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Local exhibition includes EBW artist Hannah Morris

Tuesday, 09 December 2008 22:26

Detail from Town Square by Hannah Morris, shwoing at Curious, Whetstone & Frankley Back when EBW was a sapling, artist–illustrator Hannah Morris believed in us and placed her book uTshepo Mde: Tall Enough (written by Mhlobo Jadezweni) with our untested Vuvu imprint. The book went on to win several accolades. She remains one of our all-time-favourite artists, and her work is being shown at the fabulous Curious, Whetstone & Frankley gallery, right next door to EBW. The picture here shows detail from Hannah's 'Town Square', a captivating bustle of zebras. She is part of an exhibition called 'Playroom', a show of art for children. The other artists include Toby Newsome, Claire Walker, Colwyn Thomas, Knolc, Alex Latimer and Patrick Latimer. The show is on till 20 December.

 

EBW releases ebooks by award-winning journalist

Saturday, 06 December 2008 11:20

True North by Hamilton Wende Electric Book Works has released ebook editions of award-winning journalist Hamilton Wende's Deadlines from the Edge and True North.

True North: African Roads Less Travelled and Deadlines from the Edge: Images of War from Congo to Afghanistan were originally published by William Waterman (1995) and Penguin SA (2003) respectively. Working with Electric Book Works, Wende has been able to keep his acclaimed books available through print-on-demand and ebook technology.

Says Wende: 'It's great. It's a very exciting way of bringing books alive which, without the net and the new ebook technologies, would have been remaindered and died. True North is back in print again after nearly twelve years, and it can now stay in print forever. Print-on-demand is a completely revolutionary way for authors to reach a worldwide readership.'

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EBW releases Moxyland, the first ebook with an embedded soundtrack

Thursday, 30 October 2008 14:32

Moxyland, by Lauren Beukes Electric Book Works has released the ebook edition of Moxyland, the first ebook to contain an embedded music soundtrack. The soundtrack was compiled by African Dope Records to suit the mood and feel of the book's storyline. Arthur Attwell, Publishing Director of Electric Book Works says "To be worth buying and reading, an ebook should offer something that the print book can't offer. Ebooks offer many possibilities, including sound, links, colour, interactivity, and an almost unlimited number of pages. It’s important to take advantage of these."

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