Nan 

I concur with AnneMarie's comments.  Let's think about it in a realm of 
pure numbers.
NLS adds only a couple of thousand titles yearly.  Most of those are 
dictated by already established criteria such as best sellers, series, 
specific authors, and so one.
NLS has tens of thousands of users.  So unless your request were something 
being echoed by others, you stand next to no chance of seeing your book 
added to the collection.
I once calculated that if the average nls customer got one choice of 
theirs added to the collection in their lifetime, you would be well ahead 
of the odds.

The way NLS likes this to be done is through the regional library system.  
I suppose this allows for better aggregation to determine if any of the 
requests have any true interest among users.

In addition to the sources Annemarie lists, check with your local public 
library to find out if they may have the book as an audio book.

Otherwise, scanning it is always an option and the only sure way of 
getting the book you want now rather than years down the road.






He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose.
Jim Elliot


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