A TOUCH OF READING

Petra Pan, San Francisco, CA — Fri, 20 Jul 2007 23:40:48 GMT

Hi there!

I just wanted to note here for your readers that if you go to the NBP's webpage about this book:

http://www.nbp.org/ic/nbp/publications/potter_press.html

you can read about the fundraising that is going on to support this nonprofit publisher's edition of HP7. I would like to ask those of you who are willing and able, to come to this donation site (as linked to from NBP)

http://www.firstgiving.com/hp7

and help us reach what is surely a most powerfully magical goal of $7,777. No matter which site you donate at, the money is going towards supporting this cause. But having had a later start, I'm way behind in trying to raise enough money to make sure that the NBP gets the full amount of Yahoo!'s donation.

Thank you for your consideration and HAPPY READING TO YOU ALL!

Petra
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A TOUCH OF READING

L. Young, Rochester, NY — Sat, 21 Jul 2007 01:29:20 GMT

One would think J. K. Rowling, worth an estimated 1 billion, would spring for a few hundred, or even 57,000, braille books. I admire the enthusiasm and vigor of the vision impaired Harry Potter fans, but it makes me cringe to think they had to go door to door to raise money for these special books.

L. Young
Potterhead
Rochester, NY

A TOUCH OF READING

Petra Pan, San Francisco, CA — Sat, 21 Jul 2007 16:54:01 GMT

Hi L. Young,

Your sentiments are ones shared by others. You can see their comments at

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HP7

The group is open so please feel free to join us. In terms of Rowling picking up the tab on this, that seems to me a lot to ask for. I cannot imagine that she is short on worthy causes at this point in her life.

That'd be a helluva "Sophie's Choice," to decide which ones to spend money on. And yet that is a choice that she must make: short of bankrupting herself and risking her loved ones' futures, she can't sponsor all of the causes in this world of ours.

So instead, her and her publishers have taken actions unprecedented in the Braille publishing. I am not sure what steps they are but seeing as no one else seems to have taken them in the history of Braille books, I suspect setting this example may be as valuable as money.

I can't take that step on Braille bookworms' behalf but I (and everyone supporting Ashley, Adam, and my donation sites) can fundraise to match, to perform our part in the dance that is social change. Our efforts hopefully will improve Braille literacy.

In all honesty I am just glad that after she earned her first dozens of dozen of millions and became set for life that she didn't just outsource the writing of the rest of the books. Imagine the temptation! I'm not done with HP7 but so far, I can't wait to get to the last page.

So come to the Yahoo Group referenced above and let me know your thoughts on the issues under discussion there. Be glad to serve you an (imaginary) butterbeer.

Petra
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