Thanks Liz I look forward to the new service and might be using it.
Do you still charge social services? You can keep up with me on Twitter.
From: Liz Clarke <Liz.Clarke@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "'calibrebooks@xxxxxxxxxxxxx'" <calibrebooks@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, 4 August 2017, 14:50
Subject: Re: [calibrebooks] Future
Thank you Peter for this very considered response.
Abdul, I am very pleased you are finding another way of meeting your reading
needs. Perhaps this group has ceased to be relevant for you?
Peter is quite right that Calibre's existing service is still valued by many
people and we have around 15,000 people currently actively borrowing our books,
the vast majority of whom really enjoy the service. Our postal services on USB
and CD will be continuing but we will be adding our own download service to our
service portfolio next year. CAL Download will be available (free) to Calibre
members using Smartphones or Tablets and has been specifically designed for
visually impaired people (unlike Overdrive). More details of this service will
follow in due course but it has already won an award - coverage of which is on
our website. The books available to download will be human voice and
unabridged. We know it will not suit everyone but for some it may complement
the existing services, for others it may in time prove their preferred method
of listening. We also hope it will attract a new audience to Calibre and help
our charity to meet the needs of more people.
Kind regards
Liz
Liz Clarke
Head of Fundraising and Marketing
Calibre Audio Library
Aylesbury, Bucks, HP22 5XQ
01296 432 339 (switchboard)
01296 380 551 (direct line)
Calibre Audio Library brings the pleasure of reading to people who have sight
problems, dyslexia or other disabilities that prevent them reading print
through a subscription-free nationwide postal and internet service of audio
books. We offer a choice of approaching 10,000 titles, fiction and non-fiction,
recorded unabridged by professional actors and broadcasters. The Calibre
website, www.calibre.org.uk, provides details of all our services including
online access to our complete catalogue of audio books.
Calibre is a registered charity no 286614
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From: calibrebooks-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:calibrebooks-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of peter wilkins
Sent: 04 August 2017 14:27
To: calibrebooks@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [calibrebooks] Future
Hello Abdul.
You may choose to have all the modern technology, but there will
be many people who don't. I have computers, and various other
talking book devices, but I value Calibre, and it is still my
preferred source for books. rNIB Overdrive doesn't work on my
computer, and the latest device, Bumble Bee, from British Wireless for the
Blind, which does have full access to the RNIB Talking Book Library, is only
for those who qualify by being on means-tested benefits, so I cannot get one as
they are not selling them.
I still very much prefer my books read in a human voice, not a digital voice.
By all means enjoy the facilities you have, but don't forget those who have no
computer systems at all and who value services such as Calibre.
Peter
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