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eKIDna
eKIDna titles are illustrated stories for children 4-12 years. They are
available for download as .swf files or as .tk3 files. The first requires
installation of the free Macromedia Flash Player (which many readers may
already have on their PCs). Tk3 books are enhanced multi-media e-books,
readable with the NightKitchen tk3 reader, also available free. The latter
format is particularly suitable for children's books. Both readers may
be downloaded from the Jacobyte eKIDna catalogue site.
The eKIDna catalogue can be accessed at: http://www.jacobytebooks.com/ekidna.htm
Schoolteachers in particular should look at the home eKIDna site
www.eKidna.net for further information.
Audio
Harry Potter
on CD or audio tape.
http://www.randomhouse.com/audio/harrypotter
Comics & Manga for Older Kids
Comics
One
Manga in English. To buy, with a couple of
free downloads too. Classy e-comics, with sound effects as well, for a
fraction of the cost of the printed type ($US2.95 v. $US9.95). They currently
have around thirty varieties of comic books available, usually ranging
from 200-400 pages. A couple of free samples offer good previews.
http://www.comicsone.com
Marvel
Comics Includes some free online comics, e.g.
Ultimate X-Men. But you must have lots of patience to wait for the downloads.
http://www.marvel.com
International, in English
A Critical
Mass For younger children, a small selection
of titles in PDF format. Readable with the Adobe Acrobat Reader.
http://www.acriticalmass.com/children.html
eBooks.com - Children's & Young Adult Fiction An Australian site really, but featuring books from all over. Books may be prepared for the Adobe Acrobat eBook Reader or Microsoft Reader or Palm Reader formats. http://www.ebooks.com/subjects/subjects.asp
Ipicturebooks
is a cool kid's e-book site, with a handy browse-by age feature. In Adobe
& Microsoft Reader formats only at present.
http://www.ipicturebooks.com/
MindLike
Water Very large collection of children's e-books
for sale (plus a few free ones).. Range of age groups catered for. Variety
of formats, though most in Adobe PDF.
http://www.mindlikewater.com/Directory/Childrens/site_map.html
StoryPlus Botswana Pula? Indeed. In fact at this e-bookshop they quote their prices in almost every known currency. Founded by Jean Chalopin, creator of 'Inspector Gadget,' this international site allows you to locate a suitable e-book by age group, author, title, genre or particular interest. Prices are cheap, too, with some free titles also featured.
Books are available in four formats: Text Only, Illustrated Text, Animated Version with Illustrated Text, and Audio version with Illustrated Text.
The first
two require an Adobe reader (Adobe Acrobat or Adobe e-Book Reader). The
third one is in Flash format (needs Macromedia Flash), while the audio
versions want MP3 capability as well as Adobe (NB: all software can be
downloaded free from the site). And for coolness that will delight the
child in even the oldest adult, watch the stardust follow your cursor.
http://www.storyplus.com/
Tumbleweed
Just for young kids - "sound, animation and surprises" are included in
these multimedia kid e-books from Canada. Might be a lot of fun as well
as helping children overcome reading difficulties. If you download the
Tumblebook Reader you get some free ones too.
http://www.tumblebooks.com/
International, other languages
Dutch
Vingers in
de jam indeed! Looks like de duivel is los.
http://www.ebook.nl/default.asp?/rubriek=Boeken&sub=kinderboeken
French
So how can you have a zero edition? Find out at this strangely urled site.Click
on "Jeunesse" under "Lectures".
http://www.00h00.com/index2.html
Numilog. Small but cute selection of French books for kids. http://www.numilog.com/catalogue.asp?id_theme=15&libelle_theme=Jeunesse
Japanese
International Library of Children's Literature
(in Japanese).
http://www.kodomo.go.jp/
10days
Book. Japanese language e-comics for older kids & teens.
http://www.10daysbook.com/
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