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ALERT: We are upgrading our systems. Some of our forms are temporarily out of service. We appreciate your patience as we work to be able to serve you better.Bookshare is committed to improving the quality of books within our collection, and you can help us by reporting... 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
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
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
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
Video Tutorial: Where to find the Organizational Agreement Where to find the Organizational Agreement×All Organizations must complete our Organizational Agreement form before they can start downloading books for their members. Sponsors can download this form following... more
Android users can download Bookshare books directly on their device with Darwin Reader. Darwin Reader is available in the Google Play Store for purchase, although they also offer a trial version for free. Like other Bookshare-integrated mobile apps, Darwin Reader... more
Bookshare members can download books directly on their iPad using Spotlight Text. Spotlight Text is designed specifically for low vision users, with a high contrast interface, large controls, and large print. Once you've purchased Spotlight Text from the App Store,... more
Kurzweil Firefly users can save Bookshare books to their Universal Library online. To download books directly in Firefly, please follow the steps below:Go to Kurzweil’s Firefly website: https://www.kurzweil3000.com/KLogin.php.Enter your Kurzweil username and password,... more
Capti, the creators of Capti Narrator, also offer an online reader on their website. Capti Narrator Online is a free eBook reader that you can open in Chrome, Firefox, or Safari. Like Web Reader, Capti Online has built-in Text to Speech and a number of visual settings... more
Note: Voice Dream Reader for Android devices is now called Legere Reader.
To install Voice Dream Reader:
Open the Google Play Store on your device.
In the search field, enter "Legere Reader". Select the "$9.99" button.
Select the Install button.To download books... more
Bookshare members can save their download history to their computer for a record of what books they’ve read. To save your download history as a .CSV file that can be opened in Excel:Log in to your Bookshare account.Select the My Bookshare link on the top right corner... more
All Sponsors of your Organization can access the entire account’s download history online. To save a report of your Organization’s download history:Log in to the Sponsor's Bookshare account.Select the My Bookshare link on the top right corner of the page.Select the... more
Apple users can read Bookshare books in the EPUB format on their computers and mobile devices using Apple's Books app (formerly called iBooks).Books on macOSDownload EPUBLog in to your Bookshare account.Search for a book using the search box at the top of the page.... more
To install Capti Voice: Open the App Store. In the search field, enter “Capti Voice.”Select the Install button. Although Capti is a free app, you may need to sign in to your Apple account to download it.Once Capti is installed, select the Open button in the App Store... more