ROAD TO THE ROCKETSHIP · Chapter 8

A company that wants to be trusted should give some things away for good.

The Boston Made Reader carries a promise on its homepage: it is a free literacy resource, “the one Boston Made address that will never ask you for payment.”

What’s on the shelves

• Complete books: full public-domain texts with their original covers, in a clean book-style reading view.
• Bible and religious studies: free study material for personal reading or group study.
• Inclusion studies: readable guides on accessibility and inclusion, such as an ADA overview, “Accessibility 101,” and how to volunteer with Special Olympics as a Unified Partner.
• History: the long-running Boston history series and reading notes on historical works.

Why it belongs in a business story

A free library doesn’t show up on a revenue line. It builds trust, though, and it keeps readers returning daily, and those are the things the rest of the ecosystem depends on. Free reading, supported by advertising, means nobody gets turned away.

ROAD TO THE ROCKETSHIP is the Boston Made Newsroom’s running story of how Boston Made, Inc. is building its ecosystem, told one chapter at a time. Previous: Ch. 7. Next: Ch. 9, What’s Next.

Read every chapter on the Boston Made Reader → Storylines · Join free at app.bostonmade.com/membership.

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