I very rarely listen to commercial radio preferring BBC Radio 4, however while enjoying a curry in my favourite Indian restaurant this evening I heard an advertisement for Sainsburys Ebooks so determined to check it out, http://www.sainsburysebooks.co.uk/about.
Being registered blind I love ebooks which I read using the text to speech facility on my Kindle, the Kindle app on my iPad or Voiceover using iBooks on Apple devices. I’m not clear from the Sainsburys Ebook site as to whether their books can be read using the kind of accessible software used by blind people such as myself. The website states that Sainsbury’s Ebooks are not compatible with Kindle which suggests to me that they can not be read by registered blind people. I have, however e-mailed Sainsburys to ask whether their books can be read using access software (the product I use on my computer to access the screen as Jaws converts text into speech and braille). However It is always good to know of healthy competition in the ebook market so I thought that I’d share the site with my readers.
For my Amazon Author’s Page please visit http://www.amazon.co.uk/K.-Morris/e/B00CEECWHY/ref=ntt_dp_epwbk_0
K Morris - Poet 
It’s an encouraging sign that Sainsburieds have dipped the tip of their pointed tail into the eMarket, although from reading their site and especially the “information for publishers” they have an awfully long way to go before they’ll be more than a curiosity to amuse the nephew of the chairman of the board! Much as I dislike their company ethics it has always been necessary to get into bed with the devil in order to do business, and I hope and wish that this particular devil grows, loosens up, loses the “we only accept content from establishment publishers” mindset and opens up a UK market for UK authors! Fingers crossed. Thank you muchly for bringing them to the attentions of my beady eye…
Many thanks for your comment. I’m glad that you found the post interesting. Best, Kevin