He began transcribing books into Braille for the blind and persuaded other lifers to do the same.

BBC: Ian Brady: A fight to die

Every three years groups like the American Foundation for the Blind have to lobby Congress to protect an exception for the blind allowing for books to be read aloud.

FORBES: Connect

One of those blind alleys, letting small shops sell books on the company's website, now accounts for a third of its sales.

ECONOMIST: Schumpeter