How do I download from a staff (Primary Contact or Sponsor) account?

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How do you download books and resources from RNIB Bookshare? This video will show you how, with an RNIB Bookshare sponsor account, you can log in, add learners, find and download your first title.

Download our illustrated guide to downloading books from a staff (Primary Contact or Sponsor) account.

Available formats

PDF - Where possible the book record title will state PDF at the end of it and is only downloadable as a PDF.

EPUB - the book record title will not have anything at the end of it and it can be downloaded in the following formats:

  • EPUB
  • Daisy with images
  • Daisy text only
  • Audio (DAISY or MP3)
  • Unified English Braille (Contracted or Uncontracted)
  • Word

Our free built-in Web Reader tool can be accessed when downloading from a learner (Member) account.

Download preferences

You can change the learner's download preferences, so that a particular format always appears first in the download menu.

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