As long Book Dash and the creatives are credited correctly and you don’t expect exclusivity of use, you can access the source files of our books, download, adapt/translate, print, and distribute them. If you are planning on printing the books yourself, please complete this Google Form so we can onboard you as a Book Dash Open Content Parter. You can use our printing specification document when asking your local print shop for a quotation.
As long Book Dash and the creatives are credited correctly and you don’t expect exclusivity of use, you can access the source files of our books, download, adapt/translate and re-share them. If you are planning on doing so, please complete this Google Form so that we have some basic information about your organisation/project and can onboard you as a Book Dash Open Content Parter.
The creative volunteers who make our books agree to license their work under a Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0) License and we publish the books using this license. The open license means that there is no restriction on what can be done with the books, not even a restriction on commercial use. This means that anyone can download the files from our website and re-publish the books on their own website, or make animations from the books, or translate the books into any language. Anyone can even print thousands of copies and sell them. The only requirement we have is that the three creatives who made the book (author, illustrator, and designer) are always acknowledged, that there is a link back to the Book Dash website, and the Book Dash logo is also visible. Also, if the original format was changed, the nature of the adaptation needs to be stated. (e.g. translated, new illustrations, audiobook, etc).
If you want to adapt, translate, or print Book Dash titles, you can find the source files for all of our books here. Get the files
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Sometimes organisations that re-use our free materials feel that they want to make a contribution to Book Dash in thanks, and to contribute to our sustainability. In these cases we recommend a donation through our website or getting in touch with us to find out more about how to sponsor Book Dash events, print runs, translations and operational costs in our prospectus if you’d like to be involved. See how your funds could be used for impact