Dear Friends of Room to Read,
We are thrilled to announce that Leaving Microsoft to Change the World, John Wood's book about the founding of Room to Read, has now been released in paperback.
Chosen by Amazon as one of the "Top Ten Business Narratives of 2006" and since translated into 15 languages, Leaving Microsoft to Change the World has motivated thousands of people across the globe to become part of the Room to Read movement. In the one-year since the original hard copy was released, we have tripled our number of fund-raising chapters, and increased our annual fund-raising by over 60%! Thanks to this remarkable generosity, Room to Read will establish its 5000th library by the end of 2007.
But we're not stopping there - the paperback version of John's inspiring memoir is in stores now - so an even greater audience will be introduced to the book Publisher's Weekly describes as "an infectiously inspiring read."
We kindly request your help in sharing the Room to Read story. Please tell your friends, family, and co-workers that the soft cover is in bookstores now! We hope to get tens of thousands of people to read it and to then support our work in bringing the lifelong gift of education to kids across the developing world.
The book should be "front of store" in most Barnes & Noble and Borders outlets. B&N.com has special "bulk pricing" for orders of 50 or more, and is even giving 5% of revenue from sales of the book to Room to Read! (www.bn.com/roomtoread). And, as usual, Giveline (www.giveline.org/roomtoread) continues its incredible support of Room to Read by donating a percentage of sales.
Please pick up your copies today, they make inspiring gifts!
With your assistance, Room to Read can accomplish its goal in building 10,000 libraries by 2010 - and impacting the lives of 10 million children by 2020. The paperback gives us a new opportunity to share our story with a whole new audience.
Thank you for your continued enthusiasm and support of our work!
The Room to Read Team
