Bookshare Reader

Read and listen to books

Free · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.

Listen to books and read your way! Get the official Bookshare Reader app. Access millions of ebooks from Bookshare, the world's largest library of ebooks for people with reading barriers like dyslexia, blindness, low vision, and physical disabilities. Listen to books in high quality audio and customize your reading experience in ways that work for you. Read bestsellers, new releases, textbooks and educational books, children’s books, young adult, mysteries, biographies, and more. Read your way with these customizable features: • Listen to books in high quality audio • Adjust reading speed, font size, and colors • Follow along with highlighted text • Navigate by page and chapter • Stop reading and pick up from your last spot • Download books and read offline To use Bookshare Reader, you must have a Bookshare membership. Learn more by visiting the Bookshare website.

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- New Book Details Flow: Tapping a book now opens the More Information page where you can see details, download, or read. Use the Read Now button on the More Information page to open the book reader. - Voice Selection Improvements: Search for voices by name, language, or quality. Mark your favorite voices with the star button for quick access. Preview any voice before selecting it with the inline play button. Voices are grouped by language and show quality badges (e.g. Premium). - Redesigned Settings Panel: Settings are now organized into categories (Audio, Text, Page, Color) that you can tap into to find what you need. Star any individual setting to add it to your Favorites screen for quick access. Your favorite settings appear by tapping Favorites in the settings panel. - Download Progress: Books now appear in the Downloads tab while they are downloading so you can track progress. - Large Font Support: The app now better supports larger system font sizes throughout, so text remains readable when you increase your device's font size.

The developer, Benetech, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .

  • Data Linked to You

    The following data may be collected and linked to your identity:

    • Contact Info
    • Identifiers
    • Diagnostics
    • Other Data

Privacy practices may vary based, for example, on the features you use or your age. Learn More

The developer has not yet indicated which accessibility features this app supports. Learn More

Size
  • 53 MB
Category
  • Education
Compatibility
Requires iOS 16.0 or later.
  • iPhone
    Requires iOS 16.0 or later.
  • iPad
    Requires iPadOS 16.0 or later.
  • Mac
    Requires macOS 13.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
  • Apple Vision
    Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
Languages
  • English
Age Rating
4+
Provider
Beneficent Technology, Inc.
  • Beneficent Technology, Inc. has not identified itself as a trader for this app. If you are a consumer in the European Economic Area, consumer rights do not apply to agreements between you and the provider.
Copyright
  • © 2022 Benetech