Tag: World Book and Copyright Day
23 April is a symbolic date for world literature. It is on this date in 1616 that Cervantes, Shakespeare and Inca Garcilaso de la Vega all died. It is also the date of birth or death of other prominent authors, such as Maurice Druon, Haldor K.Laxness, Vladimir Nabokov, Josep Pla and Manuel Mejía Vallejo. It was a natural choice for UNESCO’s General Conference, held in Paris in 1995, to pay a world-wide tribute to books and authors on this date, encouraging everyone, and in particular young people, to discover the pleasure of reading and gain a renewed respect for the…
Happy World Book and Copyright Day! 23 April is a symbolic date for world literature. It is on this date in 1616 that Cervantes, Shakespeare and Inca Garcilaso de la Vega all died. It is also the date of birth or death of other prominent authors, such as Maurice Druon, Haldor K.Laxness, Vladimir Nabokov, Josep Pla and Manuel Mejía Vallejo. Click to learn more about World Book and Copryright Day.
UNESCO: World Book and Copyright Day 2013 Join the celebration Download books published over 100 years ago on Kindle, they’re free! Share your passion for an author and offer his book to people around you! Take this opportunity to discover something new from what you’re used to read. Leave a book on a park bench or a metro seat with a note saying “Happy Book and Copyright Day!” Find out how to send your old books to schools and libraries in countries facing a post-disaster situation. Educate yourself on books pirating: respect for copyright encourages the dissemination of knowledge and rewards their creators and publishers….
