[nabs-l] Book Share access

[Bridgit Pollpeter]

Ashley,

If you have been diagnosed as legally blind, and you are a student--
high school or college-- you qualify for Book Share with no charge.
When you sign up, Book Share will ask for certain info to confirm this,
but once it does, you can access their books and select what option of
downloading works best for you.

Schools must pay for the service, but since it is free to students, and
most have a membership nowadays, schools don't request their own
membership-- at least not universities.

I would recommend you get your own membership since you hold all the
control then.

Personally, I do not use Book Share much outside of school, though they
do offer a decent selection of literature books.

I have found a few textbooks on Book Share, but I am also a writing
major so most of my textbooks are literature or anthology books which
are more popular.

Visit the Book Share website for more info and to learn more about what
they can provide.

Good luck.

Bridgit

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Hi all,
Would you say the bookshare is more literature driven or textbooks?
Novels? Classics? Who qualifies for the free membership? Do you have to
be a full time student? What equipment do you read the files? I thought
they were text, so maybe you read them on your computer, or maybe
braille display on your notetaker. The community college is considering
a membership and they want to know if all students can join for free; I
doubt it. Also, how much is the institutional membership?

Thanks.
Ashley