I've already thanked Tink off-list, but I thought I would just post a pointer to RNIB's on-on-line shop of DAISY titles for sale. I've often been critical of RNIB in the past, but ocasionally they get things right, and I am glad to say this is one instance of them moving in a direction I approve of. For links to fiction and non-fiction DAISY books go to: http://onlineshop.rnib.org.uk/browse.asp?n=11&c=478&sc=0&it=2&l=2 I do hope others feel this way on this move. AT these prices we can well aford to build our own collections of most treasured books. Ray Personal emails: Email me at mailto:ray-48@xxxxxxxx ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tink Watson" <tink@xxxxxxxxxx> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, October 03, 2005 4:09 PM Subject: [access-uk] Re: Unabridged books for Christmas? | Ray, | | There is a small, but encouraging, list of Daisy books available from | the RNIB online store. | | I've just picked up a couple of titles from there and I suspect that if | it is something that is well supported, the book list may grow to become | more diverse. | | Tink. | ----- Original Message ----- | From: "Ray's Home" <rays-home@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> | To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> | Sent: Monday, October 03, 2005 2:59 PM | Subject: [access-uk] Unabridged books for Christmas? | | | An unabridged book is something I wouldn't mind as a Christmas present, but | how many are there? I've just bought one from the local BBC shop for | £12.99, Andy McNabb's Dark Winter. Others by Andy McNabb and other authors | are listed at: | | http://www.talkingbooks.org/acatalog/Audio_Catalogue_BBC_Word_for_Word_2200.html | | Another publisher, I cannot recall who, has made a John Grisham title | available too unabridged, which I've seen in more than one bookshop. This | one sells at around £20.00. | The CD I've bought runs to some 12 hours or so, and I think the sort of | price I've paid is almost as close to the price for a paperback we are | likely to get. I know of course that Audible is now operating in the UK, | but I wonder if anyone has come across other publishers of unabridged books | in MP3 format. | | Unabridged tapes are to be seen in very small numbers, and at very high | prices, and I doubt if anyone on this list would entertain cassette versions | of unabridged books now. So, just curious to know, much chance of a good | selection of unabridged titles for Christmas? Never mind 'Before we die?' | Ray | | Personal emails: Email me at | mailto:ray-48@xxxxxxxx | | | ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- | ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] | ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: | ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx | ** and in the Subject line type | ** unsubscribe | ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the | ** immediately-following link:- | ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] | ** or send a message, to | ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq | | | ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- | ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] | ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: | ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx | ** and in the Subject line type | ** unsubscribe | ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the | ** immediately-following link:- | ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] | ** or send a message, to | ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq | | ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq