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TapBookAuthor
Oslo, Norway
What it is
TapBookAuthor lets authors create and publish interactive e-book apps without programming. Its browser-based drag-and-drop editor supports team collaboration, with project content stored in the cloud. Books can combine sounds, images, slideshows, and videos, which the platform converts for different devices. Authors can set elements to respond to taps by playing media or animations, or by hiding and revealing other content. Animation options include transitions, timed or interaction-triggered starts, carousels, and event-triggered GIFs. The pricing page also lists karaoke, which pairs animated text with sound, and PDF import for existing material. Finished books can be published to the Apple App Store, Google Play, or Windows Store, either as standalone apps or in a bookshelf app using in-app purchasing. The Indie plan is free until publishing, then costs $89 a month for one user and unlimited apps. Enterprise is customized, requires at least three users, and includes an API and hand-coding capability; its price is available by contacting sales. TapBookAuthor is based in Oslo, Norway.
For and against
For
- Browser-based drag-and-drop authoring
- Supports team collaboration on projects
- Books can include video, audio, and animations
- Publishes to three listed app stores
- Free until publishing on the Indie plan
Against
- Indie costs $89 a month when publishing
The verdict
TapBookAuthor combines media-rich book creation, interactive elements, and publishing options in a browser-based workflow. The Indie plan has a stated monthly charge when publishing, while Enterprise pricing requires a sales inquiry.
Who it suits
It suits self-published authors and large publishers seeking to create interactive books without programming. Teams can collaborate on shared projects in the browser.
Plans and prices
Indie
1 user · unlimited apps · native cross-platform apps · multimedia
Read 15 Oct 2026 · tapbookauthor.com
Enterprise
minimum 3 users · unlimited apps · native cross-platform apps · multimedia
Read 15 Oct 2026 · tapbookauthor.com
On the record
- Animations
- Animation features include transitions, timed starts, interaction-triggered starts, carousels, and event-triggered GIF animations.tapbookauthor.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Animation tools
- Animation functions include transitions, timed starts, layer visibility, tap-triggered actions, carousels, and GIF activation.tapbookauthor.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- API
- The Enterprise plan includes an API and the ability to hand-code parts of an app.tapbookauthor.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- API integration
- An official case description says the API can connect internal and industry-standard login services and support widgets such as dictionary lookups.tapbookauthor.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- App-store publishing
- Books can be deployed as applications to Apple App Store, Google Play, and Windows Store.tapbookauthor.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Audience
- The maker describes the product as suitable for big publishers and self-published authors.tapbookauthor.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Authoring
- Its browser-based drag-and-drop editor lets teams work on the same project, with project content stored in the cloud.tapbookauthor.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Cloud collaboration
- The authoring environment stores projects in the cloud so multiple people can work online.tapbookauthor.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Company headquarters
- The maker lists Gaustadalléen 21, N-0349 Oslo, Norway as its visiting address.tapbookauthor.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Company legal name
- The contact page identifies the business as ePekebok AS / TapBookAuthor.com.tapbookauthor.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Company location
- The contact page gives ePekebok AS / TapBookAuthor.com’s visiting address as Gaustadalléen 21, N-0349 Oslo, Norway.tapbookauthor.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Company size
- aVenture lists five employees.aventure.vc · read 15 Oct 2026
- Customers
- The maker identifies Cappelen Damm, Little Pickle Press, Samlaget, and Samsung KidsTime Author’s Award projects as customers or partners.tapbookauthor.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Custom states and layers
- Authors can define alternate states such as day/night or happy/sad and use layers.tapbookauthor.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Drag-and-drop editor
- The product provides a drag-and-drop, do-it-yourself authoring editor.tapbookauthor.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- External company use
- Computerworld reported that Lesemeister let pupils challenge friends, compete for reading points, and gave teachers automatically generated reading logs.cw.no · read 15 Oct 2026
- External news
- Computerworld reported on February 10, 2017 that the Lesemeister reading app was piloted in three schools and was being expanded to 20 more, with more than 3,000 pupils and teachers interested.cw.no · read 15 Oct 2026
- External product description
- CB Insights describes the product as a no-code drag-and-drop platform for creating interactive e-book apps and distributing them through app stores.cbinsights.com · read 15 Oct 2026
