2019-04-11

jesse_the_k: iPod nestles in hollowed-out print book (Alt format reader)

boost: Advocate for Bookshare with Your Favorite Authors' Publishers

[personal profile] kestrell explains how we can make more books readable.

Bookshare.org provides ebooks to folks who have official status as print-impaired. Unlimited access is free for students and US$50 per year for adults.

Many writers and publishers still don't know about Bookshare, so in my emails I usually include a link to the Bookshare page describing how authors can get their books added to the library
https://www.bookshare.org/cms/partners/authors

Heartening success story: [personal profile] kestrell chatted with his publisher in the Readercon dealer's room and next year Chip Delany's books were on Bookshare