Just released - Buntús Cainte for iPod, iPhone and iPad!
A few weeks ago, I secured the rights to produce a new version of Buntús Cainte, the most popular Irish language course in history. And after a few weeks of very hard work, we’ve launched Buntús Cainte for iPod, iPhone and iPad!
We’ve used some geek magic to insert the English and Irish text right inside the MP3 file. This means you can listen to the audio and read the text right on your iPod or iPhone!
Now there’s no need to carry an Irish language course book with you. Just download the MP3s to your device and you can learn or brush up on your Irish wherever you are, whenever you want. I’m taking Buntús Cainte away with me this weekend on a trip to Fermanagh – I love having the chance to learn and revise my Irish in short bursts no matter where I am. And this is the best way for any language student to make a language stick - a little learning, often.
Check out the course and let me know what you think of it. And feel free to spread the word to friends, colleagues and family too!
We'd originally hoped to sell this course through iTunes, but Apple doesn't allow small independent publishers to publish directly to iTunes. We were required to use a third party publisher. But none of the publishers we could find allowed us to publish MP3s with metadata, such as lyrics. We've used bandcamp.com to facilitate sales for now. If anyone knows of a way to distribute content through iTunes via a third party publisher who accepts files with metadata, let me know.
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Congratulations! That is very inspiring. Too bad about Apple. I didn't realize they were closed to smaller publishers. Fingers crossed for a solution.
Apple are very clear about who gets approved and who doesn't, and helpfully send you a list of 3rd party publishers you can work with. But yes, it's frustrating!
Thanks for the congrats :)