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I think many people underestimate the value of free books, particularly to children. When I was young I read 1 or 2 books a week, every week, for about 4 years

I think many people underestimate the value of free books, particularly to children. When I was young I read 1 or 2 books a week, every week, for about 4 years. My parents couldn't have afforded that many books. I could I suppose have dug around in whatever some charity shop had to offer, but I don't think I would have got such a rounded reading education.

GFischer 16y ago
E-book readers will (I hope) prove to be a revolution in that point. My country gave one laptop to every schoolchild, but I wish they'd consider giving out e-book readers instead (or in addition to). With the Gutenberg project and other resources, an enterprising child with the reading bug should have plenty to chew on :) . OTOH, as a child I read stuff due to being book-deprived which I probably wouldn't have read if I had had access to other options (encyclopaedias from cover to cover, astronomy and physics books, etc..)