The New York Times released the first chapter of "Snow Fall: The Avalanche at Tunnel Creek" -- the inaugural title in its new e-book series with Byliner -- online on Thursday. The six-part story by reporter John Branch follows a group of climbers in Washington who face a devastating avalanche while deep in the mountains. And the design is stunning. Also read: NY Times Partners With Byliner, Vook on 2 E-Book Publishing Programs The online chapter pairs the prose with videos, satellite graphics of the mountain range and an interactive design that fades as readers scroll...
- 12/20/2012
- by Alexander C. Kaufman
- The Wrap
The New York Times has launched two e-book publishing programs in partnership with digital startups Byliner and Vook, the paper announced Thursday. Byliner, which collects and aggregates long-form narratives from the archives of leading publications including the New Yorker, will co-publish up to a dozen original e-books in the next year featuring Times reporting, called "Originals." The stories will range in length from 10,000- to 20,000-words. The first title will be "Snow Fall: the Avalanche at Tunnel Creek" by Times reporter John Branch, a tale of skiers caught in an avalanche. The...
- 12/13/2012
- by Alexander C. Kaufman
- The Wrap
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