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There are two ways to use categories to locate material in the Bookshare library. The first option is to select the Browse link found under the general search bar, then select the subject category link. This will provide links to each category where members can... more
All Bookshare Individual Memberships expire once a year. For our current US students with free accounts, this system is just to ensure we have the most up to date school information on record. To renew your free subscription:Log into Bookshare Select the Renew link ... more
For all submitted forms please allow two business days for processing. If you do not receive email notification log in to your Bookshare account and locate the account status banner on the My Bookshare page or My Account page to verify the form has been processed. If... more
No! Please remove all images before you submit your scanned book. You may include image descriptions. They must be written in complete sentences and placed in square brackets. Check out the instructions here.Proofreaders should also make sure they've deleted out all... more
There are two separate menus in Go Read—the Drawer menu and the More Options menu.Drawer MenuWithin the Drawer menu you can open your books and search for new titles in Bookshare’s library.To open the Drawer menu:Open Go Read.Select the Drawer Menu button on the left... more
Go Read recently received an update that may cause this error on member's devices. Please try closing and restaring the app. If this does not resolve the issue please remove the application from your device and re-install it from the Google Play store to resolve this... more
Video Tutorial: Where to find Proof of Disability for Individual Members
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The Individual Proof of Disability form can be downloaded directly from your account. Log in to... more
Bookshare does have Spanish versions for our Individual Membership Registration forms. Request one from the Customer Service team by Requesting Help.There is also information about Bookshare and other resources in Spanish.
As a sponsor on a Bookshare Organizational Account, to set a user name and password for your member, first you will have to make sure the member is added to your roster. Once on the roster:Select the last name of the member.Enter a user name for the member to log in... more
Bookshare® books can be read on a wide variety of reading tools.The fastest and easiest way to read is with the new Bookshare Reader. For other reading tools, follow these steps to download and read for members:Log in to your Bookshare account. Search for a title. ... more
Bookshare members can have two types of accounts: Organizational and Individual Memberships.Organizational Members may access only the books assigned to them by a sponsor or teacher on their organizational account. They cannot find and read books on their own.... more
Dyslexia confirmed by a competent authority to be severe enough to interfere significantly with reading standard print material qualifies for Bookshare.
Bookshare Web Reader reads using your device's built-in text-to-speech (TTS) voice. Depending on what kind of device you have, you may be able to select an alternate voice -- see instructions, below. In addition, you can get access to additional voices and enhance the... more
There are several ways that Organizational Members can access Bookshare TitlesThe "traditional way" of having Sponsors download the books for them and copy them onto a device or media storage for the org member to use later.The "add an individual membership route",... more
Video Tutorial: Upgrade Your Student Account with an Individual Membership
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With a full individual membership connected to the student's school account, students can read books... more