Bookshare Releases Web Reader

<div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/H876E0RBiXw?rel=0" width="420"></iframe><br /><br /></div><span class="GRcorrect" grcontextid="Bookshare's new web reader:0" grmarkguid="030bd9aa-8dc2-4df6-972b-fd061d900a5b" gruiphraseguid="cfe799a6-c121-493e-a56b-db166a16a9ed"><a href="http://bookshare.org/"></a><a href="http://bookshare.org/"></a><a href="http://bookshare.org/"></a><a href="http://bookshare.org/"></a><a href="http://bookshare.org/"></a><a href="http://bookshare.org/"></a><a href="http://bookshare.org/"></a><a href="http://bookshare.org/"></a><span class="GRcorrect" grcontextid="Bookshare's new web reader:0" grmarkguid="030bd9aa-8dc2-4df6-972b-fd061d900a5b" gruiphraseguid="cfe799a6-c121-493e-a56b-db166a16a9ed"><a href="http://bookshare.org/"></a><a href="http://bookshare.org/"></a><a href="http://bookshare.org/"></a><a href="http://bookshare.org/"></a><a href="http://bookshare.org/"></a><span class="GRcorrect" grcontextid="Bookshare's new web reader:0" grmarkguid="1f9d2595-a9e9-4968-ae3d-30e139d5a89a" gruiphraseguid="07576163-c5fa-4bb2-87bc-470a29bee52e"><a href="http://bookshare.org/"></a><a href="http://bookshare.org/"></a><a href="http://bookshare.org/"></a><a href="http://bookshare.org/"></a><a href="http://bookshare.org/"></a><a href="http://bookshare.org/"></a><a href="http://bookshare.org/"></a><span class="GRcorrect" grcontextid="Bookshare's new web reader:0" grmarkguid="1f9d2595-a9e9-4968-ae3d-30e139d5a89a" gruiphraseguid="07576163-c5fa-4bb2-87bc-470a29bee52e"><a href="http://bookshare.org/">Bookshare's</a> new web reader</span></span></span></span> allows members to read through a browser and eliminates the need to download books. The web reader also allows members to read any of <a href="http://bookshare.org/">Bookshare's</a> 177,000 books on a library or school computer without having special software installed.<br /><br />Bookshare is a <span class="GRcorrect" grcontextid="free:0" grmarkguid="632156fb-6897-4390-9426-26758e87c9b2" gruiphraseguid="1b8f683a-6c46-4550-9c7a-062c238a852a">free</span> accessible ebook library for people with <a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2012/10/instapaper-updated-to-include-dyslexia.html">print disabilities</a>. To learn if you qualify and how to join <a href="https://www.bookshare.org/_/membership/overview?j_logOut=true">click here</a>. Once you're signed in with your <a href="http://bookshare.org/">Bookshare</a> account you can access the web reader via your bookshelf or the search page. When you search for a book you can click on the "read now" link to open the book in the web reader or you can add it to your bookshelf. From the bookshelf you can click the "read now" link as well. The web reader offers features such as text-to-speech with highlighting, nighttime reading mode, adjustable <a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2011/12/add-quick-text-to-speech-button-to.html">text-to-speech </a>speed, table of contents, and go-to-page options. Bookshare recommends sighted members use the Google Chrome browser for improved text-to-speech and visually impaired members use Internet Explorer, Safari, or Firefox for improved screen reader usability.<br /><br />Click read more below to view screenshots of the web reader in action.<br /><br /><a name="more"></a><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4PoBxo8qwHHxp5enXCtN8BhMKrzr5vvJXe_7UnEtLppA85ZnvujlPaH5MwflKpBzwZmwB6bvssS7MJ3xWRi1I8xqi8QOpTC8h5baSXdUW3KNLuFf39ekynEJeqJdt4eodZlS6MIil-qU/s1600/web1.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4PoBxo8qwHHxp5enXCtN8BhMKrzr5vvJXe_7UnEtLppA85ZnvujlPaH5MwflKpBzwZmwB6bvssS7MJ3xWRi1I8xqi8QOpTC8h5baSXdUW3KNLuFf39ekynEJeqJdt4eodZlS6MIil-qU/s400/web1.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP-uVqhXu582l-Nbts5f7NbNTVuXYK-ppT21ZjOaWwVUWAf4DZtW8YzrJWlZ67mBcHkoAp62txlwg1E1z-mimAqsJosJnjohvWBD05Kf8RcKaG-ugeRGPyQ5B-GrGLvrtW29wIolPv0kc/s1600/web3.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP-uVqhXu582l-Nbts5f7NbNTVuXYK-ppT21ZjOaWwVUWAf4DZtW8YzrJWlZ67mBcHkoAp62txlwg1E1z-mimAqsJosJnjohvWBD05Kf8RcKaG-ugeRGPyQ5B-GrGLvrtW29wIolPv0kc/s400/web3.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXd1Gbrc6_A8l0X5j4pVslVILZj6PkciSL0fYy_maBFyivvp36F2mH9O1GEEFgPz2hgmh9Yr1OhdC-0bF7OEqWVehKcLCY_76dn6rJk32xIKrbGri7wh8DYVLvQiCpD320s7r6wAaRUco/s1600/web2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXd1Gbrc6_A8l0X5j4pVslVILZj6PkciSL0fYy_maBFyivvp36F2mH9O1GEEFgPz2hgmh9Yr1OhdC-0bF7OEqWVehKcLCY_76dn6rJk32xIKrbGri7wh8DYVLvQiCpD320s7r6wAaRUco/s400/web2.png" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

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Nook App for iOS Updated to Support VoiceOver and Zoom

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://a1605.phobos.apple.com/us/r1000/095/Purple/v4/95/2b/ff/952bffbb-5411-4733-5f17-86a6ed3e1b47/mzl.ijhtgfzw.320x480-75.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" height="320" src="http://a1605.phobos.apple.com/us/r1000/095/Purple/v4/95/2b/ff/952bffbb-5411-4733-5f17-86a6ed3e1b47/mzl.ijhtgfzw.320x480-75.jpg" title="Nook app screenshot" width="186" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Great news, the Nook app for <a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2012/09/best-apps-for-your-new-iphone-5.html">iPhone</a>, <a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2012/10/apple-announces-ipad-mini.html">iPad</a>, and <a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2012/09/brand-new-ipod-touch-announced.html">iPod Touch</a> is now <a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2011/10/is-kindle-fire-accessible.html">accessible</a> to the blind, visually impaired and people with print disabilities. The updated app now supports <a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2012/10/ios-6-voiceover-compatiblity-with-maps.html"><span class="GRcorrect" grphrase="5e606f8618631b18aef02d9c35ea3e7f8296614a" grtype="null" id="GRmark_5e606f8618631b18aef02d9c35ea3e7f8296614a_VoiceOver:0">VoiceOver</span></a> and <a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2012/10/ios-6-voiceover-compatiblity-with-maps.html">Zoom</a>. <span class="GRcorrect" grphrase="8338ebfc78a21d9397196b732aff26a0ce66467b" grtype="null" id="GRmark_8338ebfc78a21d9397196b732aff26a0ce66467b_VoiceOver:0">VoiceOver</span> and Zoom are built in accessibility features in <span class="GRcorrect" grphrase="8338ebfc78a21d9397196b732aff26a0ce66467b" grtype="null" id="GRmark_8338ebfc78a21d9397196b732aff26a0ce66467b_iOS:1">iOS</span>. To learn more about <span class="GRcorrect" grphrase="dc5355d3eb57ee1a5503eec0475addf0d5963ac7" grtype="null" id="GRmark_dc5355d3eb57ee1a5503eec0475addf0d5963ac7_VoiceOver:0"><a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2011/07/ios-voiceover-overview.html">VoiceOver</a></span> click here. With VoiceOver you can have the book read aloud using text-to-speech. Oddly enough the update makes the Nook app more accessible than current Nooks. Serious kudos to Barns & Noble's for making their app accessible. To download the app for free <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/nook-by-barnes-noble/id373582546?mt=8">click here</a>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Click read more below to view more screenshots.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><a name="more"></a><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://a1447.phobos.apple.com/us/r1000/080/Purple/v4/23/4c/1b/234c1b9b-dadd-59d8-15d0-621a7e217319/mzl.rpowxxwn.320x480-75.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://a1447.phobos.apple.com/us/r1000/080/Purple/v4/23/4c/1b/234c1b9b-dadd-59d8-15d0-621a7e217319/mzl.rpowxxwn.320x480-75.jpg" width="186" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://a804.phobos.apple.com/us/r1000/061/Purple/v4/3a/cb/4e/3acb4ee3-857c-25b8-fe57-547f3b8c9dff/mzl.fzzgcmfm.320x480-75.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://a804.phobos.apple.com/us/r1000/061/Purple/v4/3a/cb/4e/3acb4ee3-857c-25b8-fe57-547f3b8c9dff/mzl.fzzgcmfm.320x480-75.jpg" width="180" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://a671.phobos.apple.com/us/r1000/088/Purple/v4/03/ad/86/03ad86c6-ce46-43cc-d595-02e4431354cd/mzl.xvjtfoqg.320x480-75.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://a671.phobos.apple.com/us/r1000/088/Purple/v4/03/ad/86/03ad86c6-ce46-43cc-d595-02e4431354cd/mzl.xvjtfoqg.320x480-75.jpg" width="180" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://a597.phobos.apple.com/us/r1000/115/Purple/v4/02/18/5e/02185e54-9290-79ba-9ce5-5aa40331b84d/mzl.ywzqecos.320x480-75.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://a597.phobos.apple.com/us/r1000/115/Purple/v4/02/18/5e/02185e54-9290-79ba-9ce5-5aa40331b84d/mzl.ywzqecos.320x480-75.jpg" width="180" /></a></div>

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