There are a lot of free and low cost options for books specifically for people who have a disability that impacts their ability to read standard print (including blind and VI, but also certain other disabilities.)

Some examples:

https://archive.org/details/printdisabled

http://www.rniblibrary.com/

https://www.loc.gov/nls/

http://www.celalibrary.ca/

https://www.bookshare.org/

https://www.nfb.org/programs-services/nfb-newsline


If you're not disabled, local libraries often offer access to digital ebooks and audiobooks through services like overdrive or hoopla.

Can I just say that I LOVE that there are so many examples and options? Go society!

i just pirate em XD

Alot of libraries also let you borrow audiobooks through the LIBBY app! You just need your library card to register

Piracy.

Audible isn't too bad, especially if you get a deal on a yearly subscription. even if you run out of credits, you can buy more at $10 a pop which is usually cheaper than buying at the member price.

If you want a zero cost option then there's always overdrive which you can get access with through many public libraries.

Ibooks is a wonderful resource too there are a number of free public domain books. A large collection of those their prices on ibooks can vary but usually very reasonable. There is a posts with a bunch of links they are very useful so check those out. Bard and nls is extremely useful.

i'm not blind but i am dyslexic so we have the same problem. reading with my eyes tires me out really quickly.

- audible.com it pretty good without getting too expensive.

- screen readers are ok for reading books

- the kindle has a built in text-to-speech engine if you can handle listening to a robot.

- youtube has a lot of audiobooks if you know what to search for and can use the site without trouble

I'm sorry if this is a dumb question, but can you get Amazon Prime in the UK? If so, that with an Echo or Echo Dot will let you access their library of e-books. We equipped our home with Echos specifically so my legally blind son could use them, and he loves them. He falls asleep listening to stories every night, then classical music.

You sound like you really want audio books so let me just add to the noise and say that Audible and Overdrive are both great. (overdrive is being replaced with Libby, I believe.)

I color graphème synesthésia so I read éboula on my phone like 4 inches from my face with large white on black text. It makes reading more efficient so I can read much faster and process the info better. When I was younger some of my teachers thought I wasn’t actually reading and just flipping the pages everyt so often. For reference think I finished reading “After Dark” by Haruki Murakami in like 3-4 hours.

Can the public library not fulfill your need for reading materials?

I'm guessing you're not from the US given your reference to euros. There are charitable organizations like $1 that allow you to borrow digital copies of books in a variety of formats to account for various reading disabilities. Maybe see if you can make an account there. The US also has many organizations affiliated with the Library of Congress that distribute talking books and periodicals. They're all digital now, but back in my day it was books on tape and flexible records for magazines.

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If you have an iOS device you can use the speak screen function to read books from kindle or iBooks.

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Also I suggest learning braille. Displays are getting cheaper (Orbit reader costs less than $500 shipped).

Libraries are an awesome resource