Tutorials

Direct to Player

Greyscale of older woman listening to book on smartphone.Direct to Player is a quick and convenient way to receive DAISY audio and e-text books and magazines to your device without waiting for the mail or using a computer to download and transfer files.

All about Direct to Player

If you want to read on a smartphone, tablet or computer:

Dolphin EasyReader guide for CELA users

If you want to read on a Humanware DAISY player:

If you want to read on an Envoy Connect:

Envoy Connect and CELA Connect help page

If you want to read on an Alexa-enabled smart speaker (voice control):

Accessible Reading Canada skill help

Downloading books (downloading zip files)

Print book connected to an ebook.You can download a book or magazine from the CELA website in multiple formats to read on a computer, smartphone, tablet, DAISY player or braille display. Once the file has been downloaded, internet access is no longer required to read the book or magazine.

First, you will need to download a zipped file of the book or magazine from the CELA website, then either read it on the same device, or transfer it to another device. 

Transferring books

DAISY player, ipad and iphoneOnce you have downloaded a book or magazine onto your computer, if you want to read it on another device, you will need to transfer it. These instructions explain how to transfer zip files of books or magazines onto various devices.

Transferring books to your Humanware DAISY player: