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RNIB audio book service

Talking Books

If your service users are struggling to read print, we can help them discover a new way of reading with audio books.

RNIB offer a Talking Book Service for people who are blind or partially sighted. It offers access to more than 21,000 high quality, unabridged audio books, delivered direct to your door.

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Getting the most from Talking Books

Here are our top ten tips for getting the most from Talking Books:

1. As soon as you have read a book, send it back to us so that we can put another title in the post to you. You can borrow up to six books at a time.

2. Keep your book list topped up with plenty of titles. Our Reader Services Team can provide friendly advice and themed book lists.

3. Pick up tips and ideas about what to read in your free copy of Read On and New Books magazines.

4. Use the Talking Books catalogue to search online for books by title, author, subject or narrator.

5. If there is a particular book you would like to read and it isn't currently available, let us know so we can consider it for recording.

6. If we are sending you books you don't like, contact our Reader Services Team. Don't suffer in silence.

7. Share your enjoyment of books with others - find a reading group near you, join one of our telephone book clubs or log onto our reading web forum to air your views

8. If you are having problems with your player, ring the RNIB Helpline on 0303 123 9999 for advice.

9. Keep the original box your player came in, in case you need to return it.

10. Check our website regularly for reading news and interesting articles about books

Benefits of the Talking Books Service

Borrow up to six books at any one time - with extra books for holidays.

• Borrow as many books as you want over the year.

• Our speedy on-demand service means you will receive the books you want straight away with no waiting for any title.

• All our audio books are recorded in DAISY audio so most titles fit on just a single CD

• Get help with choosing audio books from our experienced librarians.

When a person who is blind/partially sighted subscribes to the Talking Book Service, they will also become a member of RNIB's National Library Service.

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