How to Buy Braille Books
These days, there's no reason that a vision impaired person cannot read the books they want to read. There are many ways to buy Braille books on any topic. You just have to know where to find them.
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Purchase Braille books online from vendors that specialize in Braille printing. This is the best way to find a wide variety of titles. National Braille Press is one such company. It sells everything from bestsellers like J.K. Rowling's "Harry Potter" series to magazines and textbooks.
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Borrow books from the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS). The NLS offers Braille and audio materials through its network of participating libraries throughout the country. Materials are sent to the borrower through the mail, and the postage is paid for by the NLS.
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Download books from the International Electronic Braille Book Library, which lets you download the book to your computer and print it on your Braille printer. The collection includes more than 1,000 titles, including many classics.
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For a one-time registration fee and a reasonable annual membership fee, join Benetech Bookshare, a non-profit organization that makes reading materials available in both talking books and embossed Braille formats. The organization uses digital rights management to make copyrighted material legally available to vision impaired residents of the U.S.
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