Sponsor a Talking Book - RNIB
For over 70 years, RNIB's flagship service has been bringing the kind of books you would find in your local library or bookshop right into people's homes. Over the years, we have been developing a quality service, focussed on what our customers want. And now we are able to provide a new digital service, which has improved the sound quality and navigational options of our books. We may be using new technology, but we have ensured that it's even easier for our members to use than ever before.
The books are all so very special, I don't know what I would do without them
Edna Smith (not her real name) is a typical member. She lives alone and manages to survive on a state pension. She has always been an avid reader, but when her sight failed a few years ago, she thought she would never be able to do the one thing she loved, read. Now, since joining the Talking Book Service she can, once again, do the thing she enjoys so much. She can select her books from the biggest selection of audio books in the country, including the latest Ruth Rendell - one of her favourite authors - or the book from the latest TV travel series.
You can help us to produce books that bring pleasure to thousands of blind and partially sighted people.
DONATION MINIMUM - £83.33 PER MONTH OVER A YEAR
Actual monthly cost -
£66.66 per month standard rate tax payer
£50 per month higher rate tax payer
For donations of £1,000 you can pay for one of our books to be added to the library. It will be recorded in its entirety by one of our professional narrators (of our choice) and have your name recorded at the start of the book for everyone to hear.
Your donation will cover the costs of
- The selection process - we select approximately 450 titles a year
- Purchasing the print copies of the book
- Recording the complete Talking Book in one of our studios with a professional narrator (of our choice)
- Adding the special DAISY software to allow full navigation throughout the book
- Producing the master CDs
- Producing the Talking Book discs ready for distribution to members of the library
In Return
Add your name to the recording of the book of our choice (please note, the title will be carefully selected to be sympathetic with the sponsor. Whenever possible a list of books available will be submitted).
Supply you with a commemorative pack which will include:
- A CD with your name printed on the label and with the opening announcement recorded on it. (Talking Book members will receive a DAISY book to keep).
- A print copy of the book, with a bookplate inserted.
- A small photographic souvenir.
- Information about the work of the Talking Book Service and RNIB.
Less than 5% of books published are in a format that can be read by people with sight problems. By sponsoring a Talking Book today, you can help us to increase the choice of reading material available to blind and partially sighted people living in your community.
This sponsorship opportunity can be given as a gift.
