Entertainer Stephen Fry stages multimedia launch
The Fry Chronicles follows the life of the comic, known for his love of technology, from his time at university to his first steps into the world of stage and screen.
Publisher Louise Moore described the move as "innovative and groundbreaking".
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Hide AdShe said: "I can't think of a better author to launch this kind of new publishing - Stephen himself represents everything that we hold dear and value in Britain, yet at the same time has an extraordinary knowledge and love of cutting-edge technology."
The app, which can be used on an iPhone, iPad or iPod, allows readers to skip through the book using colour coded categories to focus on different people and subjects. The eBook includes eight videos featuring Fry discussing events in the book and photographs.
Fry is promoting the book with a show tonight at the Royal Festival Hall, in central London, which is being broadcast to more than 55 cinemas across the country.
Fry is known for his appearances in Blackadder, and for the erudite QI.
The hardback is priced at 20, the eBook is 12.99 and the app - dubbed myFry - is 7.99.