The Free Books Campaign is partnering with Round Table Books to launch a children's reading list. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-08-09 18:21:30 UTC ]
Children's reading charity BookTrust says it has handed out more than 237,000 free books to help families hit by the Covid-19 lockdown. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-08-06 10:28:34 UTC ]
Internet Archive’s National Emergency Library initiative, which made more than 1.3 million books available online for free, will end early as publishers sue for copyright infringement. The nonprofit began offering free books during March as the coronavirus pandemic forced Americans to quarantine... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2020-06-12 14:06:26 UTC ]
To make your journey to free books a little easier, I've compiled this list of the best places to find free book giveaways right now. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2020-06-04 10:36:13 UTC ]
From Turkey, South Africa, Sweden, China, Germany, Israel, Spain, Brazil, and Argentina, this year's free books from Amazon Crossing arrive amid frontier-defying contagion. The post Amazon Crossing Rolls Out Its 2020 Free World Book Day Translations appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2020-04-17 03:09:44 UTC ]
A number of little free library volunteer stewards -- both registered and unregistered with the Little Free Library organization – have switched from filling the mounted boxes in front of their homes with free books to filling them with household items. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-04-08 04:00:00 UTC ]
There is already a decent amount of free books for kids available online, and now there has been a recent expansion of available resources. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2020-04-01 10:38:43 UTC ]
Simon Teen is offering more than twenty books and excerpts to read for free right now! Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2020-03-27 20:36:54 UTC ]
HarperCollins and newspaper The Sun have partnered up to hand out two million free books to school children across England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-10-31 18:36:19 UTC ]
BookTrust will deliver 700,000 free books to every school starter as part of the annual Time to Read campaign this week. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-09-16 12:05:14 UTC ]
When you own an Amazon Kindle, the cost of supporting a voracious reading habit can get very steep, very quickly. A quick glance at Amazon’s list of the Best Books of the Month shows that a decent read can set you back between $13 and $15 for a Kindle edition book. Sure, Amazon offers deals... Continue reading >> [ Source: PC World | 2019-07-03 08:26:00 UTC ]
It's a little while since Microsoft announced that is dropping the Books category from the Microsoft Store, but a serious deadline is now looming. If you have bought books or downloaded free books from the Store, you only have a few more days to read them -- so if there are any you haven't... Continue reading >> [ Source: Betanews | 2019-06-28 15:41:08 UTC ]
HarperCollins' reading programme Collins Big Cat has teamed up with The Scottish Sun to give primary schools in Scotland over £1m worth of free books. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-09-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
Children’s authors are being overwhelmed by requests for free books and promotional materials from schools with dwindling budgets, writers have told The Bookseller. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-08-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
Archive.org is one of my favorite websites. It’s home to millions of free books, magazines, movies, software, music, games and websites, and you can spend hours there, discovering new (well, old), and amazing things. Archive.org has been around for many years, but there remains the danger that... Continue reading >> [ Source: Betanews | 2018-08-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
From July 31 to August 5, IKEA Wembley shoppers in London can book slots in its new Reading Room, featuring books on the 2018 Man Booker Prize for Fiction longlist. And they'll get to take their book home free of charge. The post IKEA and the Man Booker Prize Create Reading Rooms With Free Books... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2018-07-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
OPINION: Let's start with a caveat: I like free stuff. I don't know anyone who doesn't, frankly. This could be because I'm a journalist and have been the grateful beneficiary of free books (for me to review), free theatre or cinema tickets (for pre-research before interviewing an actor) and free... Continue reading >> [ Source: Stuff | 2018-02-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
More than 450,000 children will be given books by the Scottish Book Trust as part of Book Week Scotland. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-11-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
Amid cheers for YouTube stars and TV producers, BookCon 2017 pulls a big crowd and gets free books into eager hands, the follow to ReedPOP's BookExpo. The post Weekend at the Trade Show: BookCon Busies Up the BookExpo Floor in New York City appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2017-06-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
While members of the Amazon Prime club get all kinds of benefits with their subscription, bookworms don't receive a great deal of special treatment. Sure, they can borrow one ebook for free each month and access new novels early, but the all-you-can... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2016-10-05 00:00:00 UTC ]