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iBook Development - Introduction
A writer armed with the right technology is
a force to be reckoned with. If you’re an
author who’s learned to embrace the
Digital Age, it’s probably dawned on you
that the Internet is a friendly place for
wordsmiths. Sure, there are the myriad
distractions fighting for our eyeballs (and
precious time!) across the social media
networks. Perhaps you’ve had to fine-tune

your concentration powers to block out the
incessant notifications and buzzing of your
smartphone.
Yet, we’d argue writers have plenty more
to gain than lose from digital innovation.
The web is bubbling over with resources
for the curious, tech-hungry author.

Creatavist - an online writer’s paradise

Stories don’t have to fit within rigid
confines. Digital tools allow you to
bring your words to life with vivid
imagery and accompanying audio.
Creatavist is a beautiful collision of
storytelling and digital innovation. It
recognizes that powerful stories
can be told through a blend of text,
images, audio and video. The
emphasis is on multimedia. Writers
with a flair for aesthetics will find
Creatavist an ideal medium for
producing and publishing great
stories.
Creatavist is a web-based storytelling platform developed by the media and software
company The Atavist. Since 2009 The Atavist has used its Creatavist platform to produce
and publish original long form narrative stories

An easy start
Once you sign up for a free Creatavist
account, you’re ready to create your first
project. The interface is self-explanatory.
Note: Creatavist projects are broken
down into Chapters. While creating a
chapter you can choose between four
different types of media: text, video,
image and PDF.
Creatavist allows you to add different media within a chapter – assuming you had chosen
the text option for your chapter. The text-based chapter is by far the most interesting
b ecause you can add almost any kind of media. If you choose the Image chapter, you can
opt between making a chapter out of a single image or slideshow or you can choose to add
a picture gallery. Video chapters are built by embedding a video from platforms such as

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