New fiction eBook embellishes tale with rich media and delivers an immersive reading experience.

May 13, 2013 - PRLog -- Book publishing is evolving as a growing number of readers opt for an electronic download versus the traditional hardcover or paperback version. Moving the needle further in the direction of eBooks is a recently released work of literary fiction by Jillian Abbott, author, journalist, professor, and reviewer for New York Journal of Books (http://www.nyjournalofbooks.com/reviewer/jillian-abbott ). With the help of Apple engineers Ms. Abbott pioneered a creative use of Apple iBooks Author, a program that had been used exclusively for creating textbooks to create an interactive fiction eBook.

“Its release in this format represents a new genre of publishing. The process of creating this book is an adaptation of similar scale to adapting prose to film. Air Quality is the result of bending iBooks Author, a tool for creating textbooks, into a powerful storyteller."

Ms. Abbott’s award winning story Air Quality reveals the dangers of smoking in an incredible story of a man—sailor, father, and longtime cigarette smoker suffering from emphysema. As if the story alone weren’t compelling enough, it is enriched throughout with multimedia elements that suck in the reader and drive the narrative forward.

The reading experience is amplified by visual images, some are recurrent such as smoke wafting. Others are unique and a simple touch activates an audio clip that evokes atmosphere and meaning.

Experience for yourself just how beautifully the words mesh with sight sound and motion elements. A free sample of Air Quality is available in the iTunes store. For only $3.99 you can download it and see all of the coolest features exclusive to the paid version. Air Quality can only be read on an iPad with the latest operating system. Click the link to explore further:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/air-quality/id638333926?mt=11

Air Quality is acclaimed as genre bending, compelling, inventive, vibrant, engaging—a seamless blending of visual, auditory, and textual elements.

“Abbott has expanded the notion of ‘voice’ within fiction, as her story includes the Australian-accented speech of some of the characters, along with the repeated sounds of coughing and the striking of a match.”

Jillian Abbott’s new book Air Quality  delivers a robust reading experience with an important message. Don’t miss it.