[access-uk] Re: New Harry Potter book

  • From: "Ray's Home" <rays-home@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Tue, 5 Jul 2005 15:16:39 +0100

I dread to think how many vols it must run to in Braille.  The latest HP is 
around 500-600 pages in print!  I shall await the audio version.  presumably 
someone has booked a slot in Stephen Fry's diary this time around?
Ray

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Karen Burgess" <karen.burgess@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, July 05, 2005 3:10 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: New Harry Potter book


> Hi all
> 
> this is excellent news, however like others i think they should have 
> concentrated on publishing an audio version first as this is accessible to a 
> lot more visually impaired people.  As we all know there are lots of 
> visually impaired people out there who are not braillists, or who like me 
> even as a compitent braille reader would never choose to read a book in this 
> format.  Its way too bulky for my liking.
> 
> kaz
> 
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> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "James O'Dell" <jamesodell@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, July 05, 2005 1:50 PM
> Subject: [access-uk] New Harry Potter book
> 
> 
>> Slightly old news, but for anyone who hasn't seen it yet:
>> http://www.rnib.org.uk/xpedio/groups/public/documents/publicwebsite/public_harrypotter.hcsp
>>
>> Congratulations to RNIB and Bloomsbury.  Let's hope that we get more 
>> initiatives like this, embracing a wider range of formats, in the future.
>>
>> James
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