Literacy for Life, from Red Sky Ventures
Summary
Free Kids Books simply wants people to share and enjoy these educational resources; and this is particularly important within low-income and developing communities where access to libraries, or internet can be problematic.As a result a whole host of new original works, which may never have seen light of day in a traditional market, are now available online often at minimum charge or free at sites like www.lulu.com, www.smashwords.com, and www.bibliotastic.com.Ensuring that literacy gets the emphasis it deserves is one of the primary aims of a new website Free Kids Books (www.freekidsbooks.org), launched in mid 2010 by Red Sky Ventures.Designed specifically with kids in mind, the bright friendly colours and fun content promote reading by making it accessible and enjoyable.Whats different about Free Kids Books is, the books are provided as a free download in their full retail versions, so they may be used online or offline and can be printed for children to enjoy reading the physical copy in their own time.Danielle comments “Everyone who has the urge or desire to write should, and that written work should be made available for the public to read and decide, rather than being dictated by publishing houses speculation on what will earn the most revenue.” The Print on Demand – Self-Publishing industry has long been in support of this theory, making publishing a book in soft or hard copy free to anyone with computer and internet access.