NNELS Bookari Tutorial for Screen Reader Users
Channel: NNELS Canada
Date: 20/11/2019

Full transcript below.

Ebook reading tutorial of Bookari, version 4.7 on iOS for screen reader users
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Transcript:

Welcome to a tutorial of Bookari version 4.7 on IOS.
This video was created with support from the Government of Canadas Social Development Partnerships Program - Disability Component.
The opinions and interpretations in this video are those of the creator and do not necessarily reflect those of the Government of Canada.
It was produced with sighted assistance.
Bookari offers an interface that is quite simple and easy to learn.
While there is no read-to-end feature, VoiceOver advances automatically to the next page once the current one is read.
However, advertisements are presented as you use the free version of this app, which can be problematic for VoiceOver.
The app supports books in ePub 2 and PDF, along with a selection of popular classics ready to download as soon as it opens.
Additional books can be copied to Bookari right from the NNELS repository, downloaded from Project Gutenberg, or side-loaded from Dropbox.
Here, we're looking at the record for Treasure Island on the NNELS website.
When we press Download ePub, we're asked where to store the book.
You may need to press More first, but we're going to select "Open in Bookari".
Treasure Island is now open in Bookari, showing up in the reading pane.
To ask Voiceover to begin reading, just swipe down with two fingers.
To access reading features, just double-tap the reading pane.
This reveals seven buttons at the bottom of the screen in the center.
We'll now go through each one from left to right.
At the far-left of the button-bar is Navigation.
To move to a different chapter, just press Navigation, swipe through the list until you find the desired section, and tap it to go there in your book.
Annotate is used to add tags to your book.
Theme and Display let you choose visual reading preferences.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:25.29,0:02:30.92,Default,,0,0,0,,And, sadly, the Listen feature is only available in the premium edition.
To find text in your book, press Search.
Type in the phrase you wish to find, then press Search on the right side of the keyboard.
Bookari will then position you on the next page that contains your query.
Three unlabeled buttons are also shown at the top-right of the screen.
From left to right, they are Back, Next, and Close.
The last button in the bar at the bottom of the reading pane is called Info.
This displays the title, author, and publication details, along with file info of the book you are reading.
To add a bookmark, press the unlabeled button at the top-right of the screen.
To review the bookmarks you've set, press Navigation, then tap the bookmarks tab at the top-right of the screen.
Bookari makes it easy to find and read many different books, and has a clean and usable interface.
Once you get the hang of it, it works well with VoiceOver.
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The National Network for Equitable Library Service (NNELS) is a Canadian digital public library of books in accessible formats for people who need them. Learn more at http://nnels.ca.