"Those areas need more people actively teaching and encouraging kids to read what books are already there." This true but since there isn't much chance of this

"Those areas need more people actively teaching and encouraging kids to read what books are already there." This true but since there isn't much chance of this happening in any meaningful way I guess we have to take what we can? So amazon's initiative has some merits. Your point also reminded me of the Dolly Parton thing that's done a lot of good work, in a totally non-cynical way. https://imaginationlibrary.com/ https://imaginationlibrary.com/