Open Ebooks Initiative: open access books for children and youth from disadvantaged families | Open Universe

"The April 30, 2015 President Obama announced in an online event held in the Library Anacostia in Washington, the development of the initiative Ebooks Open Initiative with the aim of coordinating efforts to help children develop a love of reading and discovery by providing access to electronic books available to young people in low-income families. The initiative garlic direction and coordination of the Institute of Museum and Library Services three nonprofit organizations. Digital Public Library of America ( DPLA ), the New York Public Library , and First Book . Open Initiative Ebooks contain hundreds of free public domain titles for all children. What makes the initiative different is that also contain thousands of popular and award-winning titles that are free for unlimited use of students from families with low incomes. These electronic books can be read indefinitely. Children can access these electronic books, which include some of the most popular works of the present and the past, and read all they like without incurring any costs. Access to these books serve as a gateway to the world of reading, either in libraries, platforms, or through other applications reading digital books. Reading e-books is growing rapidly and must be available to all children and youth, regardless of family income. For this, the New York Public Library is creating an application that will allow children to read electronic books in a wide variety of devices, including tablets that have been donated as part of the Connected initiative of the President and through smart phones are being used more Again by Americans for reading among Americans. First Book is a social enterprise nonprofit already provides millions of printed books in classrooms and programs serving children in need, provide full access to its network currently has 175 thousand educators and leaders of programs serving children from low-income families. DPLA , the national network of libraries and cultural heritage organizations will help coordinate the books to be included in the program ..."