Reading
Only around five per cent of material published in print is eventually produced in accessible formats such as audio, large print or braille.
An acute shortage of books in accessible formats means that blind and partially sighted people are often denied the right to read. RNIB believes blind and partially sighted people should be able to read the same book as everyone else, at the same time and at no extra cost.
Buying and borrowing
- The RNIB National Library Service offers a comprehensive range of books and accessible information for children and adults.
- Our Talking Book Service stocks over 14,000 audio titles including popular fiction, the classics and non-fiction.
- Visit our Book Site where you can browse and buy from RNIB’s entire back catalogue of audio books, braille books, accessible maps and braille music manuscripts. You can also join the BookStream book club, for an annual subscription, and listen to unlimited Daisy books throughout the year.
- If you are doing research on sight problems, RNIB Research Library is the place to go.
- Daisy audio books and box sets are available to buy from RNIB’s online shop. Search by adult / child fiction and non-fiction.
What's new
- Subscribe to New Books, our monthly listing of new titles available to buy or borrow.
- Our searchable Library Catalogue lists more than 220,000 loan items available in audio, large print, braille and Moon formats.
- Our extensive range of magazines includes titles for RNIB members and healthcare and education professionals. Our leisure magazines are an enjoyable, inexpensive way to keep informed about current affairs, sport and celebrity gossip. Big Print provides weekly news and radio/TV listings.
Talk about books
- Join our readers' message board to talk about books you've enjoyed.
- Share your love of reading with others via our Telephone Book Clubs.
Accessible formats and reading aids
- Our guide on electronic reading aids gives advice about reading standard print.
- Our transcription service converts examination papers, curriculum material, magazines, financial and employment related documentation and more into braille, audio and large print.
If you are having difficulty reading or want to know about our full range of services, contact us on 0845 702 3153 / 01733 37 53 50 or email cservices@rnib.org.uk
Content author: webeditor@rnib.org.uk
Last updated: 07/04/2008 15:07
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