Spreading the word about Bookshare.org
Apr. 10th, 2019 01:12 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
kestrellI just received a very nice email from an academic scholar who I contacted earlier today with a request that she consider adding her book to Bookshare.org.
So this is just a reminder to readers who use Bookshare: if you find a book you would really love to read, and it isn't already in Bookshare, consider contacting the author or publisher and asking them to add that book to the Bookshare collection. I usually try to contact the author first, because most are thrilled to hear from someone who wants to read their book, and to find out that there is a way to make their books accessible to PWD.
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
So this is just a reminder to readers who use Bookshare: if you find a book you would really love to read, and it isn't already in Bookshare, consider contacting the author or publisher and asking them to add that book to the Bookshare collection. I usually try to contact the author first, because most are thrilled to hear from someone who wants to read their book, and to find out that there is a way to make their books accessible to PWD.
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
