Jonathan Eig

Whether or not the iPad is the "magical and revolutionary device" Apple claims, it has people excited about digital reading like never before: 250,000 e-book downloads in the iPad's first 24 hours mean book publishers and authors need to take the apps market seriously.

Some authors write books, some have turned to writing apps. But never before -- at least to our knowledge -- has one person done both at the same time, hoping to create a little synergy and publicity. Acclaimed Chicago author Jonathan Eig this week released his smart phone app "Chicago Gangland...