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From: Nancy.Feldman@f605.n105.z1.fidonet.org (Nancy Feldman)
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Subject: GETTING BOOKS READ
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Date: 2 May 91 17:29:41 GMT
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[This is from the Blink Talk Conference]

As some of you may have guessed by now, I am an avid reader,
particularly of science fiction, horror and fantasy novels.  I am
also an avid role-player.

The problem I face is that the Library of Congress never seems to
have enough of what I want to read.  I'm sure that many of you have
experienced this problem.  What I want to know is what have you
done about it?  Let me tell you what I have done, and if others
have done the same maybe we can swap books or something.

What I have done is send books to reader groups and to friends who
have volunteered to read for me.  I send tapes or money (depending
on the group or individual reader) and eventually I get a completed
copy of the book back.

This has worked quite well for the last year or so, but I still
wish there were more reader groups out there.  I currently use
Volunteers of Vacaville, Volunteer Braille Services and Braille
Institute of America.  Does anyone know of any other groups that
read books to tape and don't charge a fortune?  If so, please send
me their addresses, as I am collecting such info.

I also have 2 friends reading books for me, and they are both very
good readers.

Anyway, mostly at the moment I am having Star Trek novels read,
though I have had several other types of books read.  If anyone is
interested, let me know.

Take care.

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