Books Open Brains

Books and the ideas in them engage minds and create opportunity, but only for the few. Families and schools in the developing world have access to vanishingly little written material. Worldreader aims to put a library of digital books in the hands of every family.
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Why e-books?

Just as mobile phones leapfrogged landlines in developing countries, e-readers can deliver books instantly and for less: many e-books cost less than one-third the price of a printed book, saving trees and reaching more minds.
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Taking Action

We deliver subsidized e-readers to under-served communities, and drive down the cost of publishing local content. We measure success through increased reading rates, local content development, and business creation. We’re running pilots to fine-tune our methods.
See our Trials and Pilot Studies

A Platform for Literacy

Worldreader is a market-oriented, not-for-profit organization focused on increasing access to books in developing countries. But we don’t work alone: we depend on donations and partnerships, and invite you to join companies like Amazon.com and Random House, Inc., in helping us achieve our mission.
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Recent Online Donors

	Mika as a gift from Mika
	Lea Hackner from Maryland
	Joao Furlan from Sao Paulo
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