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Barack Obama apps now available 21/10/09

As signalled by the beautiful blue icons that have just appeared over there (→) in the sidebar, two new Enhanced Editions, both by Barack Obama, are available now in the App Store.

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Written long before he started down the road to the Presidency, Dreams From My Father is a refreshing, revealing portrait of a young man asking the big questions about identity and belonging.

The son of a black African father and a white American mother, Obama recounts an emotional odyssey. He retraces the migration of his mother’s family from Kansas to Hawaii, then to his childhood home in Indonesia. Finally he travels to Kenya, where he confronts the bitter truth of his father’s life and at last reconciles his divided inheritance.

‘This may be the best-written memoir ever produced by an American politician.’
Joe Klein, Time

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In The Audacity of Hope, Barack Obama discusses the importance of empathy in politics, his hopes for a different America with different policies, and how the ideals of democracy can be renewed.

With intimacy and self-deprecating humour, Obama describes his experiences as a politician, about balancing his family life and his public vocation.

‘Offers readers on this side of the Atlantic a window not just into the mind of one of America’s most exciting politicians but into the political landscape of the post-Bush era.’ David Lammy, Guardian

As with Bunny Munro, both these apps feature the highest quality of design and typesetting, including control of type size and font, night mode, tilt scroll and many other features.

Both apps are available in the App Store now.

Feature: Synched Audio and Text 31/08/09

The iPhone is many things beside a phone of course, and what must be the most-used feature is audio – usually music. And audio impinges heavily on the reading experience as well, whether it’s listening to an album while you’re reading, or making the full transition to an audiobook read in a lively and entertaining style. (The audiobook has been around for many years now, from those huge tape packs you used to buy for long car journeys, through CDs to a new lease of life as mp3s from retailers like Audible and iTunes. The fact that audiobooks frequently outsell the hardback edition of many books is a direct but little-quoted challenge to the persistent idea that the physical, paper book is the only “real” way to read.) (more…)

Dreams From My Father accepted! 01/08/09

Dreams From My Father approved by Apple

Dreams From My Father approved by Apple

Yay! What a great way to come back from holiday:

Dear Enhanced Editions Ltd.,
Your application is now Ready for Sale.
Application Name: Dreams From My Father
Application Version Number: 1.00

Dreams From My Father will be available on the app store in the late summer.

Welcome to Enhanced Editions 25/07/09

Hello, welcome to Enhanced Editions! We’re really excited that you’ve made it here.

We’ve been in planning, development, and stealth mode for about 13 months. And we’re thrilled to be launching a new company at such an exciting time in publishing. Here’s the headlines about what makes us tick. (more…)

Dreams From My Father Submitted to App Store 09/07/09

Very exciting – we have just submitted our first App to iTunes for review. This is the unenhanced edition of Dreams From My Father by Barack Obama. We’ll let you know how this goes – fingers crossed.

**Update, 13th July**. We got rejected! (more…)