As you may have discovered, however, it is very difficult to determine if a magnifying device will be of any help to you without having the opportunity to see it first. Therefore, we would strongly recommend that you visit a low-vision clinic and try some devices rather than ordering from a catalog. There are some materials which are commercially available in large print. A number of libraries for the blind also distribute large print books. Those libraries which do not handle large print directly usually can refer patrons to sources of large print material in their community.
Most public libraries have a small collection of large print books.
They can order other titles for you by borrowing them from other public libraries. The New York Times publishes a large print weekly summary of its columns and features. You can order it by writing the New York Times directly. Reader's Digest and Guideposts also publish large type editions. There is also a weekly large-type news magazine entitled The World At Large.