Today I have made a great discovery in the world of literature that I would like to share with all of you. Do you know the startup iClassics? As they well indicate on their website, it is an interactive, illustrated and digital library that revolutionizes the concept of reading and brings it closer to all technology lovers. But what exactly is it and why has it caught my attention? Next I tell you with all kinds of details.
What exactly is iClassics?
IClassics are ebooks that combine the original stories of great classical authors, such as the famous Edgar Allan Poe, Charles Dickens, Oscar Wilde, HPLovecraft o Jack London, with very high quality illustrations, sound effects and even digital soundtracks. His illustrations, at least many of them, even have effects ... Can you imagine being with your mobile or tablet, reading a Poe story and seeing that in addition to having illustrations about what we read, these acquire movement? It is a real pass! Moreover, I think it is a very good idea especially for those stories and stories focused on children. It would be a very attractive way of bringing them closer to literature ... Don't you think so?
It is currently available for 3 different platforms: IOS, Android, and Kindle.
Example: iClassics of Irving and his work "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow"
These are some of the features that this app or iClassics of "Sleepy Hollow" presents:
- An hour of interactive stories.
- Available 3 languages: Spanish, English and French.
- More than 50 interactive illustrations, 67 animations y 89 sound effects.
- Illustrated by Aitor Prieto and directed by David G. Forés.
- More than 63 minutes of Soundtrack Original by Miquel Tejada and Adri Mena.
- Extra content: The biography of Washington Irving and the sketches of the illustrations by Aitor Prieto.
- Original story, without adaptations.
If you still have doubts, I leave you with a brief explanatory video of everything that this startup with origin in Barcelona offers.