.read Domain

The .read extension is one of the round's closed generics: an ordinary English verb delegated on a restricted basis through ICANN's 2012 New gTLD Program rather than opened for registration. Few strings in the program had broader potential constituencies — publishers, libraries, literacy organizations, educators, and booksellers all describe their core activity with this word.

There is no registration channel, pricing, or aftermarket for .read domains; use relates to the operator's own reading and content services. It is among the more frequently cited examples in argument over closed generics, since the gap between the string's public utility and its actual deployment is unusually visible.