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New DAISY Reader Software and Voices
Bookshare now offers two complimentary DAISY readers for Members:
- Victor Reader Soft Bookshare Edition: This new and improved version is much easier to use and has more functionality than the previous version. It is designed for people who are blind or have low vision. Use this software if you are a screen reader user and want a fuller-featured DAISY reader.
- READ:OutLoud Bookshare Edition: This DAISY reader is designed specifically for people with learning disabilities. It is not recommended for use with screen readers. This software features high-quality text-to-speech for multi-modal reading, spotlighting, note-taking and other study skill features, an online dictionary, and more.
For Windows XP users who are seeking a better quality synthetic voice, Bookshare offers free Acapela TTS voices for download. The file is 200MB, so please only download this file if you need better voices on your computer (users with Windows Vista, Mac OSX or who have better quality SAPI voices already installed don't need to download this large file).