Stolen Sex Tapes, Hidden Camera Vids and Surveillance Photos of Corrupt Washington Lobbyist Released in New Mystery Thriller Enhanced eBook
July 04, 2012 (PRLEAP.COM) Entertainment News
Ape Digital Inc. announced today that web series creator Tim Street has published a new enhanced ebook novel, Vids, exclusively on the Apple iBookStore. Told through the use of embedded video, photos, audio, graphics and text this immersive Mystery / Thriller reveals the story of Hartley, a young, attractive woman who's been jilted by a married Washington lobbyist. Hellbent on revenge Hartley stalks her former lover Bill, hides cameras on him, catches him with other women then posts the vids of his lurid affairs as well as his covert political dealings with U.S. and foreign officials on the Internet for his wife, his Washington friends and the Justice Department to see. But when her tell-all web posts go viral and receive over 4 million visits in one week her website is abruptly hacked down and Hartley goes missing.
Created using Apple's iBooks Author the 220 page Vids contains dozens of photos and approximately 90 minutes of video giving readers an immersive interactive experience. "This is a story I've wanted to tell for over 10 years and not until now has the iPad made this type of storytelling possible," says Street.
He goes on to say, "With enhanced ebooks independent filmmakers, comedians, web video series creators, musicians, artists, bloggers, podcasters - even magicians and jugglers all have a new way to monetise the content that they've been giving away for free on the Internet."
Shot on location in Washington, Moscow and in and around Hollywood Vids is a one of a kind thriller that blurs the lines between fact and fiction while exploring the politics of privacy and freedom of speech.
Vids is available now exclusivly on the iBookStore: http://bit.ly/VidsEBookiTunes
Vids is available for download on your iPad with iBooks 2 or on your computer with iTunes. To read this book, you must be using an iPad with iBooks 2. Free samples can be downloaded at the iTunes iBookStore.
Trailer Link: http://bit.ly/VidsYouTubeTrailer
YouTube Embed Code:
<iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/l7MymC-F230" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
Screen Grabs:
http://bit.ly/VidsCoverKeyArt http://bit.ly/VidsEJacket
http://bit.ly/VidsCheatingIndexPage http://bit.ly/VidsLustingChapterPage
http://bit.ly/VidsNightVisionCamCouple http://bit.ly/VidsHiddenCameraCoupleKissing
http://bit.ly/VidsLustingChapter http://bit.ly/VidsLingerieBed
Tim Street is an American writer, producer, director. He is one of the pioneers of using the Internet as a storytelling device and is the Creator/Executive Producer of the popular viral video series French Maid TV. CNN referred to Street's work as "Red Hot", The Toronto Star said "Prophetic," Wired News called his first creation, fortheloveofjulie, "one of the Internet's creepiest sites… and one of the most convincing hoaxes to hit the Net." In 2009, Street became one of the founding members of the International Academy of Web Television where he serves on its Board of Directors and travels the country lecturing about web series, mobile video and enhanced ebooks. He occasionally blogs at 1TimStreet.com and can be followed on
Twitter @1TimStreet.
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