Answers.Body: <p>There's <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mark-coker/the-story-behind-read-an_b_487343.html" rel="noreferrer">a pretty lengthy write-up on HuffPo</a>.</p>
  <p>Short version:</p>
  <blockquote>
  <p>For one week each year, Rita Toews, 61, a soft-spoken mother of two and grandmother of one, sits at the center of the ebook universe.</p>
  <p>Operating from a spare bedroom in her home in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada with her cat Lola by her side (&quot;Every author needs a cat,&quot; she says), Ms. Toews is the creator and chief ringmaster of Read an Ebook Week, an annual international celebration of ebooks....</p>
  <p>For the one week only, publishers and authors offer thousands of original ebooks for free and at deep discounts to encourage book lovers around the globe to give ebooks a try.</p>
  </blockquote>
  <p>It apparently dates to 2004. The domain in the article, <a href="http://ebookweek.com" rel="noreferrer">ebookweek.com, now redirects to Valor eBooks</a>. Not sure of the relation there.</p>
  
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Body: <p>I was just sitting down to start shopping at Smashwords, and found <a href="https://www.smashwords.com/books/category/1/newest/1" rel="noreferrer">this listing</a>.  A quick look on line seems to indicate this is some kind of world wide deal. </p>
  
  <ul>
  <li>What is "Read an Ebook Week"?</li>
  <li>Where did it get started?</li>
  <li>What is in it for me? (looks like sales maybe?)</li>
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Comments.Text: Addressing last bullet; I just spent 8 hours shopping for deals while ignore the never ending snow.
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ThreadText: # What is "Read an Ebook Week"?
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2014-02-28)
  
  I was just sitting down to start shopping at Smashwords, and found [this listing](https://www.smashwords.com/books/category/1/newest/1). A quick look on line seems to indicate this is some kind of world wide deal.
  
  * What is "Read an Ebook Week"?
  * Where did it get started?
  * What is in it for me? (looks like sales maybe?)
  
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  > **username_0**: Addressing last bullet; I just spent 8 hours shopping for deals while ignore the never ending snow.  
  
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  ### Answer by username_1 on 2014-02-28. Score: 6 | Accepted answer
  
  There's [a pretty lengthy write-up on HuffPo](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mark-coker/the-story-behind-read-an_b_487343.html).
  
  Short version:
  
  > For one week each year, Rita Toews, 61, a soft-spoken mother of two and grandmother of one, sits at the center of the ebook universe.
  >
  > Operating from a spare bedroom in her home in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada with her cat Lola by her side ("Every author needs a cat," she says), Ms. Toews is the creator and chief ringmaster of Read an Ebook Week, an annual international celebration of ebooks....
  >
  > For the one week only, publishers and authors offer thousands of original ebooks for free and at deep discounts to encourage book lovers around the globe to give ebooks a try.
  
  It apparently dates to 2004. The domain in the article, [ebookweek.com, now redirects to Valor eBooks](http://ebookweek.com). Not sure of the relation there.
  
  
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