EDITORIAL: Mobile Reading

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From The Guardian: 

Nearly 5,000 people in seven countries – Ethiopia, Ghana, India, Kenya, Nigeria, Pakistan and Zimbabwe – took part in the research, the largest study of its kind to date, which found that 62% of respondents are reading more, now they can read on their mobile phones. One in three said they read to children from their mobile phones, and 90% of respondents said they would be spending more time reading on their mobile phones in the next year.

Which is great, obviously. If this sort of info strikes joy into your heart, then take a look at the great work being done by Worldreader, who are doing their best to get ebooks in the hands of people in developing countries. This is fantastic work: if more people have access to books, their literacy increases, their education broadens, and they can use that to improve themselves and their society. You can help this brilliant cause by donating here.