By The Book BookstoreSince January 2019, By The Book Bookstore in Corpus Christi, Texas, has given away a book every day from Monday through Saturday. Owsley was told to read him 10 books a day; she estimates they now have over a thousand books in their home. For books that aren’t claimed on the day they’re announced, they’re held at the counter for the next winner or another interested party. But for Owsley, fostering a love of reading and book ownership among in children is her greatest motivation with the store. “Story times, book clubs—any reason to talk and sit around a book, we’re trying to create that sense of community around books.

Source: Forbes April 30, 2019 02:37 UTC