[access-uk] Re: a talking book
- From: "Ray's Home" <rays-home@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 26 Sep 2007 15:30:09 +0100
Carol, just to add to Mathews informative post, I'd also mention the
RNIB Arena discussion list.
the list isn't, strictly speaking, an RNIB list as such, though it was
started by an RNIB person on the talking books team along with Iain
Lackey who now runs the list. Its remit is wider than just RNIB books
as issues relating to Audible and other sources of talking books do
get discussed there, as well as some technical issues.
As mentioned there is an RNIB message board for book discussion,
though this is always moderated so messages take some time to reach
it.
I'd say traffic on RNIB Arena is on the high side of moderate. You
can subscribe by sending a blank message to:
RNIBTalkingBooksArena-subscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Cheers,
From Ray
I can be contacted off-list at:
mailto:ray-48@xxxxxxxx
-----Original Message-----
Matthew Allbones
Hi Carol
I donknow if you have accessed the RNIB's tallking book service. If
you
want to, and not pay the subscription, then you need to go through
local
social services. They will give you a Daisy player and you can hav e
up
to 5 books at a time. The online book catalogue is pretty good. They
have recently launched some other services but you can look at them
from
the web site. They do also produce a literary magazine called
Rhetoric
which I have recently subscribed to. I think there are also message
boards but I have not realy used them.
I have been looking at using Audible for downloading MP3 books but as
yet have not round to tackling the instruction book for my mp3 player.
I have to say that I have found a similar difficulty in finding
recommendations for good reads, but I am surprised how many of the
recommendation are in the RNIB library.Regards
Matt
-----Original Message-----
Carol Pearson
Dave and all,
This is a truly amazing story ...
Wish you'd not given so much details as now I feel I've almost read
the
book! <Smiles>
Anyway, this brings me to a question: I don't read much and probably
should do more. A sighted friend suggested I joined (or started) a
book
club; but I reckon most of the books others read wouldn't be
available
to me . . . and I'm not quite that enthusiastic. However, I'd like to
get a good list together, from friends who give more than just a
six-line synopsis of a book, and wonder if a list is available where
books are discussed in more depth and are available to VI people,
including those of us in the UK. Any information would be gratefully
received <Smiles>
--
Carol
carol.pearson@xxxxxxxxxxxx
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