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Sound books
Book of Events
A sound-led learning reference for mapped audio, buttons and activities.
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Manufacturing reference
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A spiral bound board book with a printed keyboard strip built into the lower half.
A keyboard along the bottom edge is a row of contacts under a printed panel, and it changes the whole binding decision. The spiral has to sit above an electronics area. The board has to be thick enough to hold contacts without flexing, and the panel has to be laminated so it survives repeated pressing. The strip also sets the trim size, because a playable keyboard has a minimum key width that a small hand can hit.
Use this reference when the audio is played by the child rather than triggered by a page. Settle the key count and key width first, then the audio map from key to note or phrase, and decide how the battery compartment is fixed and where it sits relative to the spiral.
Decisions this product type puts in front of you
- Board and binding Board thickness, lamination and binding decide whether the product survives a year in a nursery. Spiral, sewn and glued bindings behave differently under a battery module, so choose the binding and the module together.
- The audio map Write the map before the artwork is final: page, spot, track, length and language. It is the document the sound module is programmed from, and a late change to it is a late change to every unit.
- Buttons and contacts Printed contact sheets, moulded buttons and touch spots have different failure modes and different costs per unit. Decide the count and the layout with the illustrator in the room.
- Battery and safety The battery compartment on a book is the part a safety review looks at first. Confirm the cell type, the screw fixing and the age grade before the module is sourced.
- Print and finishing Paper stock, ink and finish change how the audio panel is mounted and how the book lies flat. Approve a printed and assembled dummy rather than a flat proof.
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- Page count, trim size and the binding you want.
- The audio map: how many tracks, how long, and in which languages.
- Whether the artwork and the text are yours or need to be developed.
- Destination markets and the age grade you intend to print.
- Quantity per language and the retail pack format.
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Functions
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Presentation
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