Interactive book apps – 10 of the best

For both novelesque stories and non-fiction, iOS and Android apps are trying innovative ways to tell stories

In the early days of Apple's iPad, there was a gallon of hype around the potential for interactive book apps. When many of the early, expensive-to-develop examples flopped on the App Store, the hype ebbed away.

Even so, a number of developers, publishers and authors have continued plugging away at the idea, with the results often standing proud as works of fiction or non-fiction, regardless of the way they're delivered.