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Check out the links below - great info on ebooks and apps,
must-have free publishing industry newsletters, marketing tips, and more.
Scroll down for info on "gamification"...
Free each school day of the year to libraries and schools: a new 400-word nonfiction piece on history, science, biographies, with audio by author and illustrations: The Nonfiction Minute. Click here: http://www.nonfictionminute.com/
KidLit TV - interviews with well-known authors, illustrators, librarians, and more; activities; videos. Click here: http://kidlit.tv/
KidLit TV - interviews with well-known authors, illustrators, librarians, and more; activities; videos. Click here: http://kidlit.tv/
Publishers Weekly - free newsletters; sign up for daily emails: publishing news, interviews, Children's Bookshelf, etc.
Click here: http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/email-subscriptions/index.html
Click here: http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/email-subscriptions/index.html
School Library Journal - sign up for free daily newsletter emails: publishing news, interviews, Curriculum Connections, etc.
Click here: http://www.slj.com/forms/SLJsub.php
Click here: http://www.slj.com/forms/SLJsub.php
Free Shelf Awareness newsletter (book stores, publishing, authors interviews, reviews).
Click here: http://www.shelf-awareness.com/xs/register
Click here: http://www.shelf-awareness.com/xs/register
Publishing Perspectives - free daily newsletter w/industry info, rights, international news.
Click here: http://publishingperspectives.com/subscribe/#.Vy9WEdfR_5Y
Click here: http://publishingperspectives.com/subscribe/#.Vy9WEdfR_5Y
GalleyCat, publishing news (by AdWeek), daily newsletter.
Click here: http://www.adweek.com/blognetwork/newsletters
Click here: http://www.adweek.com/blognetwork/newsletters
Amazon Author Central - track sales, author page w/bio, links to blog, videos, website; book list, etc.
Click here: https://authorcentral.amazon.com/
Click here: https://authorcentral.amazon.com/
Moms With Apps - important site for quality kid's app developers; best practices; "Know What's Inside."
Click here: http://momswithapps.com/
Click here: http://momswithapps.com/
How to Use Guest Blog Posting to Promote Your Books, by Jane Friedman.
Click here: https://janefriedman.com/use-guest-blogging-promote-book/?utm_content=844180_DBW+Daily+-+051116+-+no+sponsor
Click here: https://janefriedman.com/use-guest-blogging-promote-book/?utm_content=844180_DBW+Daily+-+051116+-+no+sponsor
Excellent article by Jane Friedman on how to publish an ebook, and accessible blog posts for more info.
Click here: https://janefriedman.com/how-to-publish-an-ebook/
Click here: https://janefriedman.com/how-to-publish-an-ebook/
Information on COPPA (Children's Online Privacy Protection Act).
Click here: https://roxiemunro.wordpress.com/2013/07/01/coppa-and-you/
Click here: https://roxiemunro.wordpress.com/2013/07/01/coppa-and-you/
Article in Publishers Weekly on making ebooks. Click here: http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/authors/pw-select/article/59367-diy-how-to-self-publish-an-e-book.html?utm_source=Publishers+Weekly&utm_campaign=d4553e60ce-UA-15906914-1&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_0bb2959cbb-d4553e60ce-304448713
Digital Book World daily free newsletters - great up-to-date info on many aspects of digital publishing.
Click here: http://click.digitalbookworld-hub.com/subscription_center.aspx?s=fe1d1674756d0d7a761d77&j=fec6127576620579&mid=fea015737567077974&l=fed115717364047b&jb=ff9a1170&ju=fe681670746c04747614&et_mid=653614&rid=240997397&r=0
Click here: http://click.digitalbookworld-hub.com/subscription_center.aspx?s=fe1d1674756d0d7a761d77&j=fec6127576620579&mid=fea015737567077974&l=fed115717364047b&jb=ff9a1170&ju=fe681670746c04747614&et_mid=653614&rid=240997397&r=0
PublishersMarketplace - free Daily Lunch newsletter, plus subscription $25/month for full services: your own webpage w/images, access to list of literary agents, industry news, editors, opportunity to post your rights/projects, track hourly sales on Amazon, B&N, etc. Click here: http://www.publishersmarketplace.com/
K.I.W.i. (Kids Walk-In Interactive) StoryBooks: giant picture books with various themes, and desktop/fold-out books; free apps for each theme. Click here: http://www.kiwistorybooks.com
OCG Studios - my great app and trailer developers. Click here: http://www.ocgstudios.com/
OCG Studios Develop-Your-Own Program - you supply assets; they build, set up your acct, put in App Store, do necessary
updates & bug fixes. Scroll down their DYO page for discounted pricing. Click here: http://www.ocgstudios.com/dyo-develop-your-own/
updates & bug fixes. Scroll down their DYO page for discounted pricing. Click here: http://www.ocgstudios.com/dyo-develop-your-own/
Links and info on the "gamification" of children's materials (print/apps)
Gamification: Key to Motivating Students. Click here: http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/education_futures/2018/02/gamification_is_a_key_to_motivating_students.html?cmp=eml-enl-eu-news3&M=58366515&U=1714618
Game-based learning Encourages Growth. Click here: https://www.edsurge.com/news/2017-05-30-how-game-based-learning-encourages-growth-mindset
Great article! Love it - reinforces my belief in Visual Learning and the "Gamification" of education. Click here: http://www.thetechedvocate.org/how-does-gamification-effect-the-learning-process/?utm_source=ReviveOldPost&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=ReviveOldPost
Education Week: Gamification Can Invigorate Teaching and Learning. Click here: http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/education_futures/2016/09/gamification_can_reinvigorate_teaching_and_learning_an_introduction.html?r=1504260770&cmp=eml-enl-eu-news3&preview=1
Three Keys to Gamification in Education. Click here: http://www.informationweek.com/mobile/mobile-devices/3-keys-to-gamification-for-education/d/d-id/1109937
Education Week: "Digital Games Breaking into Mainstream!": Click here: http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2016/06/01/digital-learning-games-breaking-into-k-12-mainstream.html?cmp=eml-enl-dd-news1
Education Week: "Gaming in Education Holds Power for Student Learning."
Click here: http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/edtechresearcher/2015/10/the_power_of_games.html?cmp=eml-enl-dd-news3
Click here: http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/edtechresearcher/2015/10/the_power_of_games.html?cmp=eml-enl-dd-news3
Blog post on the Gamification of Children's Book Apps.
Click here: http://roxiemunro.wordpress.com/2014/06/09/gamification-ii-using-simple-games-in-childrens-apps/
Click here: http://roxiemunro.wordpress.com/2014/06/09/gamification-ii-using-simple-games-in-childrens-apps/
Blog post on the Gamification of Children's Print Books.
Click here: http://roxiemunro.wordpress.com/2014/01/28/gamification-cool-way-for-children-to-learn/
Click here: http://roxiemunro.wordpress.com/2014/01/28/gamification-cool-way-for-children-to-learn/
Games, Graphs, and Glory: Digital Play in the Classroom. Click here: https://www.edsurge.com/n/2014-10-20-games-graphs-and-glory-how-teachers-bring-digital-play-to-the-classroom
Using games in the classroom. Click here: http://teacherswithapps.com/teachers-surveyed-on-using-games-in-the-classroom/
The Gamification of Education. Click here: http://www.knewton.com/gamification-education/
Using Gaming Principles to Engage Students.
Click here: http://www.opencolleges.edu.au/informed/features/using-gaming-principles-to-engage-students/
The importance of Play in raising inner-directed ("intrinsic") children (rather than "Extrinsic" more materialistic kids).
Click here: https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/freedom-learn/201001/the-decline-play-and-rise-in-childrens-mental-disorders
Click here: http://www.opencolleges.edu.au/informed/features/using-gaming-principles-to-engage-students/
The importance of Play in raising inner-directed ("intrinsic") children (rather than "Extrinsic" more materialistic kids).
Click here: https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/freedom-learn/201001/the-decline-play-and-rise-in-childrens-mental-disorders