I love Bookshare for so many reasons I can't begin to number them. If they doubled the annual subscription, I'd still pay it. I'm amazed you haven’t been using it already! ,you’ll absolutely love it! You can read using a voice or using a braille display, and the braille is good. Go for it! Then let us all know how great it is.
> > On Aug 11, 2021, at 11:15 AM, Richard Turner <[email protected]> > wrote: > > I've been a Bookshare member since it started. > As mentioned, you can keep the books, or download them again at any time. > > They often have books provided directly by the publisher on the same day the > books become available to print readers in the book stores. Revolutionary > for blind or low-vision readers who had to wait as much as a year or two to > get books in an accessible format. > > You can use Voice Dream Reader with a braille display; but where it shines > beyond all other apps is the higher quality voices and the ease of > navigating, highlighting text, placing bookmarks, even writing notes to go > with your highlight or bookmark. > It can be a bit overwhelming at first, but read the manual/user guide if you > choose to get it. I believe it is now $19.99 which includes Voice Dream > Scanner (one of the best OCR apps on the iPhone) and 2 higher quality voices. > > It never looses your place. > > You can also buy extra voices at $4.99 each. > > > Here is the App store description of Voice Dream Reader: > Description > 2021 Apple Design Award Winner! Voice Dream Reader lets you listen to any > document and ebook using text-to-speech. Featured by Apple as Best New App > and App of the Day in 81 countries and part of App Store Permanent > Collections in Education. > > > “This app is one of the best educational finds of my entire career.” - Forbes > > > “As a user myself and as a mother of a child with dyslexia, I am blown away > by the features of Voice Dream.” - Quartz > > > “Voice Dream Reader is hailed by many as the best mobile text-to-speech (TTS) > app.” - Examiner > > > Text-to-Speech > > - One premium Acapela voice of your choice free with the purchase of the app. > > - 36 built-in iOS voices in 27 languages are also available for free. > > - 200+ additional premium voices in 30 languages from Acapela, NeoSpeech and > Ivona available through in-app purchases. > > - Correct pronunciation with your own pronunciation dictionary. > > - All voices work offline and play in the background even with the screen > locked. > > > Supported Document Formats > > - PDF, Plain text, MS Word, MS PowerPoint, RTF, and Google Docs. > > - Web articles. > > - Bookshare Books. > > - EPUB eBooks. (DRM-free books only. Kindle, iBooks and most commercial eBook > platforms are not supported.) > > - DAISY text-based books and audiobook. > > - Audiobooks in MP3, MP4 or zipped MP3 format. > > - Rich text and image support for all documents. > > > Built-in Scanner > > - Scan paper documents with the camera for text-to-speech. > > - State-of-the-art A.I. is fast and accurate, even in poor lighting > conditions. > > - Works entirely on device: No need for internet and your data stays private. > > - Only languages using Latin alphabets are currently supported. > > > Reading Styles > > - Tee-up a list of articles and play while you drive, walk or run. > > - Spoken word is highlighted to improve comprehension and retention. > > - Auto-scrolling and full screen, distraction-free mode to help reader focus. > > - Finger reading. For beginners to read by at running a finger under each > word. > > - Pac-Man. Harvard and MIT developed speed-reading method for everyone to > read at 2x speed with no loss of comprehension. > > - High contrast and large font size for low vision readers. > > - Optimized for VoiceOver, Braille and switch control. > > > Tools > > - Recognize text for scanned PDF documents. > > - Bookmarking, text highlighting and annotation. Highlights and notes can be > exported. > > - Full-text search. > > - Built-in dictionary. > > - Automicatically skip text in PDF header and footer. > > > Content Sources > > - Native support for Dropbox, Google Drive, iCloud Drive, Pocket, Instapaper > and Evernote. > > - Native access to Bookshare. > > - Safari extension to save Web pages and Web addresses. > > - Support for Box and OneDrive via iOS Document Picker. > > > Library Synchronization > > - Your entire library, including folders, reading locations, bookmarks and > annotations are synchronized across all your devices using iCloud Drive > *End of description. > > > If you also want a great text writing app, Voice Dream Writer is fabulous and > it remembers where you left off in your file. There is a Voice Dream Suite > that gets all three apps and 2 voices for $29.99. > https://apps.apple.com/us/app-bundle/voice-dream-suite/id1477968634 > > > > Richard > Software means never having to say you're finished > > Web site: www.turner42.com > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of CHELA > Robles > Sent: Wednesday, August 11, 2021 8:03 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Bookshare experience > > Hello I am a volunteer for the Bookshare site that you mentioned and as a > user myself I prefer the VRF format so that way I can read it on my braille > display I save it to dropbox and then I open it up with my braille display or > alternatively I download it to my computer and open it up with my braille > display by saving it directly to my braille display which has a SD card. I > also like reading via the MP3 as well which is an option there’s also a daisy > option and I think $50 is worth it in the US. It is a shame that NLS and > Bookshare can’t collaborate in Mexico but hopefully they will someday. > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Aug 11, 2021, at 7:50 AM, Gerardo Corripio <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> How I wish the NLS Overseas program could offer Bookshare! Here in >> Mexico, almost $1000 pesos a year is sort of expensive!Gera Enviado >> desde mi iPhone SE (2nd Generation) de Telcel >> >>> El 11 ago 2021, a la(s) 9:18 a.m., Dean Martineau <[email protected]> >>> escribió: >>> >>> NlsOverseasIf you like to read and can read either with braille or with >>> synthesized speech, Bookshare is revolutionary. A lot of us read with Voice >>> Dream Reader using synthesized speech. Libraries in A few States in the US >>> give free BookShare memberships to their patrons, Canada does also. You >>> keep your books. >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf >>> Of Traci Duncan >>> Sent: Wednesday, August 11, 2021 10:13 AM >>> To: [email protected] >>> Subject: Bookshare experience >>> >>> Hi all, I know very little about Bookshare. Could you let me know your >>> experience with it? >>> >>> How do you read books on your iOs or Braille Display? >>> Which formats do you use? >>> >>> It looks like the service is $50 a year. Do we keep the books we download? >>> >>> Thank you, >>> Traci >>> >>> -- >>> The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. >>> >>> If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if >>> you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners >>> or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. >>> >>> Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: >>> [email protected]. 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