InD'Ear: Audiobooks: Lifesavers For Those With Print Disabilities

There is another factor for authors to consider when pondering why audiobooks are not only good for sales, fan base, and additional marketing opportunities…what about those who are unable to read your printed words? I’m going to share an embarrassing story with you. It will serve as an illustration for the basis for this month’s column, and in no way is it meant to belittle or trivialize the real issue: making reading accessible to all. To fill you in on a little background about me, I’m half Swedish. My father immigrated to America in the 1960s. When my sister and I were in our early teen years, he took us to Sweden for our first visit. We were enthralled with the country, its landscape, and foreign (to us) customs. We were also typical teenagers, and were trying hard to impress any guy our age in sight. A big part of Swedish summers includes living in a “sommarstuga” or summer cabin in the woods, usually by a lake. My father took us to a beautiful lake in the middle of a forest, where his family’s summer cabin was, and we stayed there for several weeks. Occasionally, we would come back to civilization and stay with our aunt and uncle who lived near a small town (there were boys there).

Read the entire article in the November 2016 issue of InD'Tale magazine.

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