What can Talking Books do for you?
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RNIB Talking Books offers over 16,000 audio books, paid for by annual subscription and delivered to your door.
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Talking Books are in the DAISY format which is designed to make audio books easy to navigate.
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DAISY technology allows us to fit a whole audio book on a single CD.
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The loan of a a lightweight DAISY player with accessible controls is included with your subscription.
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Receive six books at a time and benefit from a variety of ways to choose your books including support from professional librarians.
How to join
Subscription
Subscription includes all the Talking Books you read throughout the year, there are two options:
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The full loan annual subscription (includes the loan of a player) costs £79.
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The books only annual subscription costs £50.
Application form
Download an application form:
Contact details:
RNIB National Library Service
PO Box 173
Peterborough
PE2 6WS
RNIB Helpline: 0303 123 9999
Email: library@rnib.org.uk
Talking Book Catalogue
Supporting the Talking Book Service
The Talking Book Service, as part of the RNIB National Library Service, costs some £6 million a year to run and even though we ask for a small annual subscription to join the Service it does not cover the full amount and RNIB has to subsidise this lifeline service by some £3 million a year (about £70 per person per year) just to keep it running. This money is found by fundraising - we receive no Government help. Find out about the many ways you can support us.
Give a Talking Books subscription as a gift
For a gift that will be enjoyed throughout the year, why not buy a subscription to the Talking Book Service? From only £50 a year, a gift subscription includes an unlimited number of books throughout the year. Please call RNIB Helpline on 0303 123 9999.