Can sponsors preview books for their students?
Due to the constraints of copyright law, only Bookshare members who have a qualifying disability can access and open Bookshare materials that are under current copyright.
However, Bookshare has three reading lists containing hundreds of freely available titles that anyone can access:
- Free Books for All - fiction and non-fiction titles of varying grade levels
- Free Children's Books for All - books for second graders and younger
- Free Upskilling Books for All - how-to books for those who wish to learn a new skill, prepare to go back to school, or switch careers
Here is how to read a freely available title:
- Select "Read Now" next to the title of the book (if available) to open the book in Bookshare Reader for Web, a customizable browser-based tool for quick and easy reading.
- You can also download the book in your preferred format, depending on the reading tool you will use