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Touch The Story

My Tactile Book

Book Information
Start here. Enter the title, author, and choose which extras to include in your tactile book.

The title will be embossed in Braille on the cover.

Estimated Page Count

Based on your text and current settings.

1

Add a dedicated title page with book information.

Title Page Layout

Choose where the title and author appear. You can also drag images onto the title page from the preview.

30% from top
62% from top

Add Braille page numbers to each page.

Cover & Binding
Choose the cover style, how pages are bound, and the material thickness of each page.

Rigid cover with separate front and back pieces. Most durable option.

Flexible cover that wraps around pages. Good for smaller books.

Pages lay flat when open. Requires separate spiral binding hardware.

Standard: 1.6mm (flexible), 2.4mm (rigid)

Auto-calculated from page count, can be overridden.

Page Shape & Size
Select your 3D printer, then pick a page size and shape. The preview updates immediately.

Step 1 — Your 3D Printer

Select your printer brand and model. Page sizes will be calculated from your bed automatically.

Bed: 256 × 256mm — safe area: 236 × 236mm

Step 2 — Page Size

Choose how much of your bed to use. Sizes are calculated from your printer selection above.

Current page: 222 × 222mm

Step 3 — Page Shape

Square pages work best for tactile braille books. Use Custom Shape if your book has a special outline.

Margins & Page Numbering
Set page margins and how page numbers are displayed.
Braille Grid
Configure the number of Braille cells per line and lines per page. Standard UEB typically uses 40 cells per line and 25 lines per page.
32 cells

Standard: 40 cells for US Letter, 42 cells for A4

25 lines

Standard: 25 lines for most formats

Print Statistics
Estimated statistics for your 3D print at current settings.

Pages

1

Volume

31.5cm³

Filament

39g

Print Time

2.6h

Est. Cost

£0.79

TouchTheStory|Open Source

Made with care for the blind and visually impaired community. Contributions welcome.

Free forever. Not for profit.