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Cheryl, Host of Miscellaneous and Newbery Clubs
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If you are actually asking about Bookshare in general, then please clarify.
This is the perfect place for a question like this. In order for me to get a accessible copy, I found that contacting an author, or a publisher is the easiest thing to do. Mira questing a book, however, takes longer. Because of this, the publisher, and or author is able to get in touch with Bookshare, and have their book Published onto the site.
Another book, another book, not on Bookshares library. Is anybody following the author and or publisher to this book?https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...
Hi Cheryl - I thought I'd jump in to see if I could help clear this up (I've communicated with Jaemi recently). Jaemi is blind and using a screen reader, so if something is coming across unclear, it's very likely it's due to the screen reader. My understanding of Bookshare is that it's an online library where users like Jaemi can get versions of books that can be read via a screen reader.I think her intention is to start a thread that is for accessibility purposes. For instance, if someone comes across a book they want to be able to view via a screen reader, then it could be brought up in the thread to see if that is possible to obtain.
Jaemi - if I have any of that wrong, please feel free to add a comment and clarify. Thanks!
That’s partially right. Bookshare offers downloadable text files, so users such as myself can read them. People can download these accessible files and read it using a third-party app, such as voice dream reader. You know what, I will actually leave that information in the thread, because they do tell you about all of this.
Who We ArePeople with reading barriers face numerous challenges. According to the World Health Organization, an estimated 285 million people worldwide are visually impaired, 90% of whom live in developing countries. An even higher number of people have dyslexia or a language-based learning disability that makes it difficult or impossible to read printed text. UNESCO has reported that if all students in low income countries left school with basic reading skills, 171 million people could be lifted out of poverty, equivalent to a 12% cut in world poverty.
Bookshare® is an ebook library that makes reading easier. Members can access a huge collection of ebooks and read their way with the most customizable ebooks for people with reading barriers. See how Bookshare ebooks work.
The library has 1,195,120 titles and is the most extensive collection of accessible ebooks in the world. It includes books for school, career, and reading pleasure, as well as titles in over 34 languages. The collection is supported by a dedicated volunteer community and partnerships with over 1000 US and international publishers.
Bookshare operates in the U.S. under a copyright exemption—the Chafee Amendment—which grants nonprofit organizations the ability to make books available to people with print disabilities without publisher permission. Bookshare receives publisher permission to provide books to members outside the U.S.
Thanks to funding from the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP), Bookshare is free for all qualified U.S. students and schools. Bookshare’s current funding award from the Department of Education is also referred to as the BUILD (Benetech Unlocks Individualized Learning Delivery) Center. Qualified individuals who are not students pay a nominal annual fee for their membership, including reduced fees in some countries outside the U.S. Learn about membership fees.
Bookshare members use several different apps for downloading and reading books on an iPad, iPhone, or iPod Touch, including Dolphin EasyReader, Voice Dream Reader and Capti Voice.All three apps feature integrated Text to Speech; however, Voice Dream Reader and Capti Voice allow users to easily purchase additional voices as they choose.
For users who would like to customize their visual settings (i.e. text appearance, background color) and set multiple bookmarks, we recommend using Dolphin Easy Reader or Voice Dream Reader.
Members can also download books in EPUB and read them in the Apple Books app on their iOS devices. Just follow these step-by-step instructions.
This book got recommended to me, it is called, The Friendly MouseAnd you guessed it, it’s not on Bookshares library. I searched for it, then I advanced, searched for it, and no luck. Is anyone following the author and or publisher? I don’t think I have to tell you why.
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So I don’t have to ask if anyone is following the author, and or publisher, here is the contact page. I’ll also leave a link for authors and publishers to learn how to partner with them.
Tested the links. Ignore these two above this message.
The link for publishers seems to be the link. That is the only issue. I tested the contact link which seems to be doing fine. But I think it’s Goodreads giving problems. When I pasted the link elsewhere, it let me to the right page. I am going to go ahead and just leave the information itself below.
Bookshare's Global PartnershipsOver 900 publishers around the world are donating their digital files to Bookshare®. Their generous support helps in many ways.
How Publishers Support Bookshare
Publishers supply digital files to Bookshare when they become available to the general public, providing equal and timely access for people with print disabilities.
Publishers provide high quality digital files, ensuring readers have an excellent reading experience.
Publishers provide digital files in formats that can be easily converted into accessible versions, saving Bookshare enormous time and resources in creating accessible ebooks.
An overwhelming majority of publishers grant Bookshare the rights to distribute content in territories where they hold rights, providing equal access to people with print disabilities outside the U.S.
How to Work with Us
Publisher Partnerships
Make your digital files available in accessible formats to people with print disabilities!
Bookshare accepts publisher files in EPUB 2 and EPUB 3. At this time, we do not accept PDF files or physical books. We accept metadata in ONIX 2.0.
Once an agreement is signed, we will set up a dedicated SCP site where you can upload your files. Note that we can make the DAISY files we create from publisher files available to our publishing partners to use in any way they wish.
For information on our DRM policy and the Chafee Amendment under which we operate, visit our Legal section.
Distribution Partnerships
Bookshare works closely with leading digital distributors in the U.S. and internationally who can quickly facilitate onboarding of publishing clients they represent. Our distribution partners include Ingram CoreSource, Constellation, INscribe Digital, BiblioVault, codeMantra, LibreDigital, and Libranda in Spain, as well as a number of publishers with distribution services: Penguin Random House, Simon & Schuster, O’Reilly Media, Hachette, and Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
Partner with Us
Contact the Director of Content Acquisition
I have another book that I would like added to their library, it is called, Tommy tiger visits, veggie world. I only searched for it this time, because, if I can’t find it well. I doubt it’s not worth me giving Bookshare the information of the book.
Found another book. It’s not on their library, it is called. Over in the Jungle: A Rainforest Rhyme I am really intrigued by this book! Love animals! Would like to read it.
A book has been added to Bookshares wish list!Go see it now!
Synopsis, as Bookshare likes to call their descriptions,It’s time for bed, but that doesn’t mean it’s time for the same old boring bedtime story. This one starts with a boy who discovers a duck in his fridge. Soon there are more ducks, and the only thing they are interested in is having fun. So the boy gets some dogs to scare them away…but things don’t go quite the way he planned. More and more animals arrive, and soon there’s a party. Will the boy ever be able to get to sleep? Filled with puns and loads of visual humor, the silliness pours off each page of this rollicking story.
A book that has been recommended to me, has been added to book shares wish list! Go and see it now!
Synopsis,Saffi isn't like other dragons. She doesn't enjoy crushing castles and capturing princesses. But when she finds the perfect new home, how can she persuade her new neighbours that she is a helpful sort of dragon? Written and illustrated by the award-winning Jonny Lambert (Little Why, The Only Lonely Panda and Tiger Tiger), this is a humorous and heart-warming tale about bravery, overcoming prejudices and finding new friends.
A book that was recommended to me is not in their library. It is called the animal book.Synopsis
Animals smooth and spiky, fast and slow, hop and waddle through the two hundred plus pages of the Caldecott Honor artist Steve Jenkins’s most impressive nonfiction offering yet. Sections such as “Animal Senses,” “Animal Extremes,” and “The Story of Life” burst with fascinating facts and infographics that will have trivia buffs breathlessly asking, “Do you know a termite queen can produce up to 30,000 eggs a day?” Jenkins’s color-rich cut- and torn-paper artwork is as strikingly vivid as ever. Rounding out this bountiful browsers’ almanac of more than three hundred animals is a discussion of the artist’s bookmaking process, an animal index, a glossary, and a bibliography. A bookshelf essential!
Another book has been added to the wish list! See it now!
Synopsis,Have you ever thought about bringing your dragon to the library? Don't do it! You might have the best intentions, but that dragon will cause nothing but trouble. Using rhyming text and a diverse cast of characters, this charming picture book will provide some important--and some not so important--library etiquette in a very entertaining way.
I am not requesting a book however, I just saw a thread regarding teachers, parents and homeschooling but, which made me think, bookshare is a wide resource for teachers and parents with students with visual impairments and other reading barriers. What about them? As there about section says, People with reading barriers face numerous challenges. According to the World Health Organization, an estimated 285 million people worldwide are visually impaired, 90% of whom live in developing countries. An even higher number of people have dyslexia or a language-based learning disability that makes it difficult or impossible to read printed text. UNESCO has reported that if all students in low income countries left school with basic reading skills, 171 million people could be lifted out of poverty, equivalent to a 12% cut in world poverty.So, Why leave those who are visually impaired and or have a reading challenge out of it? I have been to public schools and yes, it was challenging but, I had resources. I had a TVI, which is a teacher for the visually impaired, and I had an orientation and mobility specialist, which works on traveling Independently for people such as myself. But, reading braille was a challenge, and, Bookshare till this day is my best friend.
A book that has been recommended to me, has been added to Bookshares wish list. See it now!
Synopsis, An adorable puppy is lost in the snowy woods and needs to make his way home. Bestselling author Marcus Pfister gently illustrates this endearing family tale.
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Title of book?
And those of us who do not qualify cannot access Bookshares anyway.
I am sure the author and or publishers are out there somewhere. They can help by contacting. Bookshare and partner with them. I am not giving up hope.
A book has been added to Bookshares wish list! See it now.Synopsis, Norman is a porcupine. Mildred is a tree. Norman and Mildred are best friends. Just the two of them. And only the two of them. But when a surprise pops up, life will never be the same again.
A book has been added to Bookshares wish list. See it now.Synopsis, Rosie Raccoon was up to no good out and about in a grand neighbourhood. It seems Rosie is up to no good as she breaks into the houses of Bear, Flamingo and Snake, but when Officer Skunk catches her in the act all she has taken is junk! But Rosie has a plan to recycle these treasures and make something new . . . With a topical environmental theme, Lou's fantastic rhyming text and Julia's adorable illustrations, this picture book will be irresistible to young readers.
I have been requesting books! So, no need to let everyone know that the book has been added to Bookshares wishlist! But, let this thread be a lesson for those who would like to learn about accessible reading for the blind!
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Does anyone know of any books that I should read that are not on Bookshares collection? Let me know, and I’ll be happy to request it.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6...
Bookshare, the plat form that I used to read accessible books does not seem to have it. I would love to contact the author and or the publishers to get it on the website. You can learn more about Bookshare by visiting their website. I will leave it in the thread.