Audiobooks are read to you by a recorded actor. E-books allow you to download the book, magnify the type size, and have the computer read to you.

Free Online E-Books

• Online Books: Browse a list of free online books you can listen to from your computer.
• Gutenberg Project: Download one of over 18,000 free online books provided by the Gutenberg Project.
• Net Library: Search Duke University’s eContent collection of over 24,000 e-books and 2,000 e-audiobooks.

Free Online Audiobooks

• Librivox: Access a large collection of free audiobooks.
• Audiobooks For Free: Listen to free audiobooks read by actors.

Books on CD and Cassette

• North Carolina Library for the Blind: Check out all the resources the NC Library for the Blind has to offer.
• Downloadable Talking Books for the Blind: Gain access to audiobooks.
• Audible.com: Subscribe to this site and get access to over 40,000 current sellers.
• Simply Audiobooks: Buy, download, or rent a variety of audiobooks.
• AudioBooks.com: Rent or buy new and used audiobooks.
• AudioBooks.net: Listen to over 22,000 audiobooks.
• Assistive Media: Access hundreds of recordings of magazine articles, short stories, and selections from anthologies.
• The Triangle Radio Reading Service: Listen to recordings of current news, information and entertainment from various print media.

Your local public library likely has many books on cassette and CD, including recent releases.

E-Book Readers and Portable E-Book Storage Devices

• Humanware Digital Talking Book Players: View a list of Humanware products that allow you to read eBooks.
• iPod Touch by Apple: Listen to pre-recorded books or photos loaded from your desktop. Download books, songs or podcasts directly from iTunes store.
• The Kindle by Amazon: Download books directly from Amazon via a built-in Internet modem. The Kindle 2 has access for people with low vision.
• Cybook Gen3: Living in Europe? The Cybook Gen 3 is a European version of the Kindle.

Learn more about resources for people with low vision:

• Computer Usage and Low Vision
• Electronic Magnification
• Speech Recognition and Text-to-Speech Technology
• Cell Phones for Low Vision
• Low Vision Magazines and Newsletters