Sora: The right books
for every student

Sora is an award-winning digital reading app that empowers K-12 students to discover age-appropriate ebooks, audiobooks and more from their school library. Backed by the largest, most diverse catalog of digital books available to schools, Sora provides students and educators unified access to curriculum titles, leisure reading, professional development books and the public library.

2021 & 2019 AASL Best Digital Tools

District Administration Top Ed Tech Product 2020

Time Magazine’s Best Inventions of 2019

2019 AASL Crystal Apple Recipient

2019 Academics’ Choice Smart Media Award

How does Sora remove barriers to reading?

One easy experience

Users log in with school credentials and borrow books with just a tap. Reading progress, settings, bookmarks, notes and highlights sync across devices.

Classroom features

Add bookmarks, make notes and highlights, define words and export them to PDF, CSV and Google Drive. Assign titles and track student reading progress through statistics and achievement badges.

Personalization & accessibility settings

Adjust the font type and size, lighting, contrast and narration speed in most books. Low vision and blind users can use screen readers to browse, borrow, read ebooks and magazines, and listen to audiobooks in the Sora app.

Multilingual interface

Sora’s interface is available in Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Māori, Portuguese (Brazilian), Russian, Spanish and Swedish.

Multiple Formats

Audiobooks, Read-Alongs, magazines, comics and the supplemental learning resources in Sora Extras support differentiation.

Public Library CONNECT

Add a local public library in Sora for access to a wider selection of age-relevant books.

Resources and next steps

get the app

Download Sora to get started

Download the app

questions?

Try our help resources

Visit Sora Help

Educator Training

Discover how-to video, webinars, & more

View trainings

marketing & outreach

Promote Sora to your school community

Get outreach kits

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Sora: The right books
for every student