Audio Books for Seniors

Make Reading Easier with this Audio Book Library

Bookshare is an audio book library that makes reading easier for adults and seniors with blindness, visual impairment, physical disabilities, or dyslexia. Join today and find the books and materials you want.

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Why Bookshare?

Unlimited reading

A low-cost annual membership of $79.99 gives you access to over a million titles on demand. No renewals or overdue fines.

Customizable books

Listen to human narrated audio books, and ebooks with text-to-speech using the voice options available on your preferred device or app. Adjust the text size, font, and background colors for your reading comfort.

Read all you want

Listen to your favorite fiction and nonfiction, books for personal development or career advancement, research, and more.

Accessible formats

Read books, magazines, and newspapers, in BRF, EPUB3, and DAISY formats that work with various assistive technology devices.

Read anytime, anywhere.

Bookshare’s extensive library can be read from any device – including smart speakers, smartphones, tablets, or desktop computers. Download your current book to your favorite device for offline reading.

Discover more

Get personalized book recommendations based on your reading history and trending books.

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Explore books for adults

Cozy Mysteries Series

Cover: The Murder at the Vicarage: A Miss Marple Mystery by Agatha Christie

Thrillers

Cover: Before I Say Good-Bye: A Novel by Mary Higgins Clark

Jack Reacher Series

Cover: Bad Luck and Trouble: A Jack Reacher Novel by Lee Child

Oprah’s Book Club

Cover: The Corrections by Jonathan Franzen

Hadley School Blind Collection

Cover: Lessons I Learned in the Dark: Steps to Walking by Faith, Not by Sight by Jennifer Rothschild

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“The selection of materials available through Bookshare is simply outstanding. I have yet to search for a title and not find it. With the quick tap of a button, my book is ready.”

– Dan, Bookshare Member

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Our Mission

We believe that access to information is a universal human right. Yet more than ninety percent of books and published materials cannot be read by people with disabilities. Our work is focused on making reading accessible to everyone around the world.