How to Select a Book to Scan

Some volunteers will choose to work on books that have been requested by members. Others choose a book they find personally interesting. Whether you're scanning your favorite novel or a historical biography, there are some common things to consider when you are selecting a book:

Just make sure that:

The book is not already be in Bookshare’s® collection (unless you are improving an existing copy or BSO)
It contains copyright information or Public Domain/Creative Commons documentation
It has a title page
Pages must have numbers (unless it has 35 pages or less)
Due to technical limitations, images must be removed (written image descriptions may be substituted)

Please note:

New York Times Best Sellers and major periodicals are already being scanned on a regular basis
Bookshare cannot accept:

○ eBooks (even if they have been printed and scanned)

○ standardized tests

○ teacher editions of textbooks