Wednesday, August 24, 2011

ReadHowYouWant August Newsletter


ReadHowYouWant
August 2011
Inside this Issue
1. Visit RHYW at the Frankfurt Book Fair
2. 50 Free Books for Librarians
3. Large Print Books Reviewed
4. Product Spotlight—Braille iPad Case

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RHYW Attending Frankfurt Book Fair

Alex Mitchell will be attending the Frankfurt Book Fair this year, and isavailable for meetings at the American Collective Stand, booth 8.0 S961. If you are interested in meeting with Alex, please emailAlex.Mitchell@readhowyouwant.com.
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50 Free Books for Librarians

RHYW is giving away a free book to each librarian that participates in our library purchasing survey. Email Bradi Grebien-Samkow for a copy of the survey, and details on how to collect your free book.
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Reviews from LargePrintReviews.com

Large Print Reviews has reviewed a number of books from ReadHowYouWant. To read the reviews, click on each of the following titles:The Children's House of Belsen by Hetty E. Verolme (Fremantle Press); Bone Rattler: A Mystery of Colonial America by Eliot Pattison (Counterpoint); Diary of Bergen-Belsen 1944-1945 by Hanna Levy-Hass (Haymarket Books); and When I Grow Up, I Want to be a Writer by Cynthia MacGregor (Lobster Press).
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New iPad Case Adds Braille Keyboard

Yanko Designs has created an iPad case that converts an image of braille text into physical braille. Read more about The Omnifer here. If you happen to try one of these, please let us know what you think about it! Or, if you are interested in writing a newsletter or blog piece on new technology specially designed for readers with a visual or print disability, email Bradi.
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Tuesday, July 26, 2011

ReadHowYouWant July 2011 Newsletter


ReadHowYouWant
July 2011
Inside this Issue
1. Update from the U.K.
2. Australia's Miles Franklin Award
3. New Releases in Large Print

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U.K. Titles Set to Launch

RHYW is delighted to report the start of U.K. operations with a contract signed with Lightning Source this week, and the first U.K. publishers coming on board. Andre Deutsch, Watkins Publishing, and Connections are the first publishers to have signed up to RHYW's large print program, and titles will be available online shortly. We have many ongoing discussions and expect the list to expand rapidly over the next months. If you have any questions about becoming a RHYW publisher partner in the U.K., please emailAlex.Mitchell@readhowyouwant.com.
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Congrats to That Deadman Dance!

The Miles Franklin Literary Award was established in 1954, and celebrates Australian character and creativity. It is awarded for the novel of the year.The 2011 award winner is That Deadman Dance by Kim Scott (Pan Macmillan Australia). That Deadman Dance also won the East Asia and Pacific region's best book category of this year's Commonwealth Writers' Prize. RHYW is pleased to offer That Deadman Dance in large print and braille to Australian and New Zealand readers here.
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New Releases

Seventeen titles by Bryce Courtenay, including The Power of One (Penguin Australia) are now available in large print and braille. Publishers Weekly praisedThe Power of One as "episodic and bursting with incident..."

Di Morrissey, the author of The Silent Country (Pan Macmillan Australia), is one of Australia's most popular female authors. Eighteen of her titles have been made available in large print, braille, and DAISY. Click here to view the complete list of Morrissey's titles.

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Thursday, June 23, 2011

ReadHowYouWant
June 2011
Large Print Books at ALA

American Library Association's Annual Conference will be held in New Orleans June 23-28. ReadHowYouWant's Publisher Representative, Bradi Grebien-Samkow, will be available for meetings at booth #2424 on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Email bradi@readhowyouwant.com to schedule a meeting, or stop by the booth to check out samples of our large print books, and to learn more about RHYW.

This year's ALA Annual Conference Guide will be available for download in large print, braille, and DAISY athttp://www.alaannual.org/content/bookshelf prior to the show.

RHYW's large print books are available for purchase from Ingram, Coutts, and Brodart. Please visit Bradi to discuss the variety of titles that are available in nonfiction and fiction from these library distributors. Email bradi@readhowyouwant.com to sign up for RHYW's monthly library focused newsletter, the Accessible Librarian.

Wednesday, May 18, 2011

May 2011 Newsletter to Readers


ReadHowYouWant
May 2011
Inside this Issue
1. RHYW at Book Expo America
2. New Releases in Large Print
3. Things We Love

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Visit RHYW at BEA

RHYW will be attending Book Expo America May 24-26 in New York. General Manager Jon Attenborough and Publisher Representative BradiGrebien-Samkow will be available for meetings at booth #4229. Please emailbradi@readhowyouwant.com to schedule a meeting.
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New Releases

As the co-host of MSNBC's popular morning show, Morning Joe, Mika Brzezinski has established herself as a leading political news journalist and beloved personality. Her book All Things at Once is the motivational story of Mika's personal and professional triumphs and failures. To learn more about this title in large print and accessible formats, click here .All Things at Oncewas originally published by Weinstein Books.

A Matter of Class by Mary Balogh (Vanguard Press) is an intoxicating tale rife with dark secrets, deception, and the trials of love—a story in which very little is as it seems. This historic romance novel was praised by both Publishers Weekly and Booklist. Click here to learn more about this title in large print and accessible formats.
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Things We Love

Large Print Reviews has reviewed a number of books from ReadHowYouWant. To read the reviews, click on each of the following titles: Torn Apart by Peter Corris (Allen &Unwin), Batavia by Peter Fitzsimons (Random House Australia), An A-Z Guide to Food Additives: Never Eat What You Can't Pronounce by Deanna M. Minich (Red Wheel/Weiser), and The Inspector Barlach Mysteries by Friedrich Durrenmatt, translated by Joel Agee (University of Chicago Press).
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Thursday, April 21, 2011

ReadHowYouWant April 2011 Newsletter


ReadHowYouWant
April 2011
Inside this Issue
1. Congrats to The Happiest Refugee!
2. New Publisher Partners
3. Publishers Weekly's "Large As Life"
4. An Update from The London Book Fair
5. RHYW at BEA

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The Happiest Refugee Wins 2011 Indie Award

Australian comedian Anh Do's The Happiest Refugee (Allen & Unwin) is theOverall Winner of the Indie Book of the Year Award 2011! The book also won in the Nonfiction category, and is the first nonfiction title to take the Overall Award. The awards were presented at the Leading Edge Books Conference in front of a large group of Australian Independent booksellers.
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New Publisher Partners

More Australian publishers have joined the list of RHYW publisher partners! Welcome to Whittaker Macnaught the publisher of Noel Whittaker's books, including Making Money Made Simple and Golden Rules of Wealth.Woodslane began trading in 1989, growing from humble beginnings to emerge as a leader in technology, business, and lifestyle publishing and distribution in Australasia.

Penguin Books New Zealand has also joined the growing list of New Zealand publishers with award-winning authors such as Lloyd Jones (Mister Pip) and Maurice Gee (Access Road)!
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Publishers Weekly Features Large Print Books, and RHYW!

"Large as Life: Large Print Publishing in 2011," appeared in the April 4 issue of Publishers Weekly. Numerous large print publishers and librarians are interviewed, and the article examines the effect of ebooks on large print sales, as well as the use of large print in libraries. New Jersey State Library Talking Book & Braille Center Librarian Elizabeth Burns states, "Large print is very popular with children and teens who have low vision or dyslexia...It can be harder to find at local public libraries than adult large print, because many people think large print is for older folks...not realizing that children and teens need it, also." To learn more about the large print market, and specifically how RHYW fits into it, click here .
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Notes from the London Book Fair

RHYW had a great LBF establishing agreements and plans with U.K. publisher partners, and U.K. library distributors and online retailers. The response has been universally positive and we look forward to announcing more news as details are finalized. If you'd like to contact our Publisher Representative for the U.K. and Europe, please email Alex.Mitchell@readhowyouwant.com.
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Visit RHYW at BEA

RHYW will be attending Book Expo America May 24-26 in New York. General Manager Jon Attenborough and Publisher Representative Bradi Grebien-Samkow will be available for meetings at booth #4229. Please emailbradi@readhowyouwant.com to schedule a meeting.
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Monday, March 21, 2011

The Accessible Librarian for March 2011

ReadHowYouWant
March 2011
Inside this Issue
1. Visit RHYW at The London Book Fair
2. New U.K. Sales and Marketing Manager
3. 20% Off Titles from RHYW's Newest Publisher Partner
4. RHYW Suggests




Visit RHYW at The London Book Fair

General Manager Jon Attenborough and U.K. Sales and Marketing Manager Alex Mitchell will be attending The London Book Fair on April 11-13. ReadHowYouWant will be part of the Combined Books Exhibit display at booth F430. To schedule a meeting with Jon at The London Book Fair, email jon@readhowyouwant.com. Learn more about Alex below.
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Welcome to Alex Mitchell, RHYW's New Sales and Marketing Manager for the U.K. and Europe!

Alex Mitchell comes to RHYW with 20 years of experience in publishing. Most recently he started the publishing consultancy firm known as Emex Limited in Winchester. RHYW is very pleased to be adding Alex to the RHYW team! Alex can be reached atAlex.Mitchell@readhowyouwant.com.
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New Publisher Partner—20% Off Galaxy Press Titles

Welcome to Galaxy Press! Galaxy is the publisher of L. Ron Hubbard's science fiction titles, including 15 New York Times bestsellers. RHYW is pleased to be releasing the works of L. Ron Hubbard in large print, braille, and DAISY. Librarians interested in pre-ordering L. Ron Hubbard titles should email bradi@readhowyouwant.com for a list of available titles, and for a 20% discount.
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RHYW Suggests

To celebrate St. Patrick's Day, RHYW is recommending A Journey into Ireland's Literary Revival by R. Todd Felton (Roaring Forties Press). A tide of literary invention swept through Ireland between the 1890s and the 1920s. This illuminating guidebook explores the personal and professional histories of writers such as W.B. Yeats, Lady Gregory, and more.Irish Fireside praised it as "A must-have for anyone with an appreciation for Ireland's literary tradition."
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Wednesday, March 16, 2011

ReadHowYouWant Newsletter for March 2011

ReadHowYouWant
March 2011
Inside this Issue
1. Visit RHYW at The London Book Fair
2. New U.K. Sales and Marketing Manager
3. New Publisher Partner
4. RHYW Suggests
5. Book Reviews

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Visit RHYW at The London Book Fair

General Manager Jon Attenborough and U.K. Sales and Marketing Manager Alex Mitchell will be attending The London Book Fair on April 11-13. ReadHowYouWant will be part of the Combined Books Exhibit display at booth F430. To schedule a meeting with Jon at The London Book Fair, emailjon@readhowyouwant.com. Learn more about Alex below.
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Welcome to Alex Mitchell, RHYW's New Sales and Marketing Manager for the U.K. and Europe!

Alex Mitchell comes to RHYW with 20 years of experience in publishing. Most recently he started the publishing consultancy firm known as Emex Limited in Winchester. RHYW is very pleased to be adding Alex to the RHYW team! Alex can be reached at Alex.Mitchell@readhowyouwant.com.
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New Publisher Partner

Welcome to Galaxy Press! Galaxy is the publisher of L. Ron Hubbard's science fiction titles, including 15 New York Times bestsellers. They also publish the L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future anthology series. New authors selected for this series have included Anne McCaffrey, Algis Budrys, and Orson Scott Card. RHYW is pleased to be releasing the works of L. Ron Hubbard in large print, braille, and DAISY.
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RHYW Suggests

To celebrate St. Patrick's Day, RHYW is recommending A Journey into Ireland's Literary Revival by R. Todd Felton (Roaring Forties Press). A tide of literary invention swept through Ireland between the 1890s and the 1920s. This illuminating guidebook explores the personal and professional histories of writers such as W.B. Yeats, Lady Gregory, and more. Irish Fireside praised it as "A must-have for anyone with an appreciation for Ireland's literary tradition."
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More Book Reviews from Large Print Reviews

Reviews of the following books appear at www.LargePrintReviews.com:Black Death: A Personal History by John Hatcher (DaCapo Press), Dread: How Fear and Fantasy Have Fueled Epidemics from the Black Death to Avian Flu by Philip Alcabes (Public Affairs),Mesozoic Murder by Christine Gentry (Poisoned Pen Press), and Roux Morgue by Claire M. Johnson (Poisoned Pen Press).
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