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RNIB's Talking Book Service offers over 20,000 high quality audio books, delivered direct to your door.

Choose from the UK's largest collection of unabridged audio books on DAISY CD. Our speedy on-demand service means you receive the books you want to read straight away.

When you subscribe to the Talking Books service you also become a member of RNIB's National Library Service. This means you can also borrow from our range of books in braille and giant print (24 point type).

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Subscription includes all the Talking Books you read throughout the year. There are two subscription options:

Direct Debit discount
Pay for the Talking Book Service by Direct Debit and you can save £7 on your annual subscription - pay just £75 instead of £82! Or spread your payments across the year and pay only £7.50 a month for ten months - with two months off. Call the RNIB Helpline on 0303 123 9999.

You will need a DAISY audio player to listen to your Talking Books. RNIB sells a range of DAISY players in our online shop or you can borrow a DAISY player as part of our full loan annual subscription option.

Subscribe by post, email or phone

Fill out the application form:

Return it by post to:
PO Box 173
Peterborough
PE2 6WS

Alternatively, email it to library@rnib.org.uk

You can also subscribe over the phone by calling 0303 123 9999.

Gift subscription

Do you know someone who struggles to read print? Looking for an unusual gift idea?

Give a Talking Books gift subscription to a loved one.

For less than the annual cost of a daily newspaper, you can give a loved one the pleasure of listening to high quality unabridged audio books on CD from the UK's largest collection. Borrow up to six books at any one time and delivery is free direct to their home - from just £50 a year.

Last updated: 2 May 2013

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Our fast on-demand service means you receive the books you want to read straight away.

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