![]() With Markosian, an Internet entrepreneur who had major success with social and mobile gaming company CrowdStar, Donahue, who was part of the original team at YouTube as v-p of content and head of marketing (pre-Google acquisition) notes, “We were enthusiastic and passionate about solving this problem.”Įpic carries more than 14,000 e-book titles from more than 100 publishers-including HarperCollins, Macmillan, Candlewick, Disney, Bellwether Media, and Eerdmans-and describes itself as “the world’s largest digital library for kids.” The focus is on providing unlimited access to high-quality content for children 12 and younger via a platform available on the Web, iOS, and Android devices, as well as Apple TV, for $4.99 per month. ![]() At that time, iBooks and Amazon “weren’t being directed toward children,” he explains, recalling his experiences seeking out titles for his daughter. Officially launched in January 2014 by Donahue and Suren Markosian, Epic was born from a desire to “make e-books more available to children online,” Donahue says. “We were up 400% last year and will probably see the same or more this year,” he notes. Epic cofounder Kevin Donahue shared exclusively with PW the latest statistics measuring the company’s performance. It's generally suggested that you first discuss with parents who would want this subscription and only then to add the email so they get the payment notice and the student account is linked to the family account).Children’s e-book subscription service Epic, based in Redwood City, Calif., is one company that is bucking the naysaying trends. If you don't want angry parents, please don't put their emails into the optional parent email box. Their business model is that wealthy parents pay to keep the educational use free of charge. ![]() The search function is pretty mediocre - you may need your librarian friend to help you make collections if you get frustrated.Students get rewarded for reading - this means that some students chase after the prize and don't actually read, but just skim through the book at the right pace in order to collect their goodies (avatar stuff etc) at the end.The books are only available 8am - 5pm so unless the student's family is prepared to subscribe to Epic! (at a fairly reasonable rate of U$5 7.99 per month, you should not use them for out-of school hours assignments).There are collections in Chinese, Spanish and French too.Some books are available as an audiobook or text-to-speech book - great for EAL students.You can assign books to individual students and groups of students.You can copy the collections and add your own books or create your own collections and share them with your team. ![]() ![]()
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