[Libs-Or] Update on Open eBooks project

[Arlene Weible]

Here is the latest info from the Open eBooks project. Librarians are eligible to sign up for access to this service, see: http://openebooks.net/getstarted.html


Open eBooks Reaches 1 Million Books Read
Adds New Titles from Open Road, Makes Web Catalog Available
December 15, 2016 -- Ten months after its February 2016 launch, Open eBooks has circulated
over 1 million books to kids in need through its app. Open eBooks is used in schools, libraries
and out-of-school programs in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and on
U.S. military bases.

Readers now have even more choices with the addition of over 250 titles from publisher Open<http://www.openroadmedia.com/>
Road Integrated Media<http://www.openroadmedia.com/> . "Open Road's founding mission to preserve the legacy of great writers
is motivated by a passionate belief in the transformative power of reading, so it means a great
deal to us to partner with Open eBooks in their endeavor to empower children in need by giving
them access to as many books as possible," said Open Road Integrated Media Executive Vice
President, Publisher Tina Pohlman. New titles now available from Open Road include works
from authors Sherman Alexie, Tariq Ali, Caroline Cooney and selections from beloved series
like The Berenstain Bears and Franklin the Turtle.

Open eBooks continues to grow its catalog of thousands of popular and award-winning titles,
with commitments for additional titles from Candlewick , Hachette , Macmillan , Bloomsbury , and
Lee & Low joining publishers HarperCollins , National Geographic , Penguin Random House ,
Simon & Schuster , and Cricket .

Supplementing the publisher content available in the Open eBooks collection is a growing
selection of public domain titles. The DPLA Curation Corps<https://dp.la/info/get-involved/dpla-ebooks/dpla-collection-curation-corps/> of school and youth librarians built a
collection of over 250 timeless children's favorites, such as Anne of Green Gables, The Wind in
the Willows, and Black Beauty. These eBook files were donated by the Basque Government,
Standard eBooks, and GITenberg , and feature artwork from crowdsourced cover art project,
Recovering the Classics .

The Open eBooks site will also feature a web catalog, enabling users with or without a login to
explore the growing list of Open eBooks content. Readers who do have Open eBooks accounts
can sign in and send eBooks to their devices, which will download as soon as the device is
connected to the Internet. Through the catalog users will also be able to explore the Instant
Classics library that includes free openly licensed books for all readers to download on a
desktop or mobile device.

Goals for the next year of the Open eBooks initiative aim to increase access to the program,
including device expansion to Kindle Fire and Chromebook, and building the availability of
eBooks open to all users regardless of income.

Open eBooks is a coalition of literacy, library, publishing and technology partners: founding
nonprofit partners the Digital Public Library of America , The New York Public Library , and First
Book ; educational technology company Clever ; and content support provided by digital books
distributor Baker & Taylor . Open eBooks is not a government program; elements of the project
have been supported by grants from the Institute of Museum and Library Services , the Alfred P.
Sloan Foundation and the generous contributions of the publishers and partners.
Information and updates on the initiative will be shared on the Open eBooks website<http://openebooks.net/about.html>.

Arlene Weible, MLS
Electronic Services Consultant
Oregon Federal Regional Depository Coordinator
Library Support and Development Services
Oregon State Library
250 Winter St NE
Salem OR, 97301
503-378-5020
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