[NFBofSC] Angela Griffith, Customer Support Specialist, Bookshare. Topic: "The founding and overview of the services provided by Bookshare."

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Topic: "The founding and overview of the services provided by Bookshare."

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Tek Talk welcomes Angela Griffith, Customer Support Specialist, Bookshare.
Topic: "The founding and overview of the services provided by Bookshare." 

 Monday, August 17 2020

Time: 8:00 pm Eastern.

Newswire:

Tune in for an update from Bookshare, the huge online library of ebooks for
people with blindness, deaf blindness, low vision, and other reading
barriers. Get your Bookshare questions answered and hear about new and
forthcoming updates from Bookshare, and Benetech, Bookshare's parent
nonprofit, including surpassing 900,000 books in the collection, our monthly
Book Club for adult members, innovations in accessible Science, Technology
Engineering, and Math (STEM) content, and a prototype Bookshare Reader for
Smart Speakers.

More about Bookshare:

Bookshare is an ebook library that makes reading easier. Books come in
easy-to-read, accessible formats like audio, braille, and large font, and
can be read on almost any device and platform. With over 900,000 titles,
members can find virtually any book that they could want to read for work,
school, or pleasure. Membership is free for U.S. students and $50
annually... or less than $1 per week for unlimited reading.

Presenter: Angela Griffith

Customer Support Specialist, Bookshare

Email: angelag at benetech.org <mailto:angelag at benetech.org>  

Date: Monday August 17, 2020

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Topic: "The founding and overview of the services provided by Bookshare." 

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