Novel Effect: Read Aloud Books Software
Company Name: Novel Effect Inc
About: Bringing people together, one story at a time.
Headquarters: Seattle, Washington, United States.
Novel Effect Overview
What is Novel Effect?
Novel Effect is an award-winning app that enhances the reading experience for children by responding to the reader's voice with interactive music, sound effects, and character voices. The app promotes literacy, imagination, and fun for kids 12 and under. There are three versions of the app, including a free version, a premium version for families and individual educators, and a premium classroom version for educators.
Features
- Hundreds of soundscapes for a library of children's books curated for teachers, librarians, kids, and families
- Free limited access to soundscapes for users who bring their own copy of the print book or ebook
- Unlimited access to a library of kid-friendly content for premium users
- In-app eBooks, including non-fiction and early reader chapter books, as well as exclusive members-only content
- Premium Classroom version offers unlimited access to premium features and content for one teacher and up to 30 students in a safe and secure environment
- Follows along as the reader reads out loud, playing interactive music, sound effects, and character voices in response to the reader's voice
- Wide variety of high-quality soundscapes for carefully selected family-friendly books to engage and promote imagination and learning
- Updated weekly with new titles
- Search or browse collections to find the book to read out loud
- Choose how to read, with print or an eBook
- Reading log tracks books read with the app
- Access Novel Effect's digital library and soundscapes on almost any device
- Spanish books also included
- Privacy of kids and their grown-ups is a top priority, and voice-recognition is performed on the device with no voice data saved without express consent.
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Product Details and Description of
Welcome to Novel Effect — an award-winning app that follows your voice as you read out loud from a children’s story book and responds at just the right moment with interactive music, sound effects, and character voices. Bring the story to life, promote literacy, imagination, and fun for kids 12 & under! In the classroom or at home, see why parents and teachers alike say Novel Effect “…turns reading time into a magical experience." - App Store Review. There are 3 versions of the Novel Effect service accessible through the app. New books are added weekly. FREE Free Novel Effect offers hundreds of soundscapes for a library of children’s books curated for teachers, librarians, kids and families. Enjoy limited access to soundscapes for free when you bring your own copy of the print book or ebook! PREMIUM For families and individual educators, Novel Effect Premium offers unlimited access to a library of kid friendly content. Enjoy soundscapes for popular children’s books when you bring your own copy of the book, or read aloud from hundreds of in-app eBooks, including non-fiction and early reader chapter books, as well as exclusive members-only content. CLASSROOM For educators, Novel Effect Premium Classroom offers unlimited access to Premium features and content for one teacher and up to 30 students in a safe and secure environment. Overwhelmingly, educators say reading with Novel Effect is more engaging, creating motivated, confident, and empowered readers. HOW IT WORKS Novel Effect’s service follows along as you read out loud, playing interactive music, sound effects, and character voices in response to your voice. Our library includes a wide variety of high-quality soundscapes for carefully selected family friendly books to engage and promote imagination and learning, updated weekly with new titles! Hundreds of titles are available as in-app eBooks, some titles may require you to read aloud from your own copy. FIND - Use search or browse our collections to find the book you want to read out loud. PLAY - Tap the cover and then choose how you’ll be reading — with print or an eBook. READ - When you hear the chime, start reading aloud! LISTEN - Hear the music and sounds respond to your voice and change with the story. Add a little magic to story time with Novel Effect. PRESS AND EXPERT REVIEWS Novel Effect was featured on Shark Tank, The TODAY Show, and in Forbes, Variety, Lifehacker, and more. “I felt like a real audiobook narrator. My five-year-old tried reading a book on her own… and amazingly, the system picked up her little voice and played the effects at all the right moments.” - Michelle Woo, Lifehacker "Not only did this tool help make poetry come alive for [my student], he asked me if he could try reading... I about fell out of my chair because he never wants to read aloud... and he has asked to go to the library to check out books that he can read along with the app." - Julie Smith, The Techie Teacher® "I think this is cool as cool can be… I love it, I love it!" - Lori Greiner, entrepreneur and investor on ABC’s Shark Tank SAFETY, PRIVACY, AND SUPPORT - Novel Effect requires access to the device's microphone to perform voice-recognition. - The privacy of kids and their grown-ups is our top priority. Voice-recognition is performed on your device, no voice data is saved without express consent. - Please go to http://www.this app.com/privacy-policy or www.this app.com/classroom-privacy-policy to learn more. KEY FEATURES • Hundreds of books with more added weekly • Also includes Spanish books • Online and offline reading • A reading log tracks books you’ve read with the app • Access Novel Effect’s digital library and soundscapes on almost any device Terms of Service https://www.this app.com/terms-of-service
Top Reviews
By AmesIrene
Amazing!
We are avid readers and have read over 500 different books to our 2 year old, and we are always looking for screen-free options for her and this fits the bill perfectly! Love the sounds and music and so does she! We can’t wait for more books to be released! Also, a way to favorite or save books in one folder would be nice, so we could save the books we own in one area and reference which books are compatible easily. For now, I’m just going to do it the non-tech way and put all of the books that work with this app in a basket together :)
By Oo7slice
One of those magical apps
This is one of those apps that brings a little magic into your life. I was introduced to it by a school librarian when I was visiting my son in kindergarten. She let me read a book to the class using Novel Effect and the kids (and I) loved it. My son now really likes to try to read the books himself in order to get he sound effects going, and hopes that means re books continue being added to the library. Looking forward to seeing what comes to the app.
By Jamie Hunsdale
Really fun, unique and powerful. I love the sounds !!!
This App is amazing. I love that it brings sound to the world of reading. The fact that you can just turn it on and set it aside while you read is so unique and not just another reason for kids to stare at a screen. I work with audio everyday and the quality of the sounds and music that Novel Effect uses is excellent. I have already shared the app with other friends that have kids or nieces and nephews like myself. They are loving it.
