Listening Books

Listening Books is a UK audiobook charity founded in 1959 by Norma Skemp.[1] It provides a subscription[2] internet streaming and postal audiobook service to anyone who has an illness or disability which makes it difficult to hold a book, turn pages or read in the usual way. Their patron is Stephen Fry.[3]

The charity also campaigns for the widening of the scope of the "articles for the blind" scheme,[4] which provides free postage for items sent to the blind.[5]

The charity runs an annual "Listening Books Award for the Spoken Word" at the Hay Festival. In 2008, this was won by Sandi Toksvig.[6]

References

  1. "Our History", Listening Books website accessed 5 February 2012
  2. You and Yours, BBC Radio 4, 16 May 2005; transcript accessed 20 August 2008
  3. Listening Books website, accessed 20 August 2008
  4. "Our campaign", Listening Books website, accessed 20 August 2008
  5. Royal Mail Group plc website, accessed 20 August 2008
  6. "The Listening Books Award for the Spoken Word 2008" Listening Books website, accessed 20 August 2008


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