Submission + - Indie Developers Beat Huge Publishers In iPad Race
andylim writes: Two developers, one based in London, the other in Seattle, have managed to wrestle international publishers to the floor with a book that is over 145 years old. Alice for iPad is an interactive version of the classic Alice in Wonderland story. Over the past few weeks Alice for iPad has become the iPad's best-selling children's book to date. "So how did we, as if by magic, wrestle Disney and Marvel to the floor with a book that is over 145 years old? The answer seems to be the marriage between physics and storytelling. Alice uses cutting edge physics and accelerometer readings to create the effect that brings static illustrations to life. Ben is unique in being able to code this stuff, and I like drawing. I think Carroll would have loved it."