Nosy Crow is a UK-based publishing company established by Kate Wilson who has a very well-regarded history in children’s publishing heading up teams at MacMillan Children’s Books and Scholastic UK. What should be appreciated is that Nosy Crow is not just about apps, but about stories for children and they ...

The children’s eBook space is evolving so quickly and changing so fast, this is almost Part 3 of my look at digital books for kids. Last month, GeekDad looked at a number of different models and types of eBooks that are out there and explored a little bit about how that ...

This week I came across one of the scariest stories I’ve read in some time. It doesn’t have zombies or vampires or werewolves, dastardly masterminds or super-powered villains or even your guy-next-door-who-turns-out-to-be-evil. What makes it frightening to me, actually, is what it doesn’t have: books. Well, okay, that’s not technically true. ...

Good morn to you my lovelies. This is just a super-quick post to keep you up to date with progress on my book for Sands, following the recent poll. On 6 April I’ll be heading down to the fair city of London (Laaandon) and meeting a couple of people from ...

Scholastic is a name that has long been associated with children’s learning and development. As well as being a distributor and creator of educational content for children, it is also responsible for several well-recognized children’s brands that have demonstrated the potential and worthwhile nature of educational entertainment. It should not be ...

Ruckus Media Group is the new big kid on the block when it comes to digital storytelling and e-books for your mobile devices. They come with the big names, brought together by President and CEO Rick Richter who has a long and well-respected history in children’s publishing. As an app developer ...

You might not know Oceanhouse Media by name, but they have quickly asserted themselves as one of the leading developers of ebook apps through their licensing relationship with Dr. Seuss Enterprises, among others. They have done Dr. Seuss and the other published titles a great service through simple, but inventive design ...

Sorry I haven’t posted anything for a while. I’ve been mega-busy trying to promote my new book, getting myself out there, treading the fine line between marketing and unashamedly begging people to buy it. That’s one of the main pitfalls of self-publishing. With a literary agent, opportunities to publicise yourself ...

Anyone who runs campaigns or after years of game design find that your players are needing a new jolt or angle that you can’t seem to find would do well to look at this book. Another contribution from a small indie publisher Engine Publishing, Eureka: 501 Adventure Plots To Inspire ...

My name is Ben, and I’m a struggling writer. *sits down, avoiding eye contact* Seeing as we’re being open and honest, I’ll admit something: when I received my first rejection letter from an agent for my manuscript ‘Goodbye, Pert Breasts: The Diary of a Newborn Dad’ – a humorous account ...