WorldReader

Worldreader and Opera Bring Books to 5 Million Readers in Africa via Mobile Phones

2 September, 2015 // 2 Comments

The four-month-old partnership between Opera and the literacy non-profit Worldreader is already bearing fruit. Worldreader announced on Monday that five million readers have used the app that Opera [Read More ...]

Worldreader Partners With Opera, Launches Web Reading App

14 May, 2015 // 1 Comment

Opera may get most of its press for its web browser, data compression tech, and business services, but that's not all it does. Earlier this month Worldreader announced a partnership with Opera, [Read More ...]

What a Difference a Year Makes – Worldreader Mobile App Now Used on 534,000 Feature Phones

10 April, 2013 // 1 Comment

When Worldreader launched their reading app a little over a year ago, the project played second fiddle to Worldreader's main project of getting Kindles into the hands the hands of poor children in [Read More ...]

Amazon Now Promoting an African Literacy Program on Their Homepage

31 October, 2012 // 1 Comment

Amazon is well known for using their home page to promote their own products and services, including everything from new Kindles to a recent comparison of the Kindle Fire HD and the iPad Mini. But [Read More ...]

WorldReader Launches First Independent Kindle Repair Center

13 June, 2012 // 1 Comment

Worldreader launched in 2010 with the goal of using ereaders to improve the literacy of residents of isolated African villages, and they choose the Amazon Kindle due to the connectivity, ease of use, [Read More ...]

Sometimes paper is better, II

30 July, 2010 // 0 Comments

A couple days ago I posted on WorldReader.org and their Kindle pilot program. They're working to create rural literacy programs in third world countries. I took the position that paper would be a [Read More ...]