Worldreader on Book Donations in the Digital Age - Publishing Perspectives

Those books on the street corner in Nairobi might have come directly from publishers or through another book donation scheme that focuses on collecting used or left over books. Either way, it is not likely that they were selected for their relevancy or utility and the lack of either represents what many organizations (including many nonprofits that deal with paper donations) have come to regard as a well intentioned but outdated model of giving. As well, those specific books missed their mark: they were probably destined for a school or library but they ended up as merchandise instead. EbooksDigital bookstore selling wide range of ebooks in 50 categories from Hildegard of Bingen to How to Write a Dirty Story and showing how the range of ebooks available is growing. http://www.ebooks.com/, on the other hand, require only that the intended user have a device before the rest is simplified. It would be incorrect to suggest that getting devices equipped with reading applications, or promoting reading applications to owners of low-cost mobiles is simple. However, it is much easier, cheaper and simpler than bringing paper libraries large enough to be useful to the same number of people.