First Lady Michelle Obama talks up OpenEbooks initiative for K-12 - TeleRead News: E-books, publishing, tech and beyond

"K-12 students in poverty, along with others across the U.S. and some overseas, will enjoy access to thousands of e-books made available by major publishers such as Random House and National Geographic. Targeted age group for the White House-encouraged initiative is 4-18, and according to the Washington office of the American Library Association, the related Apple and Android apps are 'up and running.' Yes, that’s the real news of the day for K-12 (although it’s fascinating that the Obama Administration has also just unveiled its nomination for Library of Congress). The basic OpenEbooks idea was unveiled last year, following news reports of understocked K-12 school libraries ..."