[NFBCS] DAISY format eBook Reader Suggestions

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I think Bookshare has some kind of reader for its books.  There should be info somewhere on the site, if I'm right.  I didn't really pay attention, since I use the NLS braille eReader for Bookshare myself.
Tracy


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Subject: [NFBCS] DAISY format eBook Reader Suggestions

Hello everyone,

I'm looking for a DAISY format eBook reader for Linux and Windows.

I still have some usuable vision and I don't use JAWS or NVDA (yet).  I can still see or read with the help of very large screens and font/color settings.

I use bookshare.org to download the books I'd like to read.  I mainly try to download in epub format and I read teh books through Calibre for Linux or Windows.  I mainly use Linux for my daily driver.

I discovered there are a few books not available in epub format and I see DAISY with or without pictures available.

I've not used a book reader that supports DAISY and I'm looking for some suggestions for something free.  A simple search is leading me towards something called Thorium which is available for the three main operating systems.  I was wondering what anyone's feedback is on Thorium or if there are any other suggestions.

I saw one search result that mentioned that DAISY is being replaced by epub3.  This kind of does not help me much since my book source
(bookshare.org) still has some books that aren't available in epub format.  I just thought I'd mention this if anyone suggests moving away from DAISY.

Any help and feedback would be appreciated.

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