Archive for August, 2014
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Wednesday, August 20th, 2014On Friday, August 22 at 5 pm the Mystery Book Discussion Group of Accessible World will be talking about Deception Point by Dan Brown. Talking Books Plus members may download the title or if in hardcopy, reserve a copy to be mailed to them. Visit the Book Nook Room to participate in the discussion. Talking Books Plus members who are […]
Join these Book Discussion Groups
Tuesday, August 19th, 2014Explore Accessible World sponsored by Helping Hands for the Blind and find three upcoming book discussion group offerings. Watch for TBP postings of TBP books soon to be discussed in the Mystery Book Discussion Group; Fiction, Old and New group; and Novel Ideas group.
Talking Book Topics Order forms return to subject order
Tuesday, August 19th, 2014According to NLS, beginning with the September-October 2014 issues, the order forms for Braille Book Review and Talking Book Topics will return to listing books in the same order as the titles appear in the publications. The order forms will also include subject category headings to assist with navigation. Member demand for this reversion has far exceeded […]
Wrong date on Talking Book Topics order form
Tuesday, August 19th, 2014NLS reported that the order forms for the large print version of the July-August issue of Talking Book Topics (TBT) were printed with the wrong date. The order form lists the correct books for the July-August issue but has the May-June date. This error does not affect the audio or online versions of the magazine. […]
Get the Picture by Judy Dixon Aug 18
Thursday, August 14th, 2014Leading national braille publisher, National Braille Press (NBP), announced yesterday the premiere of their new book Get the Picture: Viewing the World with the iPhone Camera by Judy Dixon. The book, for both sighted and braille readers, shares the best strategies for utilizing the iPhone and iPad camera and rates the most accessible apps for blind […]
Book Nook Room Sept 9th
Thursday, August 14th, 2014Fiction, Old and New will be discussing The Sisters Weiss by Naomi Ragen in the Book Nook Room of AccessibleWorld.org on Tuesday, September 9th at 9:00 pm. DB78005 is available through the mail as well as downloadable. Reading time: 11 hours, 33 minutes. Read by Gabriella Cavallero. Family story Description: Rose Weiss rebels against her ultraorthodox […]
Choice Magazine Listening
Wednesday, August 13th, 2014Choice Magazine Listening (CML) is raising awareness of its “unique” free service. This quarterly audio magazine is an anthology of contemporary magazine writings. Each issue has 12 hours of nonfiction, short stories and poetry selected from 100 magazines and literary journals. CML says subscribers get to read unabridged versions “by the best narrators in the […]
July 2014 Bestsellers List
Friday, August 8th, 2014NLS combines information taken from the bestseller lists of the Los Angeles Times, the New York Times, and the Washington Post. Bestsellers are included when they appear on one of the above bestseller lists for a month or more. Once a title appears in the Bestsellers List with an NLS book number, it will not appear on future lists. […]
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