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Audio textbooks for learning & visually disabled

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Bookshare is the largest online library of audio textbooks and other popular books for students with learning differences. Join today and get the books students need for school and fun reading.

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The books students need

Access the largest library of textbooks, bestsellers, children’s books, and more.

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Reading is easy with books in audio, audio + highlighted text, braille, and more.

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Download textbooks anytime without the worry of returning them.

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Bookshare is free for all U.S. students with a qualifying learning or visual disability.

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Lexile Lists

Cover: Bathtime for Biscuit by Alyssa Satin Capucilli, pictures by Pat Schories III.

Leveled Readers

Cover: Big Max and the Mystery of the Missing Giraffe by Kin Platt. Pictures by Lynne Cravath.

NIMAC Lists

Cover: Science Fusion by Michael A. DiSpezio, Marjorie Frank, Michael R. Heithaus

Common Core Text Exemplars

Cover: Interactive Science by Don Buckley, Zipporah Miller, Michael J. Padilla

NEA Bilingual Booklist

Cover: The Composition by Antonio Skármeta, illustrated by Alfonso Ruano
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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.