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Our titles are available as as either an accessible PDF, and/or downloadable from an EPUb file as Epub, DAISY, audio, MP3, BRF or Word formats. It depends upon individual publishers as to which formats are provided.If we don't have your preferred format, it may be that... more
Please download BRF files using a computer or braille note-taker. Do not try to download BRF on a tablet or smartphone using these steps.Staff (Primary Contacts and Sponsors)Search for the book you need. If the book is available it will appear in the search results.... more
Educators, download your first book from RNIB BookshareHow 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. Video of... more
Learners, download your first bookThis video will show learners and parents who have access to an RNIB Bookshare member account how to log in, search, download a title in the accessible format that you need and use a reading list. Video of Learners, download your... more
The Capti Narrator is an e-reader application for Apple devices.  It is compatible with RNIB Bookshare files. It is available for Windows, Chromebook, iPhone and iPad and compatible with the following browsers: Chrome, Safari and Firefox. Capti supports PDF, Word,... more
DefinitionATAssistive Technology - examples are Read:OutLoud, Victor Reader, AMIS, Read2GoBRFBraille Ready FormatDAISYDigital Accessible Information SystemEPUBelectronic publicationPCPrimary Contact is we contact regarding registration or account management... more
To help save you and your learners' time, you can set their download preference so that's the first format to be offered when it's available. So if nine times out of 10 you know your learner would like a Word file you can set this as the preference; you'll be able to... more
Do you have any questions about Dolphin EasyReader? Here's some Dolphin and RNIB have already been asked. Why not also check out our other help article: Using Dolphin EasyReader.There are different ways of using the titles on RNIB Bookshare, that is where Dolphin comes... more
We love iPads!We love Apple products because they are fully accessible. They have built in accessibility tools which means  that someone with sight loss can use these tools, without the need to buy any additional  software.All file types on RNIB Bookshare can be used... more

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