Listening Books - the audiobook charity - Support and advice

Listening Books provides a postal and internet based audiobook service to over 100,000 UK residents who have a disability or illness that impacts their ability to read the printed word.

Our service is quick and easy to use and opens up the wonderful world of books for people with an illness or condition that affects their reading ability. This could be a specific learning difficulty, such as -

• dyslexia
• a mental health condition like anxiety
• a visual impairment
• a physical condition that makes it more difficult to hold a book, such as arthritis

We have a huge range of fiction and non-fiction titles for both adults and children, and we support school age children from age 7 upwards. Listening to audiobooks allows children and young people to listen to the same books their friends are reading, helping to instil a greater understanding and enjoyment of literature.

For our adult members, listening to audiobooks can not only provide hours of entertainment, but they can also be a welcome distraction from loneliness or a health condition.

We firmly believe having a print disability shouldn't affect your access and enjoyment of books.