Can I access my OpenStax textbooks for free on VitalSource?
I want to have my textbook read aloud.
Answer
No. The VitalSource platform provides access to some open-sourced texts [open education resources (OER)]; however, they charge users to access even the open-sourced materials.
Unless one wants to pay the fees associated with VitalSource, please access the open-sourced books from the publishers' websites as noted in the booklists.
Read-aloud features may be provided through your device or browser apps.
Check out this Apple Support video: How to have your iPhone or iPad read text to you
Check out the PC information from Microsoft: How to turn on and use Narrator in Windows 11
Free Online application: NaturalReader- https://www.naturalreaders.com/online/
Contact Us
Get in contact with a Galen librarian. We are here to help!