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<p class="wordsection1" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> Alice Anne Bailey [</span><a href="mailto:aliceanne.bailey@sreb.org"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">mailto:aliceanne.bailey@sreb.org</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">]
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<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, February 25, 2016 12:03 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Alice Anne Bailey<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Announcing the FREE Open eBooks program for low-income schools<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="wordsection1" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="wordsection1" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="color:#1F497D">All,</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="wordsection1" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="color:#1F497D">I am thrilled to announce an amazing opportunity for students. Open eBooks is a new e-reader app that will make thousands of popular, top-selling eBooks available to
children in low-income homes for FREE. The initiative offers unprecedented access to quality digital content, including a catalog of eBooks valued at more than $250 million.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="wordsection1" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="wordsection1" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="color:#1F497D">The Open eBooks app is available through Title I and Title I eligible schools as well as libraries, preschools, and community after school programs serving a minimum
of 70 percent students from low-income households. The program will also be available through schools and programs serving children whose families are enlisted in the armed forces, or serving special needs children.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="wordsection1" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="wordsection1" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="color:#1F497D">See the website for more information, including instructions for signing up--</span><a href="http://openebooks.net/">http://openebooks.net/</a><span style="color:#1F497D">
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="wordsection1" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="color:#1F497D">Press release:
</span><a href="http://openebooks.net/OpenEbooksPressRelease.pdf">http://openebooks.net/OpenEbooksPressRelease.pdf</a><span style="color:#1F497D">
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="wordsection1" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="color:#1F497D">Please help me spread the word to other organizations, schools, and districts.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="wordsection1" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="wordsection1" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="color:#1F497D">Thank you!</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="wordsection1" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="color:#1F497D">Best,</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="wordsection1" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="color:#1F497D">Alice Anne Bailey, Ph.D.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="wordsection1" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="color:#1F497D">Director, SREB Go Alliance</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="wordsection1" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="color:#1F497D">404.879.5601 – office</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="wordsection1" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="color:#1F497D">678.860.3066 – cell</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="wordsection1" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><a href="mailto:aliceanne.bailey@sreb.org">aliceanne.bailey@sreb.org</a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="wordsection1" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b>From:</b> Gallogly, Katharine S. EOP/WHO [<a href="mailto:Katharine_S_Gallogly@who.eop.gov">mailto:Katharine_S_Gallogly@who.eop.gov</a>]
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<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, February 23, 2016 2:32 PM<br>
<b>Cc:</b> Rogister, Colin <<a href="mailto:Colin.Rogister@ed.gov">Colin.Rogister@ed.gov</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Open eBooks Follow Up<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="wordsection1" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"">Dear Colleagues:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"">Thank you for joining today’s call. We are looking forward to Wednesday's launch of the Open eBooks app—by its team of literacy, library, publisher, and technology organizations (see openebooks.net for more information),
and appreciate the work of these non-governmental organizations in support of the ConnectED initiative. We would ask that you do not share this information
<b><u><span style="color:red">until 7:30am ET tomorrow, Wednesday, February 24.</span></u></b><br>
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This message provides information about what the White House is doing to highlight and amplify the launch, and we thought it would be useful to coordinate communications for maximum impact. Please note, this information remains off the record and should not
be shared outside of your organization.<br>
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<b>Timing</b>: There will be a press preview of the app on the night of Tuesday, February 23rd. A story may appear that night or the following morning. To preserve the news value of your announcement, we ask that you please hold on pitching any stories or
posting anything to your organization’s website or social media accounts prior to
<b><u><span style="color:red">Wednesday, February 24th, at 7:30 a.m. EST.</span></u></b><br>
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<b>White House Amplification</b>: At 7:30am EST Wednesday morning, the White House will post a video of the First Lady discussing the app. We encourage you to disseminate your press releases and amplify your involvement in the Open eBooks and the broader ConnectED
initiative at that time.<br>
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<b>Social Media</b>: We will be promoting the announcement with the hashtag #OpeneBooks and #ConnectED, starting on Wednesday at 7:30 am ET. The White House will be posting the announcement on its social media channels (@WhiteHouse on Twitter, White House on
Facebook, Tumblr and Instagram). To build support around the announcement, associations, publishers, and other influencers can tweet their support, highlighting the announcement in their own words, particularly on Twitter and Facebook, or by retweeting @WhiteHouse.
To mention the President, please use @POTUS [Note: @BarackObama is a political account not affiliated with the White House, so we will not be able to engage with posts that mention it from White House accounts.] To mention First Lady Michelle Obama, please
use @FLOTUS.<br>
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<b>Communications Coordination</b>: To help coordinate day-of press, please contact the Open eBooks Team: <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"">Digital Public Library of America: Kenny Whitebloom,
</span><a href="mailto:kenny@dp.la"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";color:windowtext">kenny@dp.la</span></a><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"">
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"">New York Public Library: Nora Lyons,
</span><a href="mailto:noralyons@nypl.org"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";color:windowtext">noralyons@nypl.org</span></a><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"">First Book: Becki Last, </span><a href="mailto:blast@firstbook.org"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";color:windowtext">blast@firstbook.org</span></a><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"">Materials Review</span></b><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"">: We’d be happy to review any press releases or blog posts you plan to issue in advance of you posting these materials. Please send
any materials you plan to post to: </span><a href="mailto:Hannah_R_Hankins@who.eop.gov"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";color:windowtext">Hannah_R_Hankins@who.eop.gov</span></a><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"">
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="wordsection1" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"">Thanks again for your support and we look forward to this exciting announcement.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="wordsection1" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="wordsection1" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"">Best,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="wordsection1" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"">Katharine Gallogly<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="wordsection1" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"">White House Domestic Policy Council<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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