[CALIBK12] Harry Potter in braille! (no spoilers)

[Elizabeth Hart]

The braille edition of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows was ready
the same day as the print edition. For those of you who don't know, this
is a BIG DEAL. It's almost unheard of to have the braille edition
available at the same time as the print edition.

For some trivia regarding the braille edition: National Braille Press's
version of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows will run approximately
1,100 braille pages; be packaged in ten volumes standing more than a
foot high; occupy 15 inches of shelf space; and weigh approximately 12
pounds. To transcribe, proof, emboss, collate, and ship the braille
edition will take approximately three weeks. 

Each book costs approximately $63 to produce, but National Braille Press
sells the book at a comparative price to the print edition.

For more information, see:
http://www.nbp.org/ic/nbp/publications/potter_press.html?id=X5gNeBUL

Elizabeth Hart
Library Technical Assistant
California School for the Blind
Fremont, CA 94536
ehart at csb-cde.ca.gov