Jacksonville Free-Press, April 15, 2016: White House Initiative Makes Books Available to Low-Income Kids
“Accessing books has become a lot easier for children living in poor communities. The White House reports that it issued more than 1 million access codes in the first week of its Open eBooks initiative. The initiative provides thousands of digital books worth $250 million free to students through an e-reader app. This is not a federal program but a collaborative effort with libraries, publishers and nonprofit organizations.”