cursor)

Panelists: Rafiq Ahmed (Demibooks), Jesse Potash (PUBSLUSH Press)

11:25am Wednesday, 02/15/2012, Innovator’s Program, Broadway South

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Digital Book World Conference & Expo 2012 (DBW) will be held at the Sheraton Hotel & Towers in New York – January 23-25.

Demibooks is a sponsor of the event and will be exhibiting throughout the show. CEO Rafiq Ahmed and Creative Director Stacey Williams-Ng will be at the Demibooks booth to demo our Composer and Silkscreen platforms, and to provide an early look into our Storytime reader app.

Attend our Exhibit Hall Sponsor Session on Monday, January 23 at 2:55pm to learn more or email stacey@demibooks.com to schedule a one-to-one session with us at DBW.

Special DBW discount!
DBW attendees will get 20% off their first Printshop publishing project until Feb 29th!

We will soon be announcing some changes to our publishing model in an upcoming Beta program. If you are interested in the Beta, please sign up below:

We’re super-psyched to announce the release of Demibooks® Composer v1.1 in the App Store! The latest release has new features:

• - video support
• - import animations and spinners via ZIP archives
• - Improved physics and movement eases
• - and more!

Join our User Community and use PrintShop to publish your book apps to the App Store.
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Chafie Press’ The Survivors novel has just been released as a universal iOS app by Chafie Creative Group! The Survivors app is a new paradigm in reading novels on the iPad. Developed in partnership with Demibooks, it has over 300 touch points and more than 500 frames of additional content. Download the app today!

Another promo video can be found here.

Andy has written up a blog post about the project. You can also view the official press release.

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  @Allikidzcontent we don't yet support in app purchase but would like to the future
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  Why more dev costs? Because it requires programming not included in the basic package of @demibooks, & must be customized?
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  Just found out Other App Companies are charging about $75k to Authors for book apps. @demibooks charges in the $100s, for world class apps.
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  @staceywng awesome! Have FUN out there! Break a leg #scbwi ;) Thanks for the great demo + workshop w @demibooks #tkids @HoppingFun
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  @Allikidzcontent re Lite version #Apple wants in app purchase of Full version rather than clutter on App Store. More dev cost for all.
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We’ve got a number of awesome books that were built on the Composer platform and about to hit the App Store. Read about the journey their authors have taken on our Blog.

Join Mia as she sets out on an amazing adventure with her brother Miles to find a secret treasure! Along the way you’ll help them hang glide, set off mouse traps, pick flowers and more. Meet Mia’s new friends and share in their excitement as they bravely face danger in their quest to help Mia and her family.

Mia the Mouse is an engaging, rich interactive children’s tale with optional narration and read selections.

A portion of profits from Mia the Mouse are donated to select charities that support families struggling with poverty and hunger.

Magnus the dog lives in a small island named Manhattan. He is afraid of storms and terrified of thunders. And he’s had enough. He has decided to overcome his fear once and for all and bravely faces a menacing storm. But in doing so, Magnus is taken across the sky to a world where giant metallic creatures haunt him as he tries to find his way back home.
It is a strange day indeed in the life of this lovely Russell Terrier. But Magnus’s odd adventure takes a happy turn when he meets Olivia, a sweet six-year-old girlbwith a warm smile, and his life is changed forever.
This fun app for children 4 and up includes interactivity on every page, voiceover, music, sound effects, games, and easy instructions on how to build your own electromagnet.