By Lori Calabrese
Can’t be near an important youngster in your life at bedtime? Have no fear because a new website called A Story Before Bed lets parents, grandparents, and anyone with a special child in their lives record audio and video of themselves reading a children’s book right into their webcam. Children can then watch these recordings anytime they like right in their web browser. A Story Before Bed is perfect for remote grandparents, split families, parents away on business or in the military, or even just mom and dad heading out for an evening.
Anyone with a webcam and a web browser can choose a book from A Story Before Bed’s library of licensed and digitized high quality children’s books, record themselves reading that book, and share it with a special child in their lives. This is how it works:
The makers of this website, Jackson Fish Market, have worked closely with three launch publishing partners – Immedium, Charlesbridge Publishing, and Bubblegum Books to create a launch library of over 50 books. These publishers recognize the potential of a new marketplace for personalized digital versions of their content. This new marketplace will not only bring them additional revenue, but also reinforce the existing market for physical copies of their books. Jackson Fish Market is working with existing publishers as well as new high quality children’s book publishers to rapidly expand the library.
Military parents can sign up for a special mailing list offering free recordings and discounts for men and women in the United States armed forces stationed away from their children. Special deals, sales, and book announcements can be found by following @astorybeforebed on Twitter or simply subscribing to their mailing list.
A Story Before Bed is currently offering recordings at a special introductory price of $6.99 per recording. Each book recording may be shared and watched over and over again. Visit their website to see what a recorded book looks like when it’s done!
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About the Author: Lori Calabrese is an award-winning children’s author. To learn more about Lori and her books, please visit www.loricalabrese.com
