London, UK — October 20, 2009 — Enhanced Editions and Canongate Books today announced that the no. 1 international bestseller, Dreams from my Father by Barack Obama is now available as an e-book app from the App Store.
Before Barack Obama became a politician he was, among other things, a writer. Dreams from my Father is his masterpiece: a refreshing, revealing portrait of a young man asking the big questions about identity and belonging. The book has sold over a million copies in the UK to date and has been described as ‘thoughtful, moving and brilliantly written’ (The Times) and ‘a bestseller because of its freshness and honesty’ (Sunday Times).
The app has been created by Enhanced Editions, a new e-book production house co-founded by Peter Collingridge of the digital design company Apt Studio, working in partnership with Canongate Books. As well as familiar e-book features such as the ability to change font size, and bookmark pages, the app will include the ability to email extracts to friends and a tilt-scroll feature that uses the built-in accelerometer to allow the reader to experience the book without having to touch the device but by altering the angle of the screen.
Peter Collingridge says: “Electronic reading is at its tipping point, and the availability of Dreams from my Father on iPhone and iPod touch — by far the most exciting and widely distributed devices for ebooks — shows how new technology can help bring literature to an even wider audience. This is a hugely exciting addition to the Enhanced Editions list.”
Dan Franklin, digital editor at Canongate Books says: “We’re delighted to be making Dreams from my Father available as an app. It is a phenomenal book which deserves to be made available in all the formats the times allow. It’s been a huge success as a printed book and we imagine it will be very successful on the iPhone and iPod touch.”
The Dreams from my Father App is available for £4.99 from the App Store on iPhone and iPod touch or at http://www.itunes.com/appstore/.
Also being released is an App of Barack Obama’s The Audacity of Hope, priced at £4.99, available on the App Store.
