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Follett's 'Pillars of the Earth'-There's an App for That
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Interesting partnership that shows just how entertaining our reading can be when old media embraces new media.
Starz – the premium cable network [LSTZA
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Follett’s best-selling novel – set in 12th century England - was turned into an 8-hour miniseries that will air on Starz beginning Friday, July 23.
Penguin’s “Amplified Edition” for the iPad is available today and includes dozens of short videos, original music from the series and artwork. For those really wanting more, there’s a “Pillars of the Earth” app for the iPad that includes more than an hour of behind the scenes footage.
As Broadcasting and Cable points out, “The Amplified Edition offers an array of interactive features designed to enhance the experience of reading the epic novel…Most noteworthy is a character tree, depicted in a virtual stained glass window, which grows as characters are introduced in the book and makes it easier to understand the relationships.”
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