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Bookshare has introduced a new search option allowing members to search through all of the available Special Collections (Bookshare's public reading lists). To do this:Navigate to the Find Collections and Reading Lists page (/searchcollection)Enter your desired search... 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
Yes. Various reading tools support note-taking, highlighting and other study skills. Please see the list of Member-Preferred Reading Tools, or consider using Don Johnston's Snap&Read Universal tool in conjunction with Bookshare Web Reader.
Bookshare Discussion forumBookshare has a general discussion forum open for any kind of discussion at https://discussions.bookshare.org/Bookshare Discussion List This list is for Bookshare members to discuss Bookshare books, reading tools, tips, etc. Subscribe: Send a... 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
Through the Student Dashboard, teachers can gain insights into student’s activity on Bookshare as well as assign additional books or Reading Lists to their students. To access this page for each student: Log in to BookshareSelect the "Members" link from the left-hand... more
Our special collections are Bookshare's public reading lists. These lists are constantly being created and many of them are frequently updated.
You can view Bookshare's collection of public reading lists. You can subscribe or copy a list to add it to your reading... 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
Your student Bookshare account allows you to read books assigned by your teacher, books shared with you on a Reading List or books you have previously downloaded.Log into your account:On your My Bookshare Page you will see tabs for Assigned Books and Reading Lists.... more
Listen to books in MP3 format with Windows Media Player or Groove Music (default media player)Set your download preference to MP3 audioDownload a book from our human-narrated audio reading list in “audio” format. Audiobooks take a bit longer to prepare to download, so... more
To view your download history select the "My History" link from your task bar.Selecting the "Available" or "Downloaded" link from the status section of a book will initiate the download onto your computer. If the status section indicates "In Progress" our servers are... more
If you’re using a screen reader, downloading our books in DAISY format is one of the easiest ways to read them on your computer. While DAISY books are made for certain reading programs, you can also open them in your web browser for offline reading. If you're using... 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
While reading a book, a single finger tap anywhere on the screen will show the reading tools menu. You can skip ahead in the text by tapping on the “next item" button, the fast forward icon.Without voiceover enabled you can change the navigation level of this action by... more