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Aug 24

Classics2Go Collection – KiwiTech

Posted on Monday, August 24, 2009 in Books
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Classics2Go Collection

KiwiTech



Genre: Books



Price: $0.99



Release Date: August 11, 2009


NEW! Classics2Go – 52 Books (with Bookshelf)

Why is the Classics2Go collection swiftly becoming the preferred App for reading classic literature? Here are a few good reasons:

– brand new scrolling “MY LIBRARY” book shelf
– your current reading on a “MY BOOKS” bookshelf
– original custom COVER ART with every novel
– superior typography for FORMATTED pages

We have listened to user feedback to continually improve the reading experience using our reader! Also, we regularly release additional well formatted classic titles via app updates, at no extra cost.

The Classics2Go Collection uses the “Classique Reader” whose features include:

– realistic page turn and convenient bookmark
– antique parchment background
– relaxed reading experience of formatted text
– easy navigation and user experience
– custom cover artwork on display
– attractive typography, page layout, and design

So, go ahead and enjoy the most popular books of all time, which you have always wanted to read—TO GO!

And stay tuned for additional titles…

History of Releases:
– Aug 12 – Version 2.4 (52 books)
– Jul 25 – Version 2.3 (50 books)
– Jul 15 – Version 2.2 (47 books)
– Jun 15 – Version 2.1 (45 books)
– May 28 – Version 2.0 with BOOKSHELF
– May 7 – 5 NEW books (40 books)
– April 27 – 10 NEW books (35 books)
– April 16 – 8 NEW books (25 books)
– April 3 – 5 NEW books (17 books)
– March 20 – 12 books

Classics Included:
– NEW – The Man in the Iron Mask
– NEW – The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood
– NEW – Frankenstein
– NEW – Treasure Island
– NEW – Zuleika Dobson
– The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
– The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
– Alice in Wonderland [Illustrated]
– Call of the Wild
– Candide
– A Christmas Carol [Illustrated]
– Crome Yellow
– The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
– Daisy Miller
– Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
– Dracula
– Emma
– Flatland [Illustrated]
– The Four Million
– The Girl on the Boat
– Hound of the Baskervilles
– The Invisible Man
– The Island of Doctor Moreau
– Jungle Book
– Kidnapped
– The Kreutzer Sonata
– The Last of the Mohicans
– The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
– Little Lord Fauntleroy
– Little Women
– Maggie: A Girl of the Streets
– Miss Lulu Bett
– Persuasion
– The Picture of Dorian Gray
– Pride and Prejudice
– The Prince and the Pauper
– The Prisoner of Zenda
– The Red Badge of Courage
– A Room With a View
– Romeo and Juliet
– The Scarlet Letter
– Sense and Sensibility
– She Stoops to Conquer
– Siddhartha
– Silas Marner
– A Study in Scarlet
– A Tale of Two Cities
– The Tell-Tale Heart and other Works
– The Three Musketeers
– The Time Machine
– The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
– Wuthering Heights

© KiwiTech

Aug 24

Classics – Andrew Kaz & Phill Ryu

Posted on Monday, August 24, 2009 in Books
Classics artwork

Classics

Andrew Kaz & Phill Ryu



Genre: Books



Price: $0.99



Release Date: January 03, 2009


AS SEEN ON TV! Classics is now featured in Apple's iPhone TV commercial, "Read".

Escape into some of the greatest stories ever written.

Experience digital reading in a way that is so natural, and so obvious, it just feels right.

It begins with a collection of over a dozen hand-picked, literary masterpieces…

THE COLLECTION
• *NEW* Through the Looking-Glass
• *NEW* The Odyssey
• *NEW* The Art of War
• *NEW* The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
• *NEW* The Illiad
• *NEW* The Count of Monte Cristo
• *NEW* Frankenstein
• Dracula
• Treasure Island
• Pride & Prejudice
• A Christmas Carol (illustrated)
• Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (illustrated)
• Gulliver's Travels
• The Time Machine
• The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
• The Call of the Wild
• Flatland (illustrated)
• 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
• Robinson Crusoe
• The Jungle Book
• The Metamorphosis
• Paradise Lost
• Hound of the Baskervilles
• More books coming via free app updates!

"You get the feeling of actually reading a book" – Jim Dalrymple, Macworld

FEATURES
• An intuitive and elegantly designed reading experience with realistic 3D page flips that track to your finger. You can even drag a bit to take a peek at the next page, or finish reading a sentence as you start turning!
• Flick up and down in your virtual bookcase to view your collection, tap a book to open, and tap and hold to drag and sort your books
• Tap the table of contents button on the top right for quick navigation between chapters
• View how far you are in a book at a glance with a subtle progress display integrated into the top bar
• Classics automatically remembers your place with a satin bookmark when exiting the app or book
• Options to toggle 'page flip' animation to a more minimal 'slide', and to turn the page flip sound off and on can be found in your iPhone's settings application

"You're really getting a much nicer book experience… it's a gorgeous program." – Leo Laporte, MacBreak Weekly

(1/01/09, Note from the creators): It's hard to believe it's only been two swift months since our initial release! So far, over 100,000 happy customers and buzz from sites like Macworld, Ars Technica, MacRumors, TUAW and Wired's Cult of Mac have helped Classics become the #1 selling app for two straight months in the books category of the App Store. A huge thanks for your continued support, and look for more frequent content updates over the near future. :)

© 2008-2009 Andrew Kaz & Phill Ryu