Table 1
Overview of Pratham Books’ platform StoryWeaver
| Nature | Funding | Key features | Key audience | Impact (Statistics) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| An online platform established by Pratham Books in 2016 to provide unlimited access to free children’s books. | Grants (e.g. Google) | Read | Librarians | 11,053 stories |
| Donations (e.g. Oracle) | Create | Educators | 1,749,018 reads | |
| Pratham Books | Download | Parents | Books in 134 languages | |
| Store | Translators | |||
| Translate | Content creators | |||
| Open licensed | Non-profit organizations | |||
| Education technology organizations | ||||
| Publishers |
[i] Information source: Personal interviews held at Pratham Books in May 2016 and the StoryWeaver website (25 January, 2019)
Table 2
Interview participants
| Name | Role | Interview type | Consent type | Data type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ms. Suzanne Singh | Chairperson, Pratham Books | Face-to-face interview | Written consent | Audio recording |
| Ms. Mala Kumar | Editor, Pratham Books | Face-to-face interview | Written consent | Audio recording |
| Ms. Purvi Shah | Digital Head, StoryWeaver | Face-to-face interview | Written consent | Audio recording |
| Ms. Maya Hemant | Community Manager, StoryWeaver | Face-to-face interview | Written consent | Audio recording |
| Ms. Yamini Vijayan | Content Manager, StoryWeaver | Face-to-face interview | Written consent | Audio recording |
| Ms. Menaka Raman | Social Media Manager, StoryWeaver | Face-to-face interview | Written consent | Audio recording |