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Hi All

I received the following information from a different forum and thought it
was worth passing it on. I emailed to check that it is open to people
outside of America and they confirmed it is.

Baen Books Free to Disabled Readers
< <http://www.webscription.net/news.aspx?showarticle=2>
http://www.webscription.net/news.aspx?showarticle=2> 

Baen Books (www.baen.com < <http://www.baen.com/> http://www.baen.com/> ), a
publisher of
science fiction, will provide its books to fans who are blind,
paralyzed, or dyslexic, or are amputees, in electronic form free of
charge, effective immediately.

Baen Books is making this offer in recognition of Veterans Day, and all
our disabled military veterans. Many Baen authors are veterans
themselves, using a military setting as the setting of their tales.
Right now convalescing vets might welcome an exciting, fast-action tale
to pass the time.

Jim Baen, founder of Baen Books, who passed on June 28, 2006, decided to
"provide each challenged reader with a permanent pass" to the regular
e-publication of Baen's new books. His successor, publisher Toni
Weisskopf, is implementing his idea with this program.

Since 1999, Baen has published its new books as ebooks each month, in
several formats, with no Digital Rights Management, through
WebScriptions (www.webscriptions.net < <http://www.webscriptions.net/>
http://www.webscriptions.net/> ),
for a small fee. Now, this service will be available at no cost to the
disabled, who must apply for this privilege.

Applications will be processed by ReadAssist (www.readassist.org
< <http://www.readassist.org/read/service/webscform.php>
http://www.readassist.org/read/service/webscform.php> ), a volunteer
group devoted to helping disabled readers find the books they want in
the form they need, and join the community of fandom. The application
form has been set up by ReadAssist, and can be found through either
WebScriptions or ReadAssist.

Thanks

Zoe Robertson

Assistive Technology Clinical Specialist
Medical Physics Department
Barnsley District General Hospital
Gawber Road
Barnsley
S75 2EP
01226 432159

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