Read Books
Once you have downloaded a book from Bookshare, you have many options for reading it:
- Free software for reading DAISY digital books. Your Bookshare membership includes free versions of Humanware’s Victor Reader Soft Bookshare Edition and Don Johnston’s READ:OutLoud Bookshare Edition. Don Johnston also provides a training video for their READ:OutLoud software.
- Other software and hardware options. You can also read your book in a browser with a screen reader (a good option for Mac Users), other DAISY reading software (like eClipseReader and Book Wizard), with a portable device, or listen to it on an MP3 player. For more details, visit the Reading Tools page.
- Embossed Braille. If you download the BRF format, you can create hard copy Braille books with a Braille embosser.
Additionally, through a partnership with TechAdapt Inc. you can order a book in embossed Braille. Anyone in the United States can order these embossed books; you do not need to be a Bookshare Member. Just search for a book and select the "Obtaining an embossed braille copy" link on the book's information page. You can have the books sent directly to you or sent to someone as a gift.
Bookshare offers over 1,000 Spanish language books in accessible format. In addition to the classics of Spanish and Colonial Literature, the library also contains renowned works of contemporary Latin American authors and works of other authors translated into Spanish.