Walk into my school library early in the morning. Look all around at the new large print books and audio books, shelved so neatly. Then marvel at just how quiet it actually is. No, people aren’t caught up in some romance novel, a thrilling mystery, a somber story, a dark satire, or a new novella. Rather, just one library user is in this vast empty space. What can we do to encourage more people to enjoy books? Here are two ideas---one pertaining to young people in general, and one for students with vision...

Also see Robert’s observations on PDF. – D.R. Before I review the Kindle 2, let me review myself. I’m a 19-year-old senior at the Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind and have been visually impaired since birth. My retinopathy leaves me with tunnel vision and the inability to read from low-contrast computer screens. Despite this, I'm a very precocious kid in love with the written word. My favorite authors range from Joan Lowery Nixon to Andrew Clements, V. C. Andrews, Darren Shan, J. K. Rowling, R....

A Kindle review will appear in the near future from TeleRead’s newest contributor, Robert Kingett, a visually impaired 12th-grader in Florida. Below are his thoughts on PDF’s challenges for the disabled. His bio appears at the end of this post. Welcome, Robert! – D.R. The sad truth is that many e-books are not very useful for the visually impaired. I have come across numerous instances where I can't even read a book, let alone navigate it. And here I’m supposed to study it for class! Blah! All I can do is hunt, peck, and, yes, even beg in some cases for another...