This document discusses the considerations for developing interactive books for children. It outlines what children want (play and parental love/warmth), what parents want (providing education, love, and care for their children), and what publishers want (financial benefits and a happy target audience). An interactive book could meet these wants by including educational games related to the story and encouraging parent-child communication. Developing high-quality interactive books requires assembling a multidisciplinary team and addressing issues like content safety, age-appropriateness, and cultural differences. The goal is to create a product that enhances rather than replaces printed books and can be freely given to children.

1. IT INDUSTRY AND BOOKS
FOR CHILDREN
WHAT DOES A CHILD WANT? WHAT DO PARENTS WANT? WHAT DO PUBLISHERS

2. WHAT DOES A CHILD WANT?
MOM’S AND
DAD’A LOVE
AND WARMTH
PLAY
LOADS OF
CANDY FOR
ABSOLUTE
HAPPINESS

3. WHAT PARENTS WANT FOR THEIR
CHILDREN?
PROVIDE THE
BEST
EDUCATION
LOVE,
HAPPINESS AND
WARMTH
BALANCES DEVELOPMENT
KEEP THEIR
HEALTH

4. WHAT DO PUBLISHERS WANT?
LIMITLESS
FINANCIAL
BENEFITS
MAKE THEIR
TARGET
AUDIENCE HAPPY
RECOGNITION
COPY PROTECTION
FOR THEIR
PRODUCTS

5. WHERE DO
THESE WISHES
MEET?

7. IN AN INTERACTIVE BOOK:
CHILDREN’S WISHES:
PLAY AND PARENTS’ ATTENTION
PARENTS’ WISHES:
DEVELOPMENT AND CARE FOR THEIR CHILDREN
PUBLISHERS’ WISHES:
HAPPY TARGET AUDIENCE, STRONGER IMAGE, NEW
MARKET NICHES

9. THE CORE OBJECTIVE OF THE
COOPERATION BETWEEN THE IT
INDUSTRY AND CHILDREN’S BOOK
PUBLISHERS LIES
IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF A SAFE AND
USEFUL HIGH-QUALITY PRODUCT SO
AS NOT TO REPLACE BUT USE IN
TANDEM WITH PRINTED BOOK.

10. BASED ON THE PLOT OF ANY CHILDREN’S
BOOK, IT IS POSSIBLE TO CREATE
PROGRAMS WITH LEARNING GAMES
THAT WILL ACQUAINT CHILDREN WITH THE
MAIN CHARACTERS AND IMPROVE
PARENT-CHILD COMMUNICATION. TO
LEARN ABOUT THE ADVENTURES OF THE
MAIN CHARACTERS, CHILDREN WILL REFER
TO PRINTED BOOK.

11. COMPUTER PROGRAMS
MAY HELP ENCOURAGE
CHILDREN’S CURIOSITY
ABOUT READING.

12. TOUCH
SIGHTHEARINGSMELL
TAST
E
BENEFITS OF PRINTED
BOOKS:ENGAGES THE 5 SENSES

13. PRINTED BOOK IS BEST SUITED
FOR READING AND VIEWING
PICTURES!
ELECTRONIC FORMAT OFFERS MORE – INTERACTIVE
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS.

15. QUESTIONS FACING PUBLISHERS WHO DECIDED TO
RELEASE AN INTERACTIVE BOOK
FINDING FINANCING
FINDING ONE’S WAY IN THE VARIETY OF
COMPUTER GADGETS?
LEGAL ISSUES
DISTRIBUTION
ISSUES
FINDING RELIABLE
PARTNERS

16. DISTRIBUTION ISSUES:
SPECIALIZED ONLINE MARKETPLACES
PROPRIETARY
MARKETPLACESPOINTS OF SALE
COLLABORATION WITH LIBRARIES

17. REQUIREMENTS
FOR AN IT-PARTNER
:
Esteemed reputation
Understanding of products
for children
Conscientiousness
Love for children, desire to
make products for their
own children

18. TEAM:
• PROJECT MANAGER
• BUSINESS ANALYST (OPTIONAL)
• CHILD PSYCHOLOGIST
• SCRIPT WRITER (OPTIONAL)
• CONTENT EDITOR
• USER INTERFACE DESIGNER
• ILLUSTRATOR (OPTIONAL)
• DEVELOPER
• QUALITY ASSURANCE ENGINEER
• AUDIO DIRECTOR
• VOICE ACTORS

19. REQUIREMENTS FOR AN INTERACTIVE
BOOK:
• AGE APPROPRIATENESS
• DEFINITION OF AGE-
APPROPRIATE REQUIREMENTS
FOR WHAT KNOWLEDGE AND
SKILLS WILL BE MASTERED
AFTER READING THE BOOK
• REQUIREMENTS FOR
ILLUSTRATIONS
• CONTENT SAFETY
• FONTS AND CHARACTER COUNT
AUDIO (VOICE-OVER SCRIPTS ARE
READ EXCLUSIVELY BY NATIVE
SPEAKERS WITH CLEAR DICTION)
TIME SPENT WITH COMPUTER
(PARENTAL CONTROL)
GETTING ELDERLY FAMILY
MEMBERS INVOLVED IN
COMMUNICATION WITH CHILDREN
FEATURES ALLOWING CHILDREN TO
ASSESS THE KNOWLEDGE AND
SKILLS ACHIEVED AFTER READING
THE BOOK
CONSIDER OF CULTURAL AND
GEOGRAPHICAL DIFFERENCES

20. ONLY WITH ALL THE ABOVE-
MENTIONED EXPERTS WE CAN
GUARANTEE A SAFE AND GOOD-
QUALITY INTERACTIVE LEARNING
BOOK, MEETING ALL THE
REQUIREMENTS.
THE BOOK WHICH YOU COULD
FREELY GIVE TO YOUR OWN
BELOVED CHILD.

21. OUR
CHILDRE
N
THE MOST IMPORTANT
VIPS
THOSE FOR WHOSE SAKE
WE WORK
THEY ARE WORTH
INVESTING IN INFINITELY
– LOVE, TIME, AND
EFFORT
THEY ARE WORTH
HAVING A HUGE CHOICE
OF QUALITY BOOKS –
BOTH PRINTED AND
INTERACTIVE

22. POSSESS
ABILITY
AND
CAPABILIT
Y
REALIZE OUR
RESPONSIBILIT
Y FOR THE
FUTURE
CAN PROVIDE
OUR CHILDREN
WITH QUALITY
PRODUCTS,
THUS MEETING
OUR PARENTAL
NEEDS

23. OUR
CHILDREN
+ WE

24. AUTHOR TETIANA LYTVYNENKO
CLO@ELEKS.COM TETYANA.LYTVYNENKO@GMAIL.COM
SKYPE:TATIANA_CLOSHKINA
ELEKS.COM E-DESIGN.UA
MORE THAN 8
YEARS OF
EXPERIENCE
WORKING WITH
EDUCATIONAL
COMPUTER
PROGRAMS FOR
CHILDREN
EXPERIENCE IN
MANAGING
TEAMS OF UP
TO 25 EXPERTS
EXPERIENCE IN
DEVELOPING
THE SCHEME
FOR
PRODUCING
INTERACTIVE
BOOKS FOR
CHILDREN
EXPERIENCE IN
CONTENT EDITING
AND SCRIPT
WRITING