Candlewick Press Joins the Launch of Open eBooks, Provider of Free, High-Quality eBooks to Underserved Children

Program supports President Obama’s ConnectED InitiativeFebruary 23, 2016 –The launch of Open eBooks, a new initiative and e-reader app that will make thousands of popular, top-selling eBooks available to children in need for free, was announced by First Lady Michelle Obama today. The initiative is designed to address the challenge of providing digital reading materials to children living in low-income households, and offers unprecedented access to quality digital content, including a catalog of eBooks valued at more than $250 million.   President Obama announced a nongovernmental