'Spider-Man' iOS app for children launched by Disney

Disney has released a Spider-Man app aimed at children for iOS devices.

The e-book application, which includes voice narration from Stan Lee and other interactive features, is suitable for ages 4 to 10.

"This is a whole new type of entertainment," Lee told The New York Times. "They can offer things comic books cannot offer, all those extra features, that's the brilliance of these things. They don't detract from the story; they embellish."

Marvel Comics became a subsidiary of Disney in late 2009 following a multi-million dollar takeover deal. The Spider-Man application marks the release of Disney's first app based on the publisher's catalogue.

Disney is the largest publisher of children's books in the world, releasing 700 million titles a year in 85 countries. It has also launched 30 digital book apps, which have been downloaded more than 40 million titles.

The Amazing Spider-Man: An Origin Story is available to purchase for iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch for $6.99 in the US and £4.99 in the UK.

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