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An Individual Membership (IM) is a qualified adult or student's personal Bookshare account with Bookshare. IM's can freely search for and download books in any of the Bookshare accessible formats, unlike Organizational Members who only have access to books assigned to... more
There are three main types of student Bookshare accounts: Individual Memberships, Organizational Memberships, and Linked Accounts. Students with each kind of account have different access to the full Bookshare collection. We recommend reviewing the chart below to help... 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
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
The U.S. Department of Education Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) has funded access to Bookshare for all qualified U.S. students in K-12, post-secondary, graduate and continuing education classes.Here is some information on what qualifies as a class:We... more
Yes! Students can read books on their own by logging in with the username and password provided by their teacher and/or if they have an Individual Membership.
If a student already has Bookshare an Individual Membership account, it is easy to link it to an organizational (school) account. This allows Sponsors (teachers) on that organizational account to assign books to the student, but it also maintains the student's ability... more
Individual Members will be prompted to renew their membership within two weeks of expiration.If you are a U.S. student with a free individual membership please:Log inSelect My Account,Go to the Student Status option Update the appropriate informationThe renewal will be... more