How do I sign into Bookshare with my Google account?

NEW: All Bookshare members can now sign in to Bookshare using your Google account—as long as you have an existing Bookshare account and your Bookshare username is a Google email address. This is an alternative to entering your username and password

Sign in with Google

1. Go to bookshare.org and select Log in.
2. Select the “Sign in with Google” button below the username and password fields. This takes you to a Google sign in screen.
3. Select your Google account associated with Bookshare if displayed or select “Use another account” and enter those Google account credentials.
4. Signing in with Google links that Google account to your Bookshare account, based on the matching email address.

Before this will work:

• If your Google account is attached to your school or district, your district’s Google administrator must approve Bookshare within their Google system. This is separate from having a Bookshare account; both are required.
• If you are using a personal Gmail account, no administrator approval is needed.

Notes:

• Your original Bookshare username and password will still work.
• If you use an assistive technology device that can’t support signing in with Google, such as a BrailleNote, keep using your regular Bookshare username and password on that device.
• If you change your Bookshare username later, the Google link isn’t affected. It was set up using the email match from your very first Google sign-in, not your current username.