The Accessible Librarian, December 2010 -- Oprah's Picks in Large Print

December 2010 Inside this Issue 1. Oprah Book Club Picks in Large Print 2. RHYW at ALA. Interview with Librarian Sandy Tharp 3. Graywolf Title Wins Award! And More Congratulations! 4. 40% Discount Special

Oprah Picks: Charles Dickens's A Tale of Two Cities and Great Expectations in Large Print Oprah Winfrey recently announced that two classic titles by Charles Dickens are the next selections for her book club. A Tale of Two Cities and Great Expectations are available in large print, braille, and DAISY from RHYW here. Discussion on both books will begin in January. RHYW is offering a 40% discount to all libraries that order these titles in large print through January 2011. Email Peyton Stafford atpstafford@readhowyouwant.com to place your order.  Back to top Librarian Sandy Tharp Interviewed, Visit RHYW at ALA!  The library of the Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma recently received a donation of 20 titles in 16pt large print from ReadHowYouWant. Librarian Sandy Tharp heard about RHYW's Library Donation Program at ALA and thought that her library would be a perfect candidate. Sandy and her library participate in the tribe's Community Outreach program which delivers large print or audio books, and daily meals to more than 20 homebound elders. "This gift will touch many sweet people," praises Sandy. RHYW was pleased to make this personal donation, and is looking for other libraries and donors to participate in the Library Donation Program. To read the entire interview with Sandy, click here. For more information on the Library Donation Program, email Maureen Watts atmwatts@readhowyouwant.com.  RHYW is participating in the ALA Midwinter conference in San Diego in early January as a Ruby Sponsor. Stop by booth #1718 to meet with a RHYW representative, or emailbradi@readhowyouwant.com to set up a meeting time. In partnership with the ALA, RHYW is providing the Midwinter Guide in large print and accessible formats. Click here to learn more about these formats, and to sign up to receive email notification when they are ready for download in early January. Back to top Big News from Two of Our Publisher Partners  Congrats to The Mountaineers Books for 50 years of publishing! The Mountaineers Books is located in Seattle, WA, and has been publishing books since 1960. They are a nonprofit publisher founded by the outdoor recreation and conservation organization known as The Mountaineers. Their titles are focused on the outdoors—climbing memoirs, cookbooks, adventure stories, and more. RHYW is proud to provide a number of their titles in large print and accessible editions at www.readhowyouwant.com. More good news! Graywolf Press's I Am Not Sidney Poitier: A Novel by Percival Everett has won the Hurston/Wright Legacy Award for Fiction. The award is given annually to authors of African descent for the year's best works in fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. To learn more about the award, and this year's winners, click here. I Am Not Sidney Poitier is available in large print and accessible formats here. Back to top 40% Discounts through January 2011  All titles from The Mountaineers Books and Graywolf Press, as well as the two Oprah Book Club Picks, are 40% off through January 2011. To place your order for these titles, please email Peyton Stafford at pstafford@readhowyouwant.com. If you have any questions regarding library orders, or large print books from RHYW, email Bradi atbradi@readhowyouwant.com.  To view a complete catalog of titles available to librarians in the United States, visit our website at www.readhowyouwant.com.  To view a complete catalog of titles available to librarians in Australia, visit our Australia/New Zealand website at www.readhowyouwant.com/au.  Thank you, again, for your interest in our work on behalf of visually impaired readers.  All the best, ReadHowYouWant -- Accessible Editions www.readhowyouwant.com US Toll-Free +1 866 428 5344 Skype: peytonstafford www.theaccessiblelibrarian.blogspot.com Braille & DAISY books at http://www.readhowyouwant.com/braille  Back to top

ReadHowYouWant Provides Midwinter Guide in Accessible Formats

From the latest ALA Cognotes:

As part of ReadHowYouWant’s Ruby sponsorship of the ALA for the third year in a row, RHYW has converted the ALA Midwinter Guide into accessible formats including large print, braille, and DAISY (a digital format with synchronized text and audio). These formats can be downloaded at http://www.combinedbook.com/ala/ala_readhowyouwant.htm.

Large print and accessible formats publisher ReadHowYouWant is also announcing its Library Donation Program. The goal of the program is to donate large print books to libraries that need to expand their collections, but do not have budgets for more books in large print. All books donated through this program are shipped directly to the library.

More than 150 publishers in the U.S., U.K., Canada, Australia, and New Zealand partner with RHYW to release their titles in large print and accessible formats. More than 8,000 titles in a wide variety of genres are currently available for purchase atwww.readhowyouwant.com.

Stop by booth #1718 during ALA Midwinter to see samples of large print books in 16pt, 16pt bold, 18pt, 20pt, and super large 24pt. To set up an appointment, or if you have questions about accessible formats or the Library Donation Program, email Bradi Grebien-Samkow, Publisher Representative, email bradi@readhowyouwant.com.

ReadHowYouWant November Newsletter for Readers

November 2010 Inside this Issue 1. New Publisher Partners 2. RHYW in the News and Online 3. Publisher Profile: Destiny Image 4. RHYW Suggests! 5. Things We Love Follow Us FaceBook Twitter

New Publisher Partners Rockpool Publishing (New South Wales) is RHYW's newest publisher partner! Rockpool is an Australian-owned publisher, specializing in mind-body-spirit, family, and general nonfiction publishing. Many of their bestselling titles will soon be available in large print, braille, and DAISY, including You Are Clairvoyant: Developing the Secret Skill We All Have by Belinda Grace, and Numerology: Numbers and Their Influence by RoseMaree Templeton. A complete list of Rockpool's titles can be viewed atwww.rockpoolpublishing.com.au.  Back to top RHYW in the News and Online!   Bookseller + Publisher's October 27th issue announced RHYW's recent moveinto the New Zealand market, and a number of partnerships with New Zealand and Australian publishers. "ReadHowYouWant converts and republishes books in larger print sizes for visually impaired people who are unable to read books in standard print sizes...The Australian operation also converts and republishes books in Braille, audiobook and ebook formats."  Michael Covington, Information and Education Director of the ECPA, wrote a blog post for Brandilyn Collins's Seatbelt Suspense Forensics & Faith blog. "As there is no revenue stream for publishers (or royalties for authors) generated by accessible-content services such as Bookshare, most publishers will only occasionally license their content for large-print distribution (meaning 16-poing font) with companies such as Thorndike Press. Unfortunately, for many people affected by reading disabilities, a barely-larger font size doesn't solve the problem. Keep in mind that while Bookshare and NLS provide digitally produced audio files, not everyone has the equipment necessary to consume this media...RHYW has worked through all of these issues to provide a print-on-demand solution that allows the reader to pick the style of book they want…This model allows for additional revenue which is then shared with the publishers." To read the entire post, click here.  Back to top Publisher Profile: Destiny Image "Destiny Image successfully releases over 100 new titles each year and distributes over 1.5 million books annually worldwide," states President Don Nori, Jr. RHYW asked Don about how Destiny Image selects authors, their relationship with Dr. Myles Munroe, how technology is affecting Christian book publishers, and more. "Don Nori Sr. and his wife Cathy founded Destiny Image in 1983. They began the business from a small desk and rotary phone in the living room of their home. Don Sr. had a vision from God that he was to publish books for authors that other publishers would not carry." To read the entire interview with Don Nori Jr., click here.  Back to top RHYW Suggests! Reasonable Faith: Christian Truth and Apologetics by William Lane Craig from Crossway Books is a title that RHYW is excited to have available to print disabled readers in braille and DAISY. William Lane Craig has revised and updated key sections in this third edition of his classic text to reflect the latest work in astrophysics, philosophy, probability calculus, the arguments for the existence of God, and Reformed epistemology. His approach—that of positive apologetics—gives careful attention to crucial questions and concerns, including, the relationship of faith and reason, the existence of God, the problems of historical knowledge and miracles, the personal claims of Christ, and the historicity of the resurrection of Jesus. Click here to learn more about the availability of this title in accessible formats. Back to top Things We Love  Reviewer Herbert White writes, "In 1918 Year of Victory: The End of the Great War and the Shaping of History (Exisle Publishing), Ashley Ekins, head of the Military History Section at the Australian War Memorial, has compiled a fascinating collection of essays by many leading, modern historians on the history of the First World War" at LargePrintReviews.com. Other reviews this month include An Awkward Truth: The Bombing of Darwin, February 1942 by Peter Grose (Allen & Unwin), and Cretaceous Dawn by L.M. Graziano and M.S.A. Graziano (Leapfrog Press). Click on each title to read the reviews.  Back to top

The Winter 2010 - 2011 Indie Next List for Reading Groups | Bookselling This Week

The Winter 2010 - 2011 Indie Next List for Reading Groups | Bookselling This Week

ABA has released their Indie Next List for Reading Groups. ReadHowYouWant has the large print edition of Tinkers.