Archive for June, 2007

Types Of Ebooks For Children

Posted on June 26th, 2007 by Janice

There are many different types of ebooks available for children. There are educational books, novels, classic literature, and much more. The most popular ebooks for children are your basic short stories.

These make up a majority of what children like to read since they often can’t sit still long enough for something longer. The best type of ebook for your child really depends on their needs and interests.

Educational ebooks for children are very popular. Since the .PDF format is used quite a bit for ebooks, they allow the use of pictures and hyperlinks. This way if your child is learning about space, there may be links to useful websites like NASA and a lot of interesting pictures to keep your child’s attention.

Multimedia Ebooks For Children

Posted on June 19th, 2007 by Janice

ttgoesparkebookcover.jpgThough much harder to find than regular ebooks, multimedia ebooks for children can be a lot of fun for children of all ages. A multimedia ebook will have all kinds of cool features a standard ebook will not.

They could have a CD that accompanies them or could be on the CD themselves. These are usually ordered from the Internet instead of downloaded but you can find a few places that will have them available for download.

The difference between a multimedia ebook and a regular ebook is that your child can interact with and sometimes even change the story. This turns passive reading into something much more active.

Free Ebooks For Children

Posted on June 12th, 2007 by Janice

Ebooks are very popular all over the Internet. They are used to promote products, in marketing, and often are distributed for free by the author.

Many aspiring novelists who have been rejected time and time again turn to the world of ebooks to distribute their material. It’s not rejected due to low quality but sometimes publishers just avoid a certain genre if it isn’t popular.

Many up and coming children’s book writers have discovered that by distributing a free ebook or two, their name recognition may improve and sometimes publishers will just contact them first.

Features Of Children’s Ebooks

Posted on June 5th, 2007 by Janice

gale_childrens_health.jpgWhat really makes children’s ebooks great is the amount of special features many of them come with. Of course not all of them do, but by searching around you will find some that have sound effects, music, pictures, even video to go along with the text.

Some children’s ebooks even double as audiobooks and you can follow along as it is read to you.

Sound effects might sound odd for books but there is no better place to have them. If lighting crashes in a certain part of the book, it can have a small sound icon for your child to click and it will play lighting and thunder sounds. This really appeals to many young readers and can be a lot of fun with silly books.

Music and songs are sometimes featured in children’s ebooks. This works especially well if it is a well known story with a famous song in it. Disney ebooks often feature all kinds of music and songs.