Parents' Guide to

Book Writer - eBook, PDF creator

By Amanda Bindel, Common Sense Media Reviewer

age 8+

Pricey ebook creator is functional but not stellar.

App iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad Paid Education
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A Lot or a Little?

What you will—and won't—find in this app.

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age 18+

Based on 1 parent review

ELSEN A.
ELSEN A. Adult
February 27, 2017
age 18+

UNINVITED

An illegitimate child is the place I found for myself in this world.A name I did not choose for myself but the world already had it in place waiting for me a bastard as some people may call it. Something I did not apply for yet the world received me as an outcast,who was to blame my parents ,Me or God?He tells us he is the master planner and he knew us even before we were even formed in our mothers wombs.Why would he choose me to be illegitimate something coming uninvited and bringing much heartache to the the woman going to give life to this child.Who would want to hurt someone you do not know and even mess up their life and reputation in the society?I wish there was an option for us to consider being swallowed back to where we came from,life would be much easier for many out there.The much years I have lived on this earth have still not found the difference between legitimate and illegitimate child,we both had a male and female for our conception to occur,created in God’s likeness and even undergoing the same life stages.Living loved,when you feel less than,left out and lonely.
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What’s It About?

Kids or parents can use BOOK WRITER - EBOOK, PDF CREATOR to create ebooks or PDF documents with pictures, text, and sound. Users can include images from the camera roll, drawings created in-app, text, and audio (including voice and background music) and can choose from several template options for the appearance of the book: landscape, square, or portrait with single or two facing pages. Books can be viewed within the app, shared by email as PDFs, or saved to Google Drive, Dropbox, or Evernote.

Is It Any Good?

Our review:
Parents say: (1):
Kids say: Not yet rated

This ebook creator is good for easily creating photo books with text or captions and audio narration, but more flexible options are available, so it's hard to justify paying for this one. Lengthier texts are a challenge because they have to be typed and edited in-app, as there's no option for importing text from Word via Google Drive or Dropbox (even though the epub books can be exported to those apps), and lengthy text boxes don't format correctly on the page, with words and letters cut off. The option to add songs or videos to the app is cool but doesn't work well.

Talk to Your Kids About ...

  • Families can talk about favorite stories from books, oral traditions, or the family itself and create a book together.

  • Try writing stories with your children, letting them take pictures while you add text, or vice versa, to create a story.

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