Earlier this year, Len Edgerly of The Kindle Chronicles partnered with Ken Clark to create a non-profit group called E-Books for Troops. Its purpose is fairly self-explanatory: to provide free ebooks, and devices on which to read them, to deployed U.S. military personnel.
The first test-run of the organization involved sending two second-generation Kindles to Afghanistan in June. Now they’ve expanded the program, and they’re accepting donations of functioning Kindle 2 devices through Thanksgiving 2010.
The organization has teamed up with M-Edge so that each Kindle will be shipped with a case and light as well.
Check out the official E-Books for Troops website for details. Two other quick things to note: First, the group has an application pending for tax-exempt status, and that will have to be approved before your donation can be deductible (update: the group’s tax status has been approved, so your donation is tax deductible!). Second, if you want to support the program but can’t donate a Kindle 2, you can click their Amazon Affiliate link before doing any shopping on Amazon to help them raise funds.
“Support Our Troops – Donate a Kindle 2″ [E-Books for Troops]
(Photo: M.Lubinski)
By Elizabeth October 2, 2011 - 9:40 PM
Good article worth re-mentioning with the new Kindle models coming out soon.