Book Strategy
To accelerate book equity at the speed and scale required, we need new and bold cross-sector strategies to develop industry-wide solutions.
Together we are laying the foundation for racial, cultural, and educational equity to promote the best outcomes for our nation's children.
How We Do It
The Diverse Books for All Coalition uses the collective market power of its members to affect change.
Coalition members provide books to millions of children across the country every year through a robust array of evidence-informed programming that builds literacy skills, engagement in reading and a sense of belonging. However, the children’s book market does not have the quality, number, and prices needed to serve our diverse communities. By aggregating our dollars and defining our shared priorities, we can negotiate with publishers for affordable, quality versions of existing content and bring new authors, language, and stories to market. We are working together to create new models for collective purchasing to further democratize book access.
Together, we purchase thousands of books every year, which gives us significant leverage to increase the number, affordability, and variety of diverse books.
In May 2024, the Coalition completed a collective purchase of 145,000 Coalition-branded books distributed for free and at low cost to young children across the country.
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