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Why are alternative formats needed? A2i have compiled the "Top Facts for Alternative Formats" to shed light on the importance of the accessibility of information for all. Here are the facts: 1. Less than 10% of all publications produced every year are available in accessible formats. 2. Over 2 million people in the UK live with sight loss. 3. 360,000 people are registered as blind or partially sighted. 4. Every day 250 people start to lose their sight. 5. 20,000 people in the UK use Braille. 6. 150,000 use BSL as their primary or preferred language in the UK. 7. Large print is the most commonly requested alternative format and usually printed in 16-18 point font size. 8. Over 2 in 5 UK adults have listened to audiobooks in their spare time. #A2iTranscriptionServices #Accessibility #DisabilityAwareness

This week TrueFans has enabled support for the og:audio meta tag, part of the Open Graph protocol, which is supported in the Messages app on iPhone and MacOS. In English: Send someone a link from a TrueFans episode to Messages and it renders with the image, headline, and a little audio button - which, when pressed, plays the linked audio. Try this: https://lnkd.in/ghuUm5qB We are now looking at the other supported object types of music, audiobooks and video to see what else we can do with the Open Graph Protocol. h/t James Cridland Read More: https://ogp.me

PM take: Physical > Digital Audiobooks don’t, and never will hit the same as a physical copy. Potentially polarizing, in a time where everything is digitalized…… Get the physical copy Write in it, mark it, keep it Don’t fold the pages

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I’m featured in AudioFile’s Voices To Know newsletter! This new quarterly newsletter highlights AudioFile's Talent Guide where narrators create Professional Listings with details about their audiobook skills, experience, and hiring information. Read the newsletter https://bit.ly/3PZip0j Thanks AudioFile! #voicestoknow #audiofiletalentlisting 

In our latest blog, we delve into the convenience of subscription services not just for music and video but for the literary world as well. With the rise of audiobooks, several platforms in Poland offer seamless access to an extensive library of audio literature. If you are wondering which service to choose for your next listen, our comprehensive review is here to guide you. Explore your options for the best audiobook services with our newest article. Tap into the world of stories with a simple click at [AntyWeb](https://ift.tt/osBLxeZ). Happy listening!

Learn how to convert PDF files into MP3 audiobooks using Zamzar's handy online file conversion tool. We also cover the benefits of using audiobooks and advanced options for PDF to MP3 file conversion. https://lnkd.in/evCdEQHu

This is exciting! If you don't know the Finding Mastery podcast - I highly recommend it. This book is in my next 5 to read.

What have you been reading lately? Last week I dove into Hamlet for the first time in years. The Folger Shakespeare Library's audio version was a delight! Audiobooks are an especially great way to get into a play. When you watch a play performed, you're seeing a combination of the script, the director's vision, individual actors' choices, and the staging/lighting/sound/costuming (plus the electricity of the audience!). When you read a script silently, you have to do all the work of the cast, crew, and audience for yourself. I find reading along to an audiobook helps bridge the gap between these two experiences and lets me get deeper into the text. I can spend more energy on noticing.

Here’s a quick video on how to access audiobooks for free using the public library system