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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
A pending title is a book or periodical that has been requested for the Bookshare collection but which we don't have yet. These might be found, for instance, in one of our special collection lists where we want to include a full list of titles for a particular award,... more
Bookshare members can update their download preferences online, including their:Default download formatAudio format (MP3 or DAISY Audio)Braille settings (Grade, Format, and Size)As an Individual Member:Log in to your Bookshare account.Select the My Account link in the... more
Books from Bookshare are available in six formats that make them accessible to people with various reading barriers. Note that reading books using an app on mobile devices do not require users to download a file.Bookshare Reader - A customized reading tool for... more
It may be possible that your account is set to download a different file format. To change the download format of files, please do the following:Log in to your Bookshare account.Select the My Account link.Select the Preferences link.Under the Preferences screen you... more
Most downloads require some time to be packaged prior to being made avaialble for download.  For these books you will be taken to the My History page once a book is requested for download. Please select the Available or Downloaded link to initiate download for your... more
Each web browser and application may save our books in different locations.  Please first check your downloads folder and your documents folder as these are the two most common download locations for most browsers.If you are unsuccessful please search your computer for... more
To protect publishers' interests under the terms of the copyright act, each book file downloaded is digitally fingerprinted with the information about the one student who will be receiving the book. With these fingerprints, Bookshare can detect illegal sharing and... more
When you download a book, Bookshare recommends saving it rather than opening it directly.When you choose the open option, it's easy to lose track of your books. Bookshare recommends that you create a folder just for books and always save books to that folder.If you... more