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BookShorts produces and distributes short films based on books, author interviews, previews, trailers, events and more. The BookShorts Blog comments on industry developments in the merging fields of publishing, technology and screen-based media. BookShorts Literacy Program works to distribute the media wherever readers are, online, on the air, or at festivals of all kinds. For more about our programs for authors, publishers and broadcasters, visit BookShorts.com

Thursday, September 10, 2009

Anthony Zuiker's Digi-Novel = book/movie/website

According to Reuters, "Zuiker has created a crime novel that also invites readers to log on to a website about every 20 pages using a special code to watch a 'cyber-bridge' -- a three-minute film clip tied to the story."

Of course, this could mean big things for the future of BookShorts, particularly combined with the technology for "video pages" which Entertainment Weekly just launched (Sep 18 issue). A slim piece of hardware is embedded right in the magazine's printed pages. Content includes trailers of the about-to-air TV series, sponsor commercial, and a custom-produced how-to-use intro. The possibilities and potential have us all abuzz.

Read the complete article here

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