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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

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The 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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  1. ^ https://bookdash.org/
  2. ^ Metelerkamp, Tamsin (2024-05-31). "Success stories: How Book Dash is getting SA children reading". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 2024-09-30.
  3. ^ "Book Dash". hundred.org. 2019-04-30. Retrieved 2024-09-30.
  4. ^ https://www.timeslive.co.za/sunday-times/books/news/2024-09-17-story-time-book-dash-shares-five-new-books-to-get-kids-reading/
  5. ^ https://www.booksprints.net/
  6. ^ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2024-05-31-success-stories-how-book-dash-is-getting-sa-children-reading/
  7. ^ https://www.timeslive.co.za/sunday-times/books/news/2024-09-17-story-time-book-dash-shares-five-new-books-to-get-kids-reading/
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