Get Reading: Leading UK publishers partner with Nook to donate best-loved children’s books

Free books from Hachette UK, HarperCollins, Penguin and Random House loaded onto the 1,000 NOOKs donated by Barnes & Noble
Book a Nook: Kathy Lette and Sacred Heart Primary pupils with eReaders in Battersea Pic:Alex Lentati
Alex Lentati
29 May 2013

Leading UK publishers have donated a selection of top children’s titles to support Nook’s efforts to make reading more accessible and affordable across the UK, it has been announced.

The donation is part of Nook’s recent partnership with the London Evening Standard’s groundbreaking literacy campaign, Get London Reading. The partnership includes the previously announced donation of 1,000 Nook Simple Touch eReaders and supports Beanstalk, a national literacy charity that recruits, vets, trains and supports reading volunteers in schools.

The donation was announced today at a Get Reading event featuring the Mayor of London, Boris Johnson. To underline his support, the mayor visited St Mary’s Catholic Primary School to take part in a Nook read-along session with schoolchildren.

Nook has worked with Hachette UK, HarperCollins, Penguin and Random House to contribute the books, which will be loaded onto the 1,000 eReaders that NOOK is donating to reading volunteers from Beanstalk. The titles donated are some of the UK’s most popular children’s books. The Beanstalk literacy volunteers will use the Nooks at key schools with high levels of illiteracy across the UK.

Jim Hilt, the managing director of international bookseller Barnes & Noble, which owns Nook, said: “Our commitment to children and families in the UK is about providing affordable access to digital content in partnership with the leading UK publishers.

"It takes everyone in the book business to rally behind the idea of getting young people to read. We came to the UK to be a part of the fabric of the community by creating affordable access to reading and believe that this donation will help us further this campaign.”

Some of the fantastic books being donated include:

From Hachette UK:

  • Horrid Henry Reads a Book
  • Rainbow Magic - The Rainbow Fairies: 1: Ruby the Red Fairy
  • Beast Quest:1 Ferno the Fire Dragon
  • Double Crossed
  • Boy Nobody
  • Secret Kingdom: 1: Enchanted Palace

From HarperCollins:

  • Mr. Stink
  • The Magician's Nephew (The Chronicles of Narnia, Book 1)
  • A Dog Called Homeless
  • A Medal for Leroy
  • Little Wolf's Book of Badness
  • Iggy and Me (Iggy and Me, Book 1)
  • Delphie and the Magic Ballet Shoes (Magic Ballerina, Book 1)
  • Monster and Chips (Book 1)
  • Paddington Abroad
  • Geek Girl
  • Look into My Eyes (Ruby Redfort, Book 1)
  • Skulduggery Pleasant

From Penguin:

  • Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
  • The Great Escape
  • The Tale of Benjamin Bunny
  • Ladybird Classics: Alice in Wonderland
  • Mr. Chan, Rocket Man: Genie Street
  • Grimms' Fairy Tales

From Random House:

  • Tom's Sausage Lion
  • Ranger's Apprentice 1: The Ruins of Gorlan
  • Gold of Gods
  • Doctor Who: Made of Steel
  • I Funny
  • Big Day Out
  • The Dinosaur’s Packed Lunch
  • The Monster Crisp-Guzzler
  • Pea’s Book of Best Friends
  • Alice Miranda at School

This generous contribution is part of Nook’s commitment to making reading accessible and more affordable in the UK. In addition, Nook is offering its eReaders and tablets at special value prices for a limited time only, including the Nook Simple Touch, at £29 down from £79, and Nook Simple Touch GlowLight, at £69 down from £109.

As part of the Get Reading initiative, NOOK and the London Evening Standard will host an event, with support from London Mayor Boris Johnson, in the capital’s iconic Trafalgar Square on July 13. The free event will see children from all over the UK take part in a giant read-a-thon, led by famous faces. The day will also feature interactive entertainment for the whole family and promises to inspire and get people reading.

For further information on the Get Reading campaign, the Beanstalk charity and Nook, please visit NOOK.co.uk/GetReading.

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