Here's a bit more information:
http://www.mprnews.org/story/2015/04...oks-obama-plan
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The effort will work through a new app, being developed by the New York Public Library, that has the buy-in of all the major publishers.
"Children should not be unable to get reading materials because their parents don't have money," says Carolyn Reidy, president and CEO of Simon & Schuster, which has offered up all of its titles for kids from 4 to 14.
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http://lj.libraryjournal.com/2015/04...y-initiatives/
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The New York Public Library (NYPL) will play an important role in the new effort through its development of the new content delivery app. The app, which will allow users to seamlessly browse and read ebook titles on a variety of devices—including tablets donated as part of the ConnectEd initiative and smartphones, which are increasingly used by Americans at all income levels—will be released later this year.
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It sounds to me that eInk may not be supported. Realistically, the kind of kids who would gladly read on a nerdy-looking monochrome device are likely to already be readers.
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Originally Posted by tubemonkey
This program makes no sense, because kids already have access to public libraries for free content.
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It depends on the person. Me -- I'm more likely to finish a book I borrow than own. But for lots of people, children or adults, the opposite is true.