Our Mission
All authors should have free access to publishing their works, and all readers should have free access to all works published. That’s right, we aim to make available for open access all books that fit our DEI focus, even those that Read-Me.Org has not published. We take the idea of Free Library seriously and literally. Free libraries are probably the greatest contribution to all resilient civilizations .
Our Focus
We hear you! We can’t possibly publish everything or fill a library with everything! That is why we confine our open access venture to the the DEI inspired fields of Justice and Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, fields that we think are central to any mission that concerns knowledge: freedom to consume it, freedom to contribute to it.
What We Publish and Collect
We publish any works, of any genre, fiction, nonfiction, books, articles, essays, letters, and memoirs that fit our DEI focus. Our experienced DEI librarians and justice scholars curate and categorize titles for easy access and browsing.. Like Amazon, we publish your work for free. And, unlike Amazon, we give your work away. In short, send us anything you have written and we will publish it. Or, tell us about, books whose copyright you own, and we will republish it with your permission as an open access Read-Me.Org reprint.
How we publish
By “publish” we mean place a clean, nicely presented pdf file on our web site, available for open access to all who wish to read or download them. If you are an author and wish to submit, please see the For Authors page. We also publish paperback versions of books at author’s request (also free).
What We Are
We are an IRS approved 501(c)(3) nonprofit and a registered New York State charity.
The Board of Read-Me.Org Inc. is composed of the following (volunteer, unpaid) luminaries:
President and CEO: Graeme Newman, Distinguished Professor Emeritus, University at Albany, author and publisher.
Treasurer: Phyllis Schultze, Librarian Emeritus, Rutgers University School of Criminal Justice Don M. Gottfredson Library.
Secretary: Dennis Benamati, Director Emeritus, Libraries and Faculty Development at Jamestown Community College.
Vice President for Outreach and Asia-Pacific Director: Mahesh Nalla, Professor, Michigan State University.
European Director: Hans-Jürgen Kerner, Emeritus Professor of Law, University of Tuebingen.
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