RealSAM BookClub

RealSAM BookClub: Talking Books and Accessible Reading for Blind and Partially Sighted People

RealSAM BookClub is an accessible reading service that brings together multiple talking book libraries (comprising over 50,000 books), UK broadsheet newspapers, magazines, podcasts, and radio stations into a single platform with clear audio prompts, large buttons, and menus fully compatible with screen readers and magnifiers.

What's Included:

• 45,000+ RNIB Talking Books across all genres
• UK national newspapers via RNIB Newsagent
• Magazines, radio, and podcasts curated for blind and low vision listeners
• A monthly BookClub pick chosen by the RealSAM team
• Live online discussion on the 25th of each month, open to all subscribers
• Content is saved across all your devices. Start on Alexa, continue on your phone, pick it up on the web.

How to Access BookClub: You’re Three Easy Steps away from accessing thousands of accessible books, newspapers, magazines, and podcasts.

1. Download the RealSAM BookClub app.
2. Before opening the app, go to our website (https://realsam.co.uk/bookclub/#plans) and create a RealSAM BookClub account. You will immediately receive an email containing your activation code. This is the key to unlocking BookClub across all your devices.
3. You are now ready to activate your subscription! Open the BookClub app and enter your activation code when prompted. Read our quick-start guide if you have any questions: QSG for iOS and Android.

BookClub Community RealSAM runs a separate online reading group on Facebook, open to all members. The group is free to join and independent of your app subscription. Find the link at realsam.co.uk/bookclub.

Built by RealThing AI RealSAM BookClub is designed specifically for blind and partially sighted readers across the UK; not adapted from a sighted-first product, but built from the ground up for the way visually impaired people actually use their phones.

For support: realsam.co.uk/contact-us or 0333 772 2708, Monday to Friday 9–5.

Note: RealSAM BookClub is currently not compatible with Alexa Plus devices.