I am so excited!! I received my email Thursday that I am one of many thousands of people to participate in this awesome event. I love to read so what would be better than to hand out books to people...and they don't have to pay anything.. At this point I do not know what book I will be receiving but I will get 20 paperback books of something!!! So wherever you live you may be one of the thousands of people to receive a free book!!
About World Book Night
What is World Book Night?
World Book Night is an annual celebration designed to spread a love of reading and books. To be held in the U.S. as well as the U.K. and Ireland on April 23, 2012. It will see tens of thousands of people go out into their communities to spread the joy and love of reading by giving out free World Book Night paperbacks.
World Book Night, through social media and traditional publicity, will also promote the value of reading, of printed books, and of bookstores and libraries to everyone year-round.
Successfully launched in the U.K. in 2011, World Book Night will also be celebrated in the U.S. in 2012, with news of more countries to come in future years. Please join our mailing list for regular World Book Night U.S. news. And thank you to our U.K. friends for such a wonderful idea!
Additionally, April 23 is UNESCO’s World Book Day, chosen due to the anniversary of Cervantes’ death, as well as Shakespeare’s birth and death.
This site exists in order to learn more about World Book Night and to keep updated on new developments – and most important, to register to be a World Book Night U.S. book giver.
The World Book Night U.S. Team
Wow! This sounds great. How did you get involved?
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful event! Congratulations on being chosen as a participant. It sounds like a lot of fun.
ReplyDelete-FABR Steph@FiveAlarmBookReviews
Wow, would love to win a book! I'll even give you rights to my first born child! No wait, you'd want to return her and there's a no return policy and then you'd be really p*****, lol. ;o)
ReplyDeleteCheryl, I signed up for it..a pretty extensive application too!!
ReplyDeleteDorothy, you can't win a book as I will be handing these out in my town...thanks for stopping by everyone!!!