I may be a bit late here, but second the fonts, short stories and audio. I would also like to add a suggestion of non fiction. One of my friends, who is like a sister to me, only reads historical books, encyclopedias, that sort of thing. Maybe a book devoted to boats or something similar, with-without stats, illustrations etc. As long as it is something informative on what he loves, it may get him over the hurdle of never having read a book. once he's over that, he can decide if he liked it or not.
You could also try finding a show he loves with a similar book, thus showing that there are books on things he loves that probably aren't going to be made into other forms of media anytime soon. Good luck and go easy on the guy. We all have things we like to do that others just don't get into but it's good to encourage a good old fashioned try.
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