Book Dash crediting requirements and identity guidelines

How to credit Book Dash when using our books

All Book Dash books are created and published to our website for free under a Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0) License). The open license means that there is no restriction on what can be done with the books, not even a restriction on commercial use.

This means that anyone can download the files from our website and re-publish the books on their own website, or make audio versions and animations from the books, or translate the books into any language. Anyone can even print thousands of copies and sell them. In this way, the books reach children and families globally.

Crediting requirements

As long as you don’t expect exclusivity of use, the only requirements we have are that:

• the four creatives who made the book (author, illustrator, editor, and designer) are always acknowledged,
• there is a link back to the Book Dash website, and
• the Book Dash logo is also visible. 

Also, if the original format was changed, the nature of the adaptation needs to be stated. (e.g. translated, new illustrations, audiobook, etc).

An example sentence of this could be:
“Originally published by Book Dash under a Creative Commons Licensed BY 4.0. This book can be read for free on (https://bookdash.org/) and was created by [author, illustrator, editor, and designer].

Book Dash identity guidelines

At Book Dash we work hard at communicating about our work in a consistent manner to raise awareness and to ensure a sense of familiarity and reliability, and this includes our visual identity branding. We use the same logo, fonts, colours, and images throughout our communications and we require our Open Content Partners to do the same when referring to Book Dash, so please make sure to use the following names, links, guidelines when mentioning Book Dash as your content partner.

Name

Name
Book Dash (two words, both starting with capital letters)

Logo

Book Dash logo (300px)
Book Dash logo (1000px)
Book Dash square Book Dash square (transparent background)
Book Dash logo (black and white) Logo animation

Phrasing options

Original books can be read for free at https://bookdash.org/
In partnership with Book Dash (https://bookdash.org/)
Published by Book Dash (https://bookdash.org/)
This is a https://bookdash.org/ story

Website

www.bookdash.org