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    Large Print Books

    Easier on senior eyes.

    Library large print

    • Most libraries have section.
    • Free.
    • Senior friendly.
    • Browse + borrow.
    • Newer titles often.
    • Best place start.

    Kindle adjustable

    • $140 Kindle.
    • Any text size.
    • Bigger than print books.
    • Senior most flexible.
    • One device, all sizes.
    • Best long-term.

    Thorndike Press

    • Major large print publisher.
    • Bookstores carry.
    • $25-$35 per book.
    • Senior physical books.
    • Most popular titles.
    • Last decades.

    Bookshare nonprofit

    • Free for visually impaired.
    • Adjustable text.
    • Print disability proof.
    • Senior eligible.
    • Huge library.
    • Worth applying.

    National Library

    • NLS — free.
    • For visually impaired.
    • Audiobooks + braille.
    • Senior eligible.
    • Trusted source.
    • Library of Congress.

    Phone reading

    • Adjust text in any reading app.
    • Pinch to zoom.
    • Senior any size.
    • Free.
    • Always with you.
    • Most flexible.

    $140 Kindle = senior eye savior

    Kindle Paperwhite adjustable text any size = senior eye savior. Replaces $25 large print books. Or library section free. Bookshare/NLS free if visually impaired. Senior reading should be joy not strain. Get help.