World Book Night US will suspend operations after three years. The organization said in a statement that the expenses of running the effort “are too high to sustain without additional outside funding,” especially considering the “significant financial and time commitment from publishers, writers, booksellers, librarians, printers, distributors, and shippers.” WBN staff will stay on board, without pay, through September 1 to announce the winners of the giver essay contest. World Book Night US executive director Carl Lennertz called the three-year effort a “success by all measures, except for one: Outside funding. For three years, the publishing industry and book community […]
