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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
It may be possible that your network is blocking or identifying our emails as spam. Please check your spam folders to see if our emails are being routed to that folder. If so, please add *bookshare.org as a trusted sender to your email filters.If this does not work,... more
Unfortunetaly sometimes Bookshare receives books from publishers that do not have page numbers or page breaks. However, in a properly formatted book, the page numbers can be displayed. In the Bookshare Reader tool, go to Settings > Page > check Display Page... more
If a book does not have a "Read Now" link, it may be due to one of the following reasons:You may be using a browser that is not compatible with the Bookshare Reader. Please read about compatible browsers here.Your book is not available in a format that works with... more
If you have found a book that does not offer a "Read Now" link, or are getting an error message when you attempt to use the "Read Now" link, this may indicate that this title is currently not compatible with Bookshare Web Reader. Unfortunately these incompatibilities... more
The default number of downloads per 30 days is 100 books.The book download limit is based on a 30 day cycle that starts on the day you download your first book. If for example, your download is 100, and 100 books were downloaded on day 1, additional books wouldn’t be... 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
Video Tutorial: Sign Up as an Individual Sign Up as an Individual×There are three steps to becoming a Bookshare member:1.    Register online.  Click “Sign Up Today”Click Sign Up IndividualComplete all of the required fieldsA welcome email will be sent to confirm your... more
Video: How to Provide Proof of Disability Video Tutorial: Proof of Disability for Individual Members×There are several methods for providing Proof of Disability when completing an Individual Membership for Bookshare.   Students of schools with Organizational... more
Video Tutorial: Sign Up as an Organization × There are three basic steps to sign up your school and becoming a Bookshare organizational member:1.    Register online.  Select... 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.
A person with a qualified print disability, such as visual impairment, certain physical disabilities and severe learning disabilities would qualify for Bookshare.  Learn more about qualifications.
Parents can either upgrade their child's school (Organizational) account to include an Individual Membership, ask the teacher to initiate the Individual Membership, or create a new account with Bookshare if their child is not on an Organizational Account.All... more
Video Tutorial: Add Individual Membership to Student Accounts Add Individual Membership to Student Accounts×If a student is on the roster of an existing Organizational Membership:Individual Memberships can be initiated by either the Sponsor or parent (for student's... more