Abstract: An electronic book device is disclosed having: a housing supporting a touch-sensitive display screen; a memory disposed within the housing, the memory including an electronic book application; and a processor disposed within the housing, the processor in electronic communication with the memory and with the touch-sensitive display screen; wherein the electronic book application functions to produce and virtually display the book page in the touch-sensitive display screen, the book page including an interactive region therein, the electronic book application responding to a touch in the interactive region by causing the storing of an audio file in or the retrieving of an audio file from the memory.