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Welcome to the Bookshare Reader for Amazon Alexa beta!We ask that you make note of your experience: what worked well and what didn't, what you enjoyed and what we could improve. You will receive a regular survey soliciting feedback throughout the beta period. Thank you... more
Bookshare books can be read on many types of devices with a selection of reading tools including Bookshare’s own Bookshare Reader for web and mobile. The Bookshare Reader has been completely revamped with new features and offers a great reading experience. Additionally... more
The latest Victor Reader Stream model includes built in Wi-Fi allowing Bookshare members to log into, search, and download Bookshare content directly on the device.We recommend accessing the appropriate Victor Reader Stream user guide from the Humanware support Web... more
Bookshare Reader can be used with compatible web browsers on smartphones and tablets. However, for the best user experience, we recommend using the official Bookshare Reader apps for iOS and Android. Learn more about Bookshare Reader for Mobile! Learn what's new in... more
The new Bookshare Reader for web is a free tool that is compatible with these web browsers: Google Chrome version 33+Safari version 6.1+Chromebooks version 14+ The New Microsoft EdgeIt has exciting new features such as: Bookmarking for easy reference Multiple... more
Eye gaze is compatible with many of our reading tools, including the new Bookshare Reader. To read a book with Bookshare Reader for web:Using a computer or a Chromebook, open your web browser and log in to Bookshare.* Search for a book using the search box at the top... 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
Did you know that Bookshare includes nearly 10,000 books that are not copyrighted and available to anyone, even non-members of Bookshare?For example, here are three lists containing hundreds of freely available titles that anyone can access:Free Books for All - 208... more
Due to the constraints of copyright law, only Bookshare members who have a qualifying disability can access and open Bookshare materials that are under current copyright. However, Bookshare has three reading lists containing hundreds of freely available titles that... more
Many of our reading tools are switch-compatible, including Bookshare Reader for Web. It has keyboard shortcuts to start and stop the Text to Speech and navigate through the book:Open Table of Contents (Alt + C / Control + Option + C)Open List of Bookmarks (Alt + Shift... more
××Sponsors assign books to Organizational Members using the Assign & Read feature and/or Reading List so they can read books with Bookshare Web Reader or their favorite reading tool. Please note that Organizational Members can only read books assigned to them by... more