Zidisha has just published the Kindle E-Book ‘Venture: A Collection of True Microfinance Stories‘. Authored by Zidisha staff and volunteers, the book is a rich and readable collection of real-life portraits of Zidisha entrepreneurs worldwide.
Venture is written for Zidisha supporters and anyone else who would like to better understand the realities faced by the poor and the aspiring middle class in the world’s least developed countries, the range of factors that affect their prospects for working their way out of poverty, and how microfinance can impact their lives. There are 34 stories of individual borrowers.

Zidisha founder Julia Kurnia told P2P-Banking.com that all proceeds will go to cover Zidisha’s operating costs.

Note to other p2p lending/p2p microfinance services: Do you have interesting inside stories to tell? Have you considered distributing them in e-book format? The marketing effect could be good compared to other marketing channels. For maximum exposure you might even offer the e-book for download free of charge. If you tried this method, tell us, so we can write about your experiences.

Here is how you can be one of 10 winners of a free copy of the new E-Book

Are you interested in Microfinance? Maybe you have used Zidisha already? Regardless of what triggered your interest in the subject, you have a good chance to win, because the only thing you have to do is: be quick!

The first 10 readers to leave a comment (any comment) under this blog post will win a free copy, courtesy of Zidisha. You need to leave your email address when commenting in the designated field. The email addresses will NOT be publicly visible. The email addresses of the 10 winners will be given to Zidisha. Zidisha will distribute the copies. And after you read it, please do come back and post a comment here how you liked it, so other readers can have some guidance on whether they should go ahead and purchase it. Thank you.