Bookdash[1] is a social impact publisher (SIP) which works with volunteer creatives, to make beautiful and professional picture books available for all children. The Bookdash team envision a country of book owners, and children with bookshelves filled with books or phones laden with epubs. They want all to experience the joy of reading[2] and have been working hard for 10 years to reach the goal of a child owning 100 books. [3] Unlike the commercial publishing industry, where books take a long time to produce, are expensive market and profit-driven[4], this particular SIP has re-imagined publishing, and they are motivated by what will have the greatest impact on society.
Book Creation, Production and Distribution
editThe book creation model that BookDash follow has similarities to Booksprints model, where, under guidance, a book group of experts take a few days to design, edit and illustrate a unique PDF or EPUB[5]. At Bookdash creation events, a children's books is created over a 12 hour period (one day).[6] The story books are published under a Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0) License. The implications of open publishing are enormous. Those with data, a device and a few skills, can download, re-use and adapt these childrens books and translate them. Openly licensed books means exponential access to reading materials.[7]
References
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- ^ https://bookdash.org/
- ^ Metelerkamp, Tamsin (2024-05-31). "Success stories: How Book Dash is getting SA children reading". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 2024-09-30.
- ^ "Book Dash". hundred.org. 2019-04-30. Retrieved 2024-09-30.
- ^ https://www.timeslive.co.za/sunday-times/books/news/2024-09-17-story-time-book-dash-shares-five-new-books-to-get-kids-reading/
- ^ https://www.booksprints.net/
- ^ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2024-05-31-success-stories-how-book-dash-is-getting-sa-children-reading/
- ^ https://www.timeslive.co.za/sunday-times/books/news/2024-09-17-story-time-book-dash-shares-five-new-books-to-get-kids-reading/