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EasyReader Features List
Explore the features of EasyReader App in detail:
Find and Read Accessible Titles
Accessible Book Libraries
EasyReader provides a direct connection to more than 40 talking book library services around the world. Have your library login details to hand the first time you use it - EasyReader will remember your details after that.
Libraries include:
- RNIB Bookshare (UK)
- RNIB Reading Services (UK)
- Calibre Audio (UK)
- Bookshare® (US)
- Vision Australia (Australia)
- CELA (Canada)
- Legimus (Sweden)
- And many more
Talking Newspaper Services
If you subscribe to an accessible newspaper service, login with EasyReader App and it delivers local, national or international newspapers and magazines directly to your phone or tablet.
The following newspaper services are supported:
- RNIB Newsagent (UK)
- Bookshare® Periodicals (US)
- NFB-NEWSLINE® (US)
- ATZ (Germany)
- MTM Taltidningar (Sweden)
- NKL (Finland)
- Passend Lezen (The Netherlands)
Import up to 10 Files from your Device
Use EasyReader App to import up to 10 accessible books or files stored on your device. Simply find the file on your device storage and choose 'Open in EasyReader'. You can open any Word, text, DAISY or unprotected EPUB file. Once you've opened the book once, it will be saved to your 'My Books' list so you don't have to import it again.
Learn how you can import and read as many accessible files as you like - including text-based PDFs - with EasyReader Premium.
Copy and Read Clipboard Text
Copy text from anywhere on your phone, tablet or computer – including websites, emails and notes - and use EasyReader to read it in the way you prefer. Simply copy some text, then open 'My Clipboard Text' in EasyReader App and choose ‘Add’.
When you open a clipboard text in EasyReader, you have the same reading options as you do with other accessible books and files. This includes options to adjust the colours, spacing and fonts and listening to text read aloud by a natural sounding voice.
You can add up to 10 clipboard texts in EasyReader App. If you need to import more texts, you can upgrade to EasyReader Premium.
A Flexible Reader that is Accessible for You
Customise the Text
Use the Text Settings in the Reader to adjust the display of your book and make it accessible for you. Options include:
- Text size: Adjust the text so it’s as large as you need. As you increase the text size, the text wraps to the edge of the screen, making it easier to read.
- Colours: Choose from a range of colour schemes or specify your own text, background and highlight colours to make the text clearer to read.
- Fonts: Choose from a range of clear font options. Includes popular sans-serif and dyslexia-friendly fonts so you can view the text clearly.
- Spacing and margins: Adjust the letter spacing, line spacing and margins to view the text with clarity.
- Lines Visible: Focus your attention on the text you are reading. Choose to show all lines, 1 line, 3 lines or 5 lines of text at a time.
Read with Speech
Use EasyReader to listen to audiobooks and text-based books read aloud.
- Choice of reading voice: Read text-based titles using a voice from your device. Each word is highlighted as it is read so you can read along. Subscribe to EasyReader Premium for a range of high-quality reading voices.
- Adjust the reading speed: To read at a speed that you find comfortable to follow.
- Make pronunciation changes: Ideal for making sure the voice reads names, towns and scientific terms correctly.
- Play on navigation: Choose whether to start reading as soon as you to a different heading, search term or bookmark.
- Read skippable items: Option to read or skip image descriptions, page numbers, footnotes and more.
- Math support: The voice will intuitively read math equations that are created in the MathML format.
Screen Readers and Braille
EasyReader App is compatible a range of screen readers across different devices. This enables people who are blind to explore the app and read text-based titles using their screen reader. Supported screen readers include:
- VoiceOver for iPads and iPhones
- TalkBack for Android smartphones and tablets
- SuperNova, Dolphin ScreenReader, JAWS and NVDA for Windows devices
If you are using a screen reader, you can connect a Braille display to read text-based titles from EasyReader App in Braille. EasyReader App works with any braille displays that are compatible with the screen reader that you are using.
Reading and Book Navigation Options
Book Reader Features
EasyReader App includes a range of options to make it easy to explore and read accessible books.
- Play: Start and stop the playback.
- Next and Previous: Skip forward and backwards through text.
- Navigation level: Choose how far the Next and Previous buttons skip by.
- Headings list: Skip straight to any heading, page number of bookmark in your book.
- Search: Jump straight to a specific word or phrase in the book.
- Bookmarks and notes: To remember key passages in the text.
- Sleep timer: Stop reading after 15, 30, 45 or 60 minutes.
Get more from EasyReader
Learn about EasyReader Premium and services for libraries and assistive tech developers.
EasyReader Premium
Personal or Education Plan
Continue reading where you left off with your book list, reading preferences and bookmarks saved across devices. Choose from a range of high-quality reading voices and import text-based PDFs from Google Classrooms or Microsoft Education.
Education Plan includes options to add students and provides insights into student reading activity.
Powered by EasyReader
For Talking Book Libraries
Talking book libraries partner with Dolphin to build a bespoke, branded library app for their service. Provides access to app developers with expertise in accessibility for people with visual impairments and neurodiverse conditions.
Apps Powered by EasyReader ensure a reliable and accessible reading experience for library members.
Development Kit
For Assistive Tech Developers
Assistive technology developers have access to the EasyReader Development Kit so they can embed accessibility features into their own assistive technology solutions.
Includes access to talking book libraries around the globe and an accessible book reader that users with visual impairments can customise, to suit their own sight or reading requirements.