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“Anything that makes reading easier is to be applauded – a bright light, a quiet room, large clear print…what could be more enticing. Focus has all my support – two of my books have come out in Large Print and it makes them even more fabulous I think.”
Do you struggle to read small print books? Do you have a friend or relative who loves to read but has given up?
Following the success of the spring launch of Focus, the campaign to make popular and bestselling books available on the high street, RNIB and its publishing partners are now launching six exciting new titles for the autumn, just in time for the lead up to Christmas.
Many people would struggle to read the top sentence of this release simply because ‘standard’
The six new titles are published on 14 October are:
• Lost Art of Gratitude by Alexander McCall Smith (Little Brown)
• Born Bad by Josephine Cox (HarperCollins)
• We Are All Made of Glue by Marina Lewycka (Penguin)
• Assegai by Wilbur Smith (Macmillan)
• Knave of Spades by Alan Titchmarsh (Hodder)
• Her Fearful Symmetry by Audrey Niffeneger (Random House)
There will be a further 30 titles including Ian McEwen's On Chesil Beach, Paul O'Grady's At My Mother's Knee and Martin Clunes’ A Dog's Life.
"I have always been a supporter of Large Print editions and I am delighted that my books are being included in this very worthwhile campaign."
The great thing about the Large Print books is that they look exactly the same on the shelf as their standard font counterparts. The cover and content is exactly the same; it is only the font that is larger – 16 point rather than the standard 10 point. All the books are published in a trade paperback format and are priced £12.99 when the standard trade edition is in paperback or £16.99 when the standard trade edition is in hardback.
Focus was first launched in April 2009 with a list of 53 great reads in Large Print appealing to a wide audience. The list included titles from bestselling authors Clive Cussler, Nicholas Drayson, Len Goodman, Cathy Kelly, Karin Slaughter, Barbara Taylor Bradford and Barbara Vine.
FOCUS was initiated and funded by the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) and the Publishers Licensing Society (PLS). The books are published by RNIB in association with BBC Audiobooks, HarperCollins, Hodder, Little Brown, Penguin, Random House.
For more information please contact
Hannah Blake or Nazneen Nawaz at Colman Getty
T 020 7631 2666
E hannah@colmangetty.co.uk
Notes to editors
•The six lead title authors may be available for interview. Please contact Colman Getty
•Review and competition copies are available from Colman Getty
•John Godber and/or Susan Duncan from RNIB may be available for interview
•Electronic images of logo, jacket visuals, authors are available from Colman Getty
•Every day another 100 people will start to lose their sight. There are around two million people in the UK with sight problems. RNIB is the leading charity working in the UK offering practical support, advice and information for anyone with sight difficulties. If you, or someone you know, have a sight problem, RNIB can help. Call the RNIB Helpline on 0303 123 9999 or visit www.rnib.org.uk
•RNIB is a registered charity - number 226227
•The Publishers Licensing Society (PLS) is a not-for-profit organisation that serves the UK publishing industry by working to protect publishers’ rights, and leads on industry-wide initiatives involving rights management and collective licensing. It facilitates an orderly, legal marketplace for rights by providing licensing solutions that satisfy both publishers and users. PLS has mandates from 2,500 UK publishers ranging from multinationals to charity organisations, and is owned by three key UK publishing trade bodies: The Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers, the Periodical Publishers Association, and the Publishers Association.
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