After three years World Book Night in America is to cease. In a statement, executive director Carl Lennertz cited lack of outside funding as the main reason for ending the book-giving project: "The expenses of running World Book Night U.S., even given the significant financial and time commitment from publishers, writers, booksellers, librarians, printers, distributors, and shippers, are too high to sustain without additional outside funding"
To the best of our knowledge, World Book Night in the UK, which has been running since 2011, will continue. UK World Book Night has given away 1 million books each year as opposed to the USA event that gave away half a million - an interesting comparison considering that the UK population is about 1/3 the size of the USA.
To the best of our knowledge, World Book Night in the UK, which has been running since 2011, will continue. UK World Book Night has given away 1 million books each year as opposed to the USA event that gave away half a million - an interesting comparison considering that the UK population is about 1/3 the size of the USA.