This is the first I have heard about this. I look forward to
trying it out. As I started reading this announcement I imagined
that it would be something like Learning Ally where the readers
are all volunteers and are far from professional actors. They do a
pretty good job of putting one word in front of another, but the
main usefulness of them is to convey bare information. Then I read
further down in this announcement and see mention of professional
actors and celebrities. So I am wondering what this means. Is
Bookshare going to start providing commercial audio books like the
NLS does? Most of those come from Audible. If that is not the case
then this could cost a lot of money. They don't call professional
actors professional for nothing. That is how they make a living.
Right now I have not read further down the thread. Maybe some of
my questions will be answered, but these questions represent my
first reaction to this.
Welcome to the Summer of Audio.
Welcome to the Summer of Audio
Lock in your students' learning gains with Bookshare's #SummerOfAudio reading program. Bookshare’s new collection of human-narrated audiobooks (beta) has just been released, and we invite you and your students to experience Bookshare in a whole new way this summer.
Human-Narrated Audiobooks (Beta)
You asked for it! For the first time, Bookshare members can listen to books read by actors, authors, and celebrities. From How to Train Your Dragon to The Keeper of Lost Things, enjoy stories for every age and interest read by professional narrators.
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