HOW FIRST LADY MICHELLE OBAMA LAUNCHES OPEN eBOOK App! (1738 hits)
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Earlier this week, First Lady Michelle Obama celebrated the launch of the Open eBooks App (http://openebooks.net/?utm_content=&utm_medium=email&utm_name=&utm_source=govdelivery&utm_term=), a project that the President highlighted last spring, by releasing a video to spread the word about this resource that will be a passport to a world of learning and opportunity during summer and the school year for millions of America’s kids. The app will deliver over $250 million of reading material to students who need it most. Open eBooks was created by a breakthrough coalition of literacy, library, publishing and technology partners who worked together over the past year to make the initiative possible. Open eBook’s partners -- Digital Public Library of America, First Book, and The New York Public Library with content support from digital books distributor Baker & Taylor -- created the app, curated the eBook collection, and developed a system for distribution and use. They received support for the app development from the Institute of Museum and Library Services and content contributions from ten major publishers (http://openebooks.net/publishers.html?utm_content=&utm_medium=email&utm_name=&utm_source=govdelivery&utm_term=).
