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As a Sponsor, you can add, delete, and move multiple members from one Reading List to another. This time-saving feature will allow you to manage multiple assigned members at the same time versus making individual changes to Reading Lists.Add multiple members on one... more
Now Sponsors on organizational accounts can more easily find the shared Reading Lists to which they wish to subscribe.Log in to your Sponsor account, select “My Reading Lists,” and then select the “Subscribe to Reading Lists” button at the bottom of your list of... more
Welcome to the Bookshare Reader for Amazon Alexa beta!We ask that you make note of your experience: what worked well and what didn't, what you enjoyed and what we could improve. You will receive a regular survey soliciting feedback throughout the beta period. Thank you... more
You can add other teachers who are Sponsors on the same organizational account to any Reading List you have created or copied or to which you have subscribed. Follow these simple steps:Log in to your organizational account, then select “My Bookshare.”Select “My Reading... more
Multiple Sponsors have the ability to subscribe to the same Reading List. To view a list of other Sponsors who have subscribed to a particular Reading List, follow these steps: Log in to your Bookshare account. Go to My Reading Lists (or go to My Bookshare > My... more
××Sponsors assign books to Organizational Members using the Assign & Read feature and/or Reading List so they can read books with Bookshare Web Reader or their favorite reading tool. Please note that Organizational Members can only read books assigned to them by... more
Bookshare members can now copy their Reading Lists to make a duplicate list. Log in to your Bookshare account, then select the My Bookshare link in the top right corner.Select the My Reading Lists link on the left side of the page.Select the Copy button (“two sheets of... more
Yes! The Wish List is a list of books that have been requested by our members for reading outside of the classroom. We encourage volunteers to check this list regularly and choose titles to scan and proof. Adding a Wist List title guarantees that you will make... more
Many of our reading tools are switch-compatible, including Bookshare Reader for Web. It has keyboard shortcuts to start and stop the Text to Speech and navigate through the book:Open Table of Contents (Alt + C / Control + Option + C)Open List of Bookmarks (Alt + Shift... more
Did you know that Bookshare includes nearly 10,000 books that are not copyrighted and available to anyone, even non-members of Bookshare?For example, here are three lists containing hundreds of freely available titles that anyone can access:Free Books for All - 208... more
JAWS users may like to read Bookshare books with FSReader, a reading program that comes free with JAWS. If you are using JAWS but prefer not to use FSReader, please visit our article on Reading Books with a Screen Reader. If you'd like to use FSReader, please follow... more
If you are using a BrailleNote Touch device, here are some ways to find, download and start reading your books is to:Dolphin Easy Reader: Download the Dolphin Easy Reader application from the Google PlaystorePlaystore is pre-loaded on the Touch, which is Android-... more
Listen to books in MP3 format with iTunes/Apple MusicSet your download preference to MP3 audio.Download a book from our human-narrated audio reading list in “audio” format.Audiobooks take a bit longer to prepare to download, so if the status of the book indicates “In... more
Click here for instructions on how to file a book quality report, and to see a list of books that have been reported for problems and are being fixed.
Bookshare will fix the errors as quickly as possible and replace the book in the library. NIMAC-sourced textbooks will... more
Bookshare books can be read directly in the Dolphin EasyReader app on Chromebooks, Windows PCs and mobile devices. Easy Reader has both a free and paid premium version. To use Easy Reader, you must first download the Easy Reader app to your device.Once you have the... more