Mobile Applications

DAISY / EPUB Reader for Android
Daisylezer App
DaisyWorm App for the Apple iPhone, iPad and iPod touch
Darwin DAISY Reader App
Go Read
Learning Ally Audiobook Player App for iPhone, iPod touch and iPad
Nuance DAISY2Go
Read2Go App for the Apple iPad, iPhone and iPod touch

DAISY / EPUB Reader for Android

This is a collaborative project to create an open-source electronic book reader that will support various formats including DAISY and EPUB content. Currently the software is limited to supporting DAISY 2.02 format 'Talking Books'. DAISY / EPUB reader requires a minimum of version 1.5 of Android (also known as 'cupcake'). When the application is installed on a device with version 1.6 or later with TalkBack installed, the navigation of files and folders on the SD card is spoken. The application can be downloaded from the Downloads section of the project site: http://code.google.com/p/android-daisy-epub-reader/downloads/list.

Daisylezer App

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Full search and play functionality for mobile platform:

  • Searching in online catalogue
  • Personal list on bookshelf
  • Direct stream from bookshelf
  • DAISY navigation
  • Works with iPhone/iPad
  • Multilingual
  • Works well with Apple’s VoiceOver.

Latest Release: Daisylezer App Version 1.1

Developed by Dedicon, designed to work with both - iPhone and iPad. Available from iTunes. Languages: English, Dutch, French, German.

DaisyWorm App for the Apple iPhone, iPad and iPod touch

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DaisyWorm, developed by the Association for the Blind of Western Australia is a DAISY digital talking book playback app for the Apple iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. This application can be used to play books from the Association for the Blind of Western Australia library as well as other talking book libraries worldwide. DaisyWorm supports the playback of non-encrypted DAISY 2.02, DAISY/NISO z3986 audio only and full text full audio books. For support in using DaisyWorm please contact developers at dtb(at)guidedogswa.com.au. DaisyWorm can be purchased from the Apple iTunes Store.

Darwin DAISY Reader App

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Darwin Reader presents numerous options to tailor the application to your specific needs. Users can change the font and background color, text size, font spacing, voice speed, punctuation speech, and much more. Darwin Reader fully supports DAISY 2.02 and DAISY 3.0 formats - read full-text, full-audio, and combined books.

Latest Release: Darwin DAISY Reader App for Android: Version 1.31

Improved support for Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich). Explore-by-touch mode and a background playback preference have been added. Available for purchase on Google Play.

Go Read

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Go Read is a free, open source eBook reader for Android.

Latest Release: Go Read App for Android

Access and download books directly from Bookshare (must be a Bookshare member to download). Read with voiced navigation and text-to-speech in DAISY and EPUB formats. Available from Google Play.

Learning Ally Audiobook Player App for iPhone, iPod touch and iPad

Learning Ally Audio App

Gain instant access to RFB&D’s (now Learning Ally) downloadable DAISY formatted books. Learning Ally members can explore Learning Ally’s extensive library of more than 65,000 audiobooks that are designed for people with print and learning disabilities. Learning Ally Audio application for iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad is available to individuals via the Apple iTunes store. Learning Ally online account is required to use the product, which offers advanced features for accessibility like bookmarking, chapter and page navigation, last position playback, variable speed control and more.

Latest Release: Learning Ally Audiobook Player App

The Learning Ally app now allows users to download books directly to their device without passing through iTunes. More information is available on the Learning Ally website.

Nuance DAISY2Go

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DAISY2Go is a part of the Nuance Accessibility Suite, and it has been optimized for Nuance TALKS, to allow for easy alternation between audio and textual content. It is free for users who own a license of TALKS&ZOOMS Premium Edition. DAISY2Go is a Mobile player/viewer for books confirming to the DAISY 2.02 and DAISY 3 specification, for phones utilizing S60 3rd Edition or 5th Edition. More information is available on the Nuance Communications website.

Read2Go App for the Apple iPad, iPhone and iPod touch

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Directly from within the Read2Go app, Bookshare members can find, download, and read books on their Apple device. Please submit your feedback to the Read2Go user forum.

Latest Release: Read2Go App Version 1.0.3.0

Update your Read2Go for iOS 6. Read2Go is available for purchase on the iTunes Store.
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