I was contacted by Mary at Be There Bedtime Stories to be interviewed for their blog. Here's a link: read.betherebedtimestories.com/in-the-muse-with-donna-shepherd/
Thanks, Mary, for the fun chat!
KITTY KERPLUNKING is now available through Be There Bedtime Stories
At Be There Bedtime Stories, you can personalize the eBook experience for some special child in your life. How does it work? In three easy steps: 1) select a children’s book from the bookstore, 2) read the story in front of a webcam as it displays on the computer screen, 3) the child receives an email with the link to view the e-book on the website with video of the storyteller positioned on each page.
What a great gift idea for distant grandparents!
"BE THERE" BEDTIME STORIES
New Website Enables Families to
Be There for the Holidays
IRVINE, CA, December 1, 2010
Webcam bedtime stories is an innovative new technology being added to the list of family-friendly media, this Christmas. ALISON SANSONE is Creator of BE THERE BEDTIME STORIES, a new website that combines e-books and video of a family storyteller.
Irvine, CA (PRWEB) December 1, 2010
The process takes place entirely on the
BE THERE BEDTIME STORIES website
in three steps:
1) select a children’s book from the bookstore,
2) read the story in front of a webcam as it displays on the computer screen,
3) the child receives an email with the link to view the e-book on the website with video of the storyteller positioned on each page.
The beta website went live in September of this year with over one hundred published children’s books available in the online bookstore. There are one hundred more titles in production with the interface, from five different publishers so far, including ten original works to be published by
BE THERE BEDTIME STORIES.
The business model for BE THERE BEDTIME STORIES was inspired by her own problem of living far from her only two nieces, who live in Chicago. SANSONE was working in video production at the time, in Orange County, California. “I was unable to be a part of their development - unable to be recognized when I would visit once a year,” SANSONE explains her frustration. “Bedtime stories seemed a convenient and entertaining activity that would solve that problem.”
SANSONE explains the findings of the initial two months of testing. “The effects exceeded my expectations. When I visited my nieces for the first time after four story recordings, they instantly latched onto me from the moment I walked in the door.”
An additional finding from the beta launch is children were excited to read a story back to family members, regardless of their reading level. “We believe this broadens the scope of users and the value to families as a fun and new alternative to existing multi-media products on the market,” SANSONE concludes.
SANSONE expects grandparents and military families] to see the value of a recorded bedtime story over live or real-time webcam services as a way to utilize more family members for childhood development, and to preserve those family memories for future generations. The stories are priced at $11.99 for unlimited children and there is currently a Buy One Get One Free holiday special. Live storytelling and Mobile App delivery are
This is for all the parents, grandparents and relatives who live far from the kids in their lives. And especially for a parent overseas in the military.
NOW
there is a way for your child
to SEE you reading a story to them.
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PRESS RELEASE
Contact: Lynda S. Burch, Publisher
(314) 276 8482
"Guardian Angel Publishing, Inc."
teams with
"Be There Bedtime Stories"
new technology, to bring families together from around the globe.
St. Louis, MO, USA:
In a time where families are spread further apart than ever before ‘Be There Bedtime Stories’ is a technology that puts video of a Storyteller onto the page of a children’s book, to be displayed on a computer and read to your children. http://www.betherebedtimestories.com
“We are very excited with this new adventure,” said GAP President and CEO Lynda Burch. “Our partnership with Be There Bedtime Stories will allow for an unprecedented availability of family sharing reading time with kids and grandkids around the globe. What a wonderful way to “Be There” for your kids whether on assignment out of the country, traveling for work, or just wanting to participate daily in your children’s reading habits; encouraging reading skills that will last a lifetime. It increases literacy awareness and wellness and strengthens family bonds.”
The Sedona International Film Festival, Tuesday night cinema film series displayed the concept, with 5 local leaders, including the Mayor of Sedona. They recorded a bedtime story for presentation that was made for the audience of nearly 500 patrons, right on the big screen of a movie theatre!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jcBuWI2qo8
By: Donna J. Shepherd,
on 7/11/2014
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By: Cynthia Reeg,
on 12/9/2010
By: Margot Finke,
on 12/1/2010
By: Margot Finke,
on 10/8/2010
Thanks for sharing this, Margot! It's a great idea!