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App developer and publisher
Touchpress Founded 2010 Founder
Theodore Gray , Max Whitby, John Cromie,
Stephen Wolfram Country of origin United Kingdom Headquarters location London Publication types
Books , iPhone and iPad apps
Touchpress was an
app developer and publisher based in Central
London . The company specialised in creating apps on educational subjects including the
Periodic Table ,
[1]
Beethoven ,
[2] the
Solar System ,
[3]
T.S. Eliot ,
[4]
Shakespeare ,
[5] and others.
In October 2016, Touchpress sold its portfolio of apps to a publisher, Touch Press Inc. The company has rebranded to "Amphio".'
[6]
Origins
Touchpress was founded by
Theodore Gray , Max Whitby, John Cromie,
Stephen Wolfram and others shortly after the announcement of the launch of the iPad.
[7]
[8] The first published app was "The Elements," a continuation of the founders' work together on a coffee table book about the periodic table,
[9] which they followed up in 2014 with "Molecules", allowing users to touch and discover the basic building blocks of the world.
[10]
Design philosophy
Touchpress creates "living books."
[11] Their apps feature many interactive elements and seek to engage readers with a deeper understanding of the subject. The company is part of a broad movement to re-define books and the reading experience for the 21st century.
[12]
[13] Touchpress is particularly notable for their partnerships both within and outside the publishing industry. To date, the company has worked with
Juilliard ,
Disney ,
[14]
Deutsche Grammophon ,
[15]
Faber and Faber ,
Seamus Heaney ,
[16]
Björk ,
[17]
Fiona Shaw ,
Patrick Stewart ,
Steve Reich ,
Stephen Fry ,
Andrew Motion ,
[18]
Stephen Hough ,
[19]
Esa-Pekka Salonen and the
Philharmonia Orchestra ,
[20]
National Geographic ,
[21] and more.
Apps published by Touchpress
References
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"The Elements: A Visual Exploration" . PC Mag.com . PC Magazine. Retrieved 12 August 2013 .
^ Thompson, Damian (25 May 2013).
"Four recordings of Beethoven's Ninth on a $15.47 app" . The Spectator. Retrieved 12 August 2013 .
^ Lawton, Chuck (31 January 2011).
"Touch The Solar System on Your iPad" . Wired. Retrieved 12 August 2013 .
^ Dredge, Stuart (8 August 2011).
"The Waste Land iPad app earns back its costs in six weeks on the App Store" . The Guardian . Retrieved 12 August 2013 .
^ Ng, David (20 May 2013).
"Shakespeare's sonnets get a new iPad, iPhone app" . The Los Angeles Times . Retrieved 12 August 2013 .
^
"Touchpress unveils new strategic direction and rebrands as Amphio | The Bookseller" . www.thebookseller.com . Retrieved 1 December 2016 .
^ Roush, Wade (29 July 2011).
"TouchPress: Theodore Gray Tests His Mettle in the App World" . Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 12 August 2013 .
^ Wolfram, Stephen (24 December 2010).
"Touch Press: The Second Book" . Stephen Wolfram Blog. Retrieved 12 August 2013 .
^ Pham, Alex (27 April 2010).
"The curious tale of the wooden table that became an iPad book" . The Los Angeles Times . Retrieved 12 August 2013 .
^ Stockton, Nick (20 October 2014).
"Explore the Building Blocks of Everything From Poison to Soap" . Wired . Retrieved 17 December 2014 .
^ Ng, David (27 April 2012).
"The Coffee Table eBook: iPad Apps From Touch Press Transform The Act Of Reading" . Forbes . Retrieved 12 August 2013 .
^ Roush, Wade (11 May 2012).
"Touch Press, the iPad, and the New Golden Age of Multimedia" . Xconomy. Retrieved 12 August 2013 .
^ Boehret, Katherine (7 April 2010).
"For the iPad, Apps With Their Own Wow Factor" . The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 12 August 2013 .
^ Padilla, Richard (8 August 2013).
" 'Disney Animated' for iPad Covers the History of All 53 Disney Films" . Mac Rumors. Retrieved 12 August 2013 .
^ Service, Tom (31 May 2013).
" 'Beethoven's Ninth, the app: an Ode to iJoy" . The Guardian . Retrieved 12 August 2013 .
^ Richmond, Shane (15 July 2011).
"The Waste Land iPad app review" . The Telegraph. Retrieved 12 August 2013 .
^ Burton, Charlie (26 July 2011).
" 'In depth: How Björk's 'Biophilia' album fuses music with iPad apps" . Wired. Archived from
the original on 15 April 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2013 .
^ Caplan, Lisa (14 December 2012).
" 'Touch Press brushes the dust off The Sonnets by Shakespeare" . Appolicious. Archived from
the original on 9 December 2014. Retrieved 12 August 2013 .
^
"Stephen Hough And Touch Press Release Ground-Breaking iPad App Coinciding With Opening Concert Of BBC Proms" . Classical Source. 10 July 2013. Retrieved 12 August 2013 .
^ Wall, Seth Colter (21 December 2012).
"The Perfect Classical Music App" . Slate. Retrieved 12 August 2013 .
^ Grabarek, Daryl (21 October 2011).
"Review: 'March of the Dinosaurs' for iOS" . School Library Journal. Retrieved 12 August 2013 .
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