Ending book hunger: access to print across barriers of class and culture
New Heaven; London:
Yale University Press
(2020), vi, 209 pp., bibliogr. p.189-193, index
ISBN 978-0-300-22600-3
"This book highlights innovative nonprofit solutions to expand access to print. 'First Book', for example, offers diverse books to teachers at bargain prices. 'Imagination Library' mails picture books to support early literacy in book deserts. 'Worldreader' promotes mobile reading in developing countries by turning phones into digital libraries. 'Pratham Books' creates open access stories that anyone may freely copy, adapt, and translate. Can such efforts expand to bring books to the next billion would-be readers? Shaver reveals the powerful roles of copyright law and licensing, and sounds the clarion call for readers to contribute their own talents to the fight against book hunger." (Publisher)
Contents
1 Book Hunger, 1
2 Making Books Affordable, 15
3 Reflecting Diversity, 27
4 Serving All Languages, 46
5 Reinventing Distribution, 64
6 Going Digital, 79
7 Negotiating Permissions, 96
8 Fair Use of Existing Books, 111
9 New Copyright Exceptions, 125
10 Choosing Open Licenses, 141
11 Rethinking Incentives, 154
12 All Children Reading, 167
Organizations Profiled, 185
2 Making Books Affordable, 15
3 Reflecting Diversity, 27
4 Serving All Languages, 46
5 Reinventing Distribution, 64
6 Going Digital, 79
7 Negotiating Permissions, 96
8 Fair Use of Existing Books, 111
9 New Copyright Exceptions, 125
10 Choosing Open Licenses, 141
11 Rethinking Incentives, 154
12 All Children Reading, 167
Organizations Profiled, 185
