This presentation covers why and how I am interested in enhanced books. It originally was made to Northwestern University's Edes Prize committee. I was award an Edes Gift

1. Julianne Hill’s
iBook
Edes Prize Presentation

2. iPad is born
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How nice for other people.
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Need consumer eBooks.

3. Al Gore invents the
iBook
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Not really. But makes a great consumer iBook.
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Works with his pals at Apple on “Our Choice.”

4. Non-fiction leads
the way
• Fact-based storytelling well-suited to tablets.
• The iPad’s amazing resolution changed what we think
of as eReaders. Now, 12% of American adults have a
tablet

5. Literary mags go
online
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Digital content possible.
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Creates venue for audio and video essays.
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Maybe iPads aren’t so bad.

6. Video essays take
off
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Northwestern offers class.
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I like it.
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I wonder if I can incorporate video and audio in my
thesis.

7. Video essay at fests
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Can my thesis be multimedia?

8. Game-changing
iBook
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Gorgeous images.
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Offers a narrative.
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I’m jealous! I want
to do that!

9. iBook Author born
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Came out in February.
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Consumer friendly version of Gore’s software.
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Allowed me to sketch out what I want to do.

10. my iBook sketch
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Meeting scheduled with
WBGH/Frontline,
Institute of the Future of
the Book. Trading
messages with Moonbot.
Want to explore other
software options.
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Consider this a sketch, a
rough cut, a first draft....