Do you still offer audio books and Daisy
publications on CD?
Do you represent a small audiobook library and want to offer your readers access to an online bookshelf?
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Do you already have a collection of talking books on CD, but are you looking for an affordable way to make them available online? Then Sensotec’s SensoReader online audiobook server is the ideal solution for your organization.
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As a small library or organization, you can offer the SensoReader app to your members, giving them easy access to their personal online bookshelf—anytime, anywhere.
What is the SensoReader app?
The SensoReader app is an app that ensures your members access to your online audiobook collection. It is connected to the SensoReader shared server, which Sensotec develops and maintains for your library.
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As a library, you are granted access to a dedicated section of this shared SensoReader server. This allows you to manage your library members and your online audiobook collection in a secure and professional way.
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Your members can access their personal online bookshelf through the SensoReader app and enjoy the books, magazines, and newspapers you make available in your digital library. All they need is a smartphone or tablet with the SensoReader app installed and personal login data.
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The SensoReader app is extremely easy to use. It was specifically developed for people with visual impairments and for people with other reading disabilities.
Why choose the SensoReader shared server?
Transitioning to a digital library can be technically daunting and expensive. SensoReader removes these barriers through a "Shared Server" model:
Drastic cost reduction: Instead of building and maintaining your own server infrastructure,
you utilize a secure partition of our powerful shared server.
Rapid deployment: Skip the months of app development. Your readers simply download the SensoReader app and log in to your specific catalog.
Secure & private: While the server is shared, your data is siloed. Other organizations cannot see your titles, and your readers' borrowing histories remain strictly confidential.
Global accessibility standards: Fully compliant with DAISY standards, ensuring your content is accessible to those with blindness, low vision, or dyslexia.
How does the SensoReader app work?
Once logged in, a user can:
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Select audiobooks from the server
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Add books to their personal bookshelf
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Play, pause, and fast-forward audiobooks
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Switch easily between different books
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Resume listening exactly where they left off
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Adjust the reading speed and add bookmarks
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Benefit from the sleep mode
What is a DAISY book?
DAISY stands for 'Digital Accessible Information System'. It is a worldwide standard for audiobooks for people with reading difficulties: blind or visually impaired people, or people with reading disabilities such as dyslexia.
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The advantage of a Daisybook over a regular audiobook is that the reader has a real book experience. They can browse, bookmark, set the reading speed, navigate between chapters,...
Daisybooks can be listened to in different ways.
With an audiobook player or DAISY player, or via an app on your smartphone or tablet.
How does SensoReader improve the reader experience?
Easy to use
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The app is fully accessible via VoiceOver / TalkBack
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Simple menu
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Easily navigate through chapters and pages
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Manage your own bookshelf
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Use bookmarks
Comfortable
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Listen to your reading in background mode
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Determine your desired reading speed.
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Enjoy your books in dark mode for nighttime listening.
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Sleeptimer
Connected
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Read online via streaming
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Download your reading for offline use
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Audiobooks, as well as newspapers and magazines
"Switching to SensoReader allowed our small regional library to go digital in weeks rather than years. Our readers love the independence the app gives them."
Robert, Director of Accessible Media
For who is the SensoReader app designed ?
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Visually impaired people & people with other reading disabilities
People with low vision and blind people can use the SensoReader app. We also focus on people with reading disabilities as dyslexia or aphasia.
The app is fully accessible and offers access to books, newspapers and magazines.
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Libraries all over
the world
Small libraries around the world who want to offer their readers access to their online audiobooks will find an ideal solution in this app.
There is no need for a large upfront investment. By using the shared SensoReader server, you can easily set up and manage your own online audiobook library.
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Institutes & organizations for visually impaired people
Institutes and organizations for visually challenged people can offer their members access to books, magazines and newsletters via online audiobooks.
With the SensoReader app we make this possible, even for small organisiations worldwide.
Kathleen
"I love reading books, but my eye condition makes it impossible. Thanks to the SensoReader app, I can listen to books anywhere."
Clara
"Reading is very challenging for me because I have dyslexia. Thanks to the SensoReader app, though, I can enjoy the books my friends talk about."
Ruben
"I like to listen to books when I'm in bed. Convenient that I can count on the sleep function when I fall asleep. That way I don't miss any of the story."