Bookshare Product Ideas

Welcome to the Bookshare Product Ideas Forum! This is a new area for you to suggest your ideas for Bookshare to consider as part of the product roadmap and vote on ideas that others have already submitted! We are excited to hear your thoughts!

If you are looking for Technical Support or have questions about Bookshare, please use the Contact Us form on http://www.bookshare.org/contactUs.

I suggest you ...

You've used all your votes and won't be able to post a new idea, but you can still search and comment on existing ideas.

There are two ways to get more votes:

  • When an admin closes an idea you've voted on, you'll get your votes back from that idea.
  • You can remove your votes from an open idea you support.
  • To see ideas you have already voted on, select the “My feedback” filter and select “My open ideas”.
(thinking…)
Reset

Enter your idea and we'll search to see if someone has already suggested it.

If a similar idea already exists, you can vote and comment on it.

If it doesn't exist, you can post your idea so others can vote on it.

Enter your idea and we'll search to see if someone has already suggested it.

  • Hot ideas
  • Top ideas
  • New ideas
    1. 131 votes
      Vote 0 votes Vote Vote
      Vote
      Sign in
      Check!
      (thinking…)
      Reset
      or sign in with
      • facebook
      • google
        Password icon
        I agree to the terms of service

        You'll receive a confirmation email with a link to create a password (optional).

        Signed in as (Sign out)
        You have left! (?) (thinking…)
        under review  ·  5 comments  ·  search  ·  Admin →
      • 114 votes
        Vote 0 votes Vote Vote
        Vote
        Sign in
        Check!
        (thinking…)
        Reset
        or sign in with
        • facebook
        • google
          Password icon
          I agree to the terms of service

          You'll receive a confirmation email with a link to create a password (optional).

          Signed in as (Sign out)
          You have left! (?) (thinking…)
          under review  ·  4 comments  ·  download  ·  Admin →
        • 96 votes
          Vote 0 votes Vote Vote
          Vote
          Sign in
          Check!
          (thinking…)
          Reset
          or sign in with
          • facebook
          • google
            Password icon
            I agree to the terms of service

            You'll receive a confirmation email with a link to create a password (optional).

            Signed in as (Sign out)
            You have left! (?) (thinking…)
          • I choose computer, iPod, iPhone, iPad, Kindle and other readers!

            By having lots of platforms to chose from, and something like Kindle's whispersync so we can change devices and be in the same place. And to have bookmarks and notes available everywhere would be a dream come true! It's so frustrating having tools that almost work well in the classroom, at home, outside, in the car......sigh.

            86 votes
            Vote 0 votes Vote Vote
            Vote
            Sign in
            Check!
            (thinking…)
            Reset
            or sign in with
            • facebook
            • google
              Password icon
              I agree to the terms of service

              You'll receive a confirmation email with a link to create a password (optional).

              Signed in as (Sign out)
              You have left! (?) (thinking…)
              under review  ·  6 comments  ·  reading tools  ·  Admin →
            • Make less mistakes in books that are BRF file

              Bookshare does have a great selection of books but does not look carefully evough at the mistakes made in the braille format of the books. Mistakes include mispelling and misuse of contractions. Not being able to tell what some words are and other things.

              84 votes
              Vote 0 votes Vote Vote
              Vote
              Sign in
              Check!
              (thinking…)
              Reset
              or sign in with
              • facebook
              • google
                Password icon
                I agree to the terms of service

                You'll receive a confirmation email with a link to create a password (optional).

                Signed in as (Sign out)
                You have left! (?) (thinking…)
                under review  ·  3 comments  ·  book quality  ·  Admin →
              • Make books downloadable in ePub format.

                Making books available in ePub formate would make syncing with eReaders much quicker and better.

                71 votes
                Vote 0 votes Vote Vote
                Vote
                Sign in
                Check!
                (thinking…)
                Reset
                or sign in with
                • facebook
                • google
                  Password icon
                  I agree to the terms of service

                  You'll receive a confirmation email with a link to create a password (optional).

                  Signed in as (Sign out)
                  You have left! (?) (thinking…)
                  under review  ·  13 comments  ·  download  ·  Admin →
                • Make illustrations viewable.

                  In many childen's books, illustrations are extremely important to the story. The books don't make sense unless you see the pictures.

                  64 votes
                  Vote 0 votes Vote Vote
                  Vote
                  Sign in
                  Check!
                  (thinking…)
                  Reset
                  or sign in with
                  • facebook
                  • google
                    Password icon
                    I agree to the terms of service

                    You'll receive a confirmation email with a link to create a password (optional).

                    Signed in as (Sign out)
                    You have left! (?) (thinking…)

                    We provide images in our books, but only in those that the source provider supplies them.
                    Scanned books today do not maintain the images though we are evaluating the ability to do so.
                    We are also working on making the descriptions of those images available.

                  • 48 votes
                    Vote 0 votes Vote Vote
                    Vote
                    Sign in
                    Check!
                    (thinking…)
                    Reset
                    or sign in with
                    • facebook
                    • google
                      Password icon
                      I agree to the terms of service

                      You'll receive a confirmation email with a link to create a password (optional).

                      Signed in as (Sign out)
                      You have left! (?) (thinking…)
                      under review  ·  2 comments  ·  reading tools  ·  Admin →
                    • connect bookshare with other book sites like Project Gutenberg and Open Library

                      Add to Bookshare's library with the help of accessible on-line project's like Project Gutenberg and the Open Library.

                      46 votes
                      Vote 0 votes Vote Vote
                      Vote
                      Sign in
                      Check!
                      (thinking…)
                      Reset
                      or sign in with
                      • facebook
                      • google
                        Password icon
                        I agree to the terms of service

                        You'll receive a confirmation email with a link to create a password (optional).

                        Signed in as (Sign out)
                        You have left! (?) (thinking…)
                        under review  ·  5 comments  ·  download  ·  Admin →
                      • 43 votes
                        Vote 0 votes Vote Vote
                        Vote
                        Sign in
                        Check!
                        (thinking…)
                        Reset
                        or sign in with
                        • facebook
                        • google
                          Password icon
                          I agree to the terms of service

                          You'll receive a confirmation email with a link to create a password (optional).

                          Signed in as (Sign out)
                          You have left! (?) (thinking…)
                          under review  ·  3 comments  ·  reading tools  ·  Admin →
                        • Include visuals in textbooks including graphs, maps and pictures.

                          Some visuals are importent to the meaning of the text.

                          41 votes
                          Vote 0 votes Vote Vote
                          Vote
                          Sign in
                          Check!
                          (thinking…)
                          Reset
                          or sign in with
                          • facebook
                          • google
                            Password icon
                            I agree to the terms of service

                            You'll receive a confirmation email with a link to create a password (optional).

                            Signed in as (Sign out)
                            You have left! (?) (thinking…)
                            started  ·  2 comments  ·  collection  ·  Admin →
                          • Add more magazines on the site

                            (NFB members party courtesy of Allison Hilliker)

                            36 votes
                            Vote 0 votes Vote Vote
                            Vote
                            Sign in
                            Check!
                            (thinking…)
                            Reset
                            or sign in with
                            • facebook
                            • google
                              Password icon
                              I agree to the terms of service

                              You'll receive a confirmation email with a link to create a password (optional).

                              Signed in as (Sign out)
                              You have left! (?) (thinking…)
                              under review  ·  1 comment  ·  collection  ·  Admin →
                            • Create One-Stop Search Tool for Volunteers

                              When deciding whether or not to scan a book volunteers should be able to key in the title, author name and do One search to pull up info on whether it is in the collection, on the books being scanned list, on the checkout list, in process, with one of our outsourcers, or being handled by a publishing partner. Lack of this tool is resulting in duplicated efforts.

                              30 votes
                              Vote 0 votes Vote Vote
                              Vote
                              Sign in
                              Check!
                              (thinking…)
                              Reset
                              or sign in with
                              • facebook
                              • google
                                Password icon
                                I agree to the terms of service

                                You'll receive a confirmation email with a link to create a password (optional).

                                Signed in as (Sign out)
                                You have left! (?) (thinking…)
                                under review  ·  4 comments  ·  search  ·  Admin →
                              • Create software that will combine the text from Bookshare with the audio from Learning Ally

                                I prefer the natural voices of Learning Ally, and like to follow along in books as I listen to them. it would be great to have a software program or portable device that will allow me to listen to the audio of a book from Learning Ally with the text from bookshare.

                                29 votes
                                Vote 0 votes Vote Vote
                                Vote
                                Sign in
                                Check!
                                (thinking…)
                                Reset
                                or sign in with
                                • facebook
                                • google
                                  Password icon
                                  I agree to the terms of service

                                  You'll receive a confirmation email with a link to create a password (optional).

                                  Signed in as (Sign out)
                                  You have left! (?) (thinking…)
                                • Allow digital signatures on Proof of Disability (POD)

                                  From NFB member party via Allison Hilliker
                                  The ability to digitally/electronically sign our proof of disability form.
                                  This suggestion came from an AT trainer. Folks with print disabilities can't access our print form and therefore can't sign up their students/clients independently.

                                  29 votes
                                  Vote 0 votes Vote Vote
                                  Vote
                                  Sign in
                                  Check!
                                  (thinking…)
                                  Reset
                                  or sign in with
                                  • facebook
                                  • google
                                    Password icon
                                    I agree to the terms of service

                                    You'll receive a confirmation email with a link to create a password (optional).

                                    Signed in as (Sign out)
                                    You have left! (?) (thinking…)
                                    under review  ·  1 comment  ·  registration  ·  Admin →
                                  • 27 votes
                                    Vote 0 votes Vote Vote
                                    Vote
                                    Sign in
                                    Check!
                                    (thinking…)
                                    Reset
                                    or sign in with
                                    • facebook
                                    • google
                                      Password icon
                                      I agree to the terms of service

                                      You'll receive a confirmation email with a link to create a password (optional).

                                      Signed in as (Sign out)
                                      You have left! (?) (thinking…)
                                      planned  ·  2 comments  ·  download  ·  Admin →
                                    • Please add a way to bookmark favorite books

                                      I want to be able to identify titles that I want to read later. Kind of like a wish list.

                                      21 votes
                                      Vote 0 votes Vote Vote
                                      Vote
                                      Sign in
                                      Check!
                                      (thinking…)
                                      Reset
                                      or sign in with
                                      • facebook
                                      • google
                                        Password icon
                                        I agree to the terms of service

                                        You'll receive a confirmation email with a link to create a password (optional).

                                        Signed in as (Sign out)
                                        You have left! (?) (thinking…)
                                        3 comments  ·  search  ·  Admin →
                                      • Allow filtering of childrens' titles

                                        (NFB members party via Allison Hilliker)
                                        Ability to set individual account preferences to filter out the children's books on the New Books page

                                        17 votes
                                        Vote 0 votes Vote Vote
                                        Vote
                                        Sign in
                                        Check!
                                        (thinking…)
                                        Reset
                                        or sign in with
                                        • facebook
                                        • google
                                          Password icon
                                          I agree to the terms of service

                                          You'll receive a confirmation email with a link to create a password (optional).

                                          Signed in as (Sign out)
                                          You have left! (?) (thinking…)
                                          under review  ·  0 comments  ·  search  ·  Admin →
                                        • 14 votes
                                          Vote 0 votes Vote Vote
                                          Vote
                                          Sign in
                                          Check!
                                          (thinking…)
                                          Reset
                                          or sign in with
                                          • facebook
                                          • google
                                            Password icon
                                            I agree to the terms of service

                                            You'll receive a confirmation email with a link to create a password (optional).

                                            Signed in as (Sign out)
                                            You have left! (?) (thinking…)
                                            under review  ·  0 comments  ·  collection  ·  Admin →
                                          • improve the book search tools

                                            When doing a book title search, I will get matches that do not contain any of the search terms I entered. This makes finding a book much harder.

                                            13 votes
                                            Vote 0 votes Vote Vote
                                            Vote
                                            Sign in
                                            Check!
                                            (thinking…)
                                            Reset
                                            or sign in with
                                            • facebook
                                            • google
                                              Password icon
                                              I agree to the terms of service

                                              You'll receive a confirmation email with a link to create a password (optional).

                                              Signed in as (Sign out)
                                              You have left! (?) (thinking…)
                                              under review  ·  2 comments  ·  search  ·  Admin →
                                            ← Previous 1 3 4 5 6 7
                                          • Don’t see your idea?
                                          • Post a new idea…
                                          • Bookshare Product Ideas

                                            Knowledge Base and Helpdesk