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New Media: Starz Miniseries Teams With Penguin E-Book for iPad, iPod Touch and iPhone

Jul 20, 2010  •  Post A Comment

Starz is teaming with book publisher Penguin Group to create an electronic version of one of its miniseries for three Apple products, reports B&C.

The eight-hour television series of Ken Follett’s "The Pillars of Earth" will debut on Friday, July 23, while the ebook edition for the iPad will go on sale today, July 20th, the story says.

The "amplified edition" costs $12.99 and includes 34 short videos, artwork and original music from the television series, the article adds.

Starz came to Penguin about three months ago with the concept of creating a special "The Pillars of the Earth" edition for iPad, and executives from both companies worked on the project. A version for the iPod Touch and iPhone will be released later this week, the story says.

5 Comments

  1. The new Zune browser is surprisingly good, but not as good as the iPod’s. It works well, but isn’t as fast as Safari, and has a clunkier interface. If you occasionally plan on using the web browser that’s not an issue, but if you’re planning to browse the web alot from your PMP then the iPod’s larger screen and better browser may be important.

  2. The Zune concentrates on being a Portable Media Player. Not a web browser. Not a game machine. Maybe in the future it’ll do even better in those areas, but for now it’s a fantastic way to organize and listen to your music and videos, and is without peer in that regard. The iPod’s strengths are its web browsing and apps. If those sound more compelling, perhaps it is your best choice.

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