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Originally Posted by fjtorres
Of course, kids with the necessary hardware already have access to a lot more than 10,000 titles.
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Originally Posted by Catlady
I don't get it. If they have the hardware, all they need is Project Gutenberg or a library card to get access to thousands of books.
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I think the "big ideas" here are:
(1) under-served youth are
not reading for pleasure, but should be
(2) this campaign will publicize and (hopefully) make it both attractive and easy-peasy for target audience members (who live in inner cities) to read for pleasure
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Originally Posted by Catlady
If they don't have the hardware, it's meaningless.
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Originally Posted by tubemonkey
Who's providing the hardware?
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Originally Posted by David Munch
Poor kids who cant afford an ereader anyway? Why not just buy them regular books ?
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I've read that
many poor folks have smartphones, including schoolkids, so some kids can read on those. Additionally, many public libraries lend patrons e-readers, and many public schools lend kids tablets.
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Originally Posted by David Munch
Poor kids who cant afford an ereader anyway? Why not just buy them regular books ?
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I'm sure it's cheaper and easier for publishers to donate ebooks than paper books.
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How's it helpful to offer free ebooks to kids whose families may be too poor to have Internet access at home?
Answer: In the low income inner city neighborhoods being targeted (such as those in Baltimore and Washington, D.C. where President Obama will be stumping this program), free Internet access is widely available at public libraries, at (some) public schools, and at Internet hotspots (e.g., coffee shops, fast food joints, major transit depots, and many stores). Moreover, some public libraries are giving away free Internet "hotspot" devices to low-income families in addition to lending e-readers to patrons.