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Audiobooks for blind and low vision readers

The books you want

With an extensive library of over 1 million audiobooks, you can listen to fiction and nonfiction, best sellers, new releases, biographies, mysteries, college texts, academic books, and more. No more waiting for books on hold.

Accessible audio and text formats

Bookshare offers customizable ebooks in audio and highlighted text, with adjustable voices, audio speed, text size, background color, and more!

Customize your reading

Read online, or download books to read offline on your smartphone, tablet, desktop computer, braille display or other assistive tech. Use bookmarks to return to a specific page and switch between devices easily.

Low annual cost

FREE for qualifying U.S. students of all ages. Annual membership for non-students is $79.99. Unlimited access to the ebooks you want. No waiting for books on hold. No late return fees.

Still have questions?

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.