[blparent] braille harry potter and the cursed child now finally available

[Shelley Richards]

My husband and I both just downloaded the audio version from BARD as
soon as we found out it is now available through them.  I was so
excited to finally find an accessible version as well.  I had been
looking for several months also until I saw a post in a facebook group
that it was finally available through NLS on BARD.  I have no idea if
NLS has made a braille version available though.

Shelley

On 11/2/16, dawn stumpner via BlParent <blparent at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> I had tried everything I could think of to get a copy of the most
> recent "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" book, but I kept
> striking out.  National Braille Press said they wouldn't have it
> this time because they were having trouble getting it for a
> reasonable price, etc.  Bookshare couldn't produce it because it
> is a play, and they have other rules than regular books.  NLS
> didn't know when / if it would be available.  I tried several
> other American organizations, but I came up with nothing.  I
> talked with the publishers of the book, and they referred me to
> some of the organizations that help the blind.  I tried to get
> the book directly from the Royal National Institute for the Blind
> in the UK, and they were friendly via email, but they don't
> accept online orders, so I had to call to make an order, but they
> are very under-staffed and I could never reach them even though I
> adjusted for the time change and called at various times
> throughout their work day.  I contacted a similar organization in
> Canada, and they had a recorded version, but they couldn't lend
> it to me because I'm not Canadian, and although they would sell
> it (for example to a library), it wasn't compatible with what
> they would have to run it.  I talked with a local organization
> that brailles, records, and buys books to lend out, and they
> tried to contact the British organization as well, but they were
> running into the same issues I ran into reaching a real person to
> place the order.  They were thinking about going through the
> process to get permission to braille the book, but now it will be
> available through National Braille Press after all.  You can make
> orders now, and the book will be ready around Thanksgiving, a few
> months later than the print one, but I'm relieved to be done with
> my quest.  It's $30 for a four-volume  	book when the previous
> ones were about $20 for a
> seven- to ten-volume
> book, so it's a bit
> pricier than the older
> ones, but I'm still
> excited.
>    Dawn
>
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Thank You
Shelley Palmadessa
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