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jscarbo · 12-03-2013, 07:20 AM

There are several ongoing e-book/e-reader projects in Africa. One of the best-known is Worldreader: http://www.worldreader.org

There are also several charitable organizations that accept used e-readers as donations, such as E-books For Troops: http://ebooksfortroops.org/about/

I support both of these organizations with financial contributions and think they're doing great work.

I can't see how the OP's proposal could possibly work, either financially or logistically. There are much better models than an e-reader trade-up program offering a $50 credit. Most people who are interested in supporting this sort of charitable work aren't looking for financial incentives and would probably view this sort of proposal as being rather hair-brained and not likely to succeed.

12-03-2013, 07:20 AM	#13
jscarbo Addict Posts: 220 Karma: 1075434 Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Costa Rica Device: Kindle Voyage, Kindle PW2, Nook HD+, Nexus 7	There are several ongoing e-book/e-reader projects in Africa. One of the best-known is Worldreader: http://www.worldreader.org There are also several charitable organizations that accept used e-readers as donations, such as E-books For Troops: http://ebooksfortroops.org/about/ I support both of these organizations with financial contributions and think they're doing great work. I can't see how the OP's proposal could possibly work, either financially or logistically. There are much better models than an e-reader trade-up program offering a $50 credit. Most people who are interested in supporting this sort of charitable work aren't looking for financial incentives and would probably view this sort of proposal as being rather hair-brained and not likely to succeed.