Celebrating
50 years
Calibre Audio is a national charity who have been providing the latest audiobooks for half a century. Anyone who finds reading a printed book difficult can apply to join us and enjoy unlimited access to our collection.
Celebrate 50 years with us
Calibre Conversations Live
Join us for two live events on Monday 21st October 2024.
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Calibre Audio has kept me in touch with reading. It has saved my mental health in many ways, when loneliness could have overcome me, keeping me company in many a quiet moment and helping me cope with my enforced blindness.
Calibre Member, Guildford
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Who can join?

We support anyone who is unable to see, read, manipulate or comprehend printed text due to difficulty or inability. This can include:

  • A learning disability, such as dyslexia;

  • A brain injury or cognitive impairment such as head trauma or stroke;

  • A visual impairment or blindness;

  • Long COVID

  • Physical dexterity problems, including multiple sclerosis (MS), Motor Neurone Disease (MND), Parkinson's disease, arthritis, paralysis, or terminal illness.

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Sponsor a Book
Help Calibre Audio grow our collection of audiobooks by sponsoring a new title to add to our collection.
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Choose your audiobooks and how you listen to them

We believe that everyone deserves to lose themselves in a good book and our audiobook services can be accessed to suit every individual's needs.

Streaming

Audiobooks can be streamed directly from our website to your mobile, tablet or computer.

Downloads

Our audiobooks are available to download through iOS and Android.

Memory Stick

Memory sticks will be posted directly to your home, with our free postal service.

Synapptic

Calibre Audio is also now available through Synapptic, the specialist, easy-to-use software for people with sight loss.

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Calibre Audio is a national charity providing an audiobook service for everyone who has a disability that makes reading print difficult.

Our vision is an inclusive society where everyone with a reading disability can enjoy accessible books.