Enter Bookboonīookboon was founded in 1998 by the two sons of a traditional publisher from Denmark, Thomas Buus Madsen and Kristian Buus Madsen. That dear reader, is why the thought of free books, a mouse-click away, have me salivating like Pavlov’s famous pooch. Being a largely rural population also means that distributing print-books by hand is often the only option to educate a starving population. Our university students are protesting against bloated fees and the general cost of study. So why would I be excited about free books? Well, firstly I live in a country whose infamous neighbour, Zimbabwe, has a higher literacy rate than our own. The comparison might not actually be that far off from the truth…įirstly, a big thanks to Marelise Van Der Merwe who’s initial post on Bookboon caught my eye. Free books! Free books! I won’t lie, I feel like Oprah standing outside a public library dishing out free books to passers-by.
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