In what the non-profit organization hopes will pave the way for a broad spectrum of open content texts in all subjects, it has chosen to launch its effort with 16 math and science textbooks approved for California high school students.

"Those with reading challenges will soon be able to read the standards-aligned digital textbooks adopted under California's first-in-the-nation digital textbook initiative," said California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. "Thanks to Bookshare and the U.S. Department of Education, these textbooks will be converted into accessible formats so students who struggle with reading traditional textbooks have a new opportunity to enhance their education."

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By Scott Aronowitz
THE Journal