BARD is a free service and requires a short online application to register. BARD Mobile for iOS devices access braille and talking books from your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch. BARD Express windows-based software that simplifies searching for, downloading, managing, and transfering BARD audio materials to cartridges. Digital braille books can also be downloaded via BARD. National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled. When not writing for Blind Bargains, he enjoys travel, playing the keyboard, and meeting new people. The National Library Service (NLS) has more than 120,000 digital books and over 120 magazines available for download from the NLS Braille and Audio Reading Download (BARD) main page. He is a graduate of Western Michigan University with a major in telecommunications management and a minor in business. Meddaugh is an experienced technology writer and computer enthusiast. Both DAISY audio and electronic braille formats offered in the NLS BARD collection are supported. The intention of this section is to have answers readily available to the more common questions asked by patrons. Also, they forgot to have the Android version respond to system play/pause events from headset buttons, though the iOS version eventually stops responding to those anyway. Here is some helpful information based on the more common questions asked by patrons about BARD, the Braille and Audio Reading Download service from NLS and tools such as BARD Mobile and BARD Express. Or to learn more at If you are already an NLS patron, contact your. They do have one thing in common though: neither version includes a sleep timer. To enroll, call 1-888-NLS-READ (1-88) and follow the prompts to find your state. Enter your Username and Password and click on Log In Step 3. I get crashes and slow response all over the iOS app on my iPad, but this Android version runs like a champ on my 2nd gen Moto G. Go to Nlsbard Login website using the links below Step 2. It seems a well-designed app, and I can't help think that the team developing the Android app cared more about quality than the iOS team did.

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