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Report From the YALSA YA Literature Symposium: Inside the E-Book Book Discussions

Published November 6, 2012

Subtext iPad app logoOn Saturday, November 3, attendees at the YALSA YA Literature Symposium had the chance to talk about book discussions that take place from right inside an ebook. That’s right, you can talk about books from right inside the book. No more going to a website like GoodReads or Twitter or Facebook to have your discussions.

The app most talked about for these inside-the-ebook book discussions was Subtext. Subtext is a free iPad app with a lot of features which make inside the ebook book discussions easy to do and fun, too. The two screencasts below give you an overview of how Subtext works and how to get a copy of Steve Hamilton’s Alex Award winning title The Lock Artist (free from Subtext) to read with others to see how inside-the-ebook book discussions (and Subtext) work. Continue reading Report From the YALSA YA Literature Symposium: Inside the E-Book Book Discussions

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The Next Big Thing in E-Books

Published October 29, 2012

YALSA’s upcoming YA Literature Symposium will explore the future of young adult literature. The symposium begins on November 2nd, but we wanted to get a head start here at The Hub, so we’re devoting October to 31 Days of the Next Big Thing. Each day of the month, we’ll bring you forecasts about where YA literature is headed and thoughts on how you can spot trends and predict the future yourself.

The Shadow CatsE-books are not the Next Big Thing. They spent several years as the Next Big Thing, but now that e-reading is possible on cellphones and tablets as well as computers and e-readers, they are officially a Very Big Thing and have been for awhile. What’s still just beginning to be explored, though, are the possibilities that e-publishing holds for enhancing the reading experience.

Some writers and publishers are exploring interactive creations, such as hidden clues and puzzles for readers to find on-line, game tie-ins, interactive maps and more; there’s even a term, “transmedia,” for this kind of experience which connects reading with other activities.

However, there’s another Next Big Thing spawned by e-reading — it’s less technologically intensive than transmedia, but still has the potential to change how we read.

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