Well this one was a long time coming - the chaos around the launch of the OpenLibrary delayed timely podcasting delivery. Sorry about that! However, we now have a healthy back-catalog, so those of you podcast listeners will now have a regular schedule of LibriVox goodness.
File: The Secret Agent, Chapter 11
Written by: Joseph Conrad
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So, first a big thank you to everyone who worked hard to make sure we had a respectable-looking catalog by October 25, and particularly the efforts to get the requested books done.
So, how did the big event go?
I (on LibriVox’s behalf) was invited by the Internet Archive to participate in the official [...]

I’ll tell you more soon about this very cool event & LibriVox participation, but here’s Cory Doctorow’s write-up:

The Open Content Alliance is scanning in hundreds of thousands of public-domain books. According to Internet Archive founder Brewster Kahle, “At an Internet Archive event in San Francisco tonight 14 libraries and MSN joined the Open Content Alliance. [...]

Some LibriVox stats for everyone:

Days since LibriVox started: 71
Number of volunteers on the forum: 65
Number of volunteers who have completed at least one chapter: 27
Number of chapters recorded (roughly): 130
Average number of chapters produced per day: 1.83
Number of books completed: 4 (one is not yet released)
Number of completed books expected by the end of this [...]

As we wait giddy with anticipation for the podcast of the last two chapters of The Secret Agent, by Joseph Conrad, our volunteers have been busy at their microphones, finishing three books:

Call of the Wild, by Jack London(thanks to Gord, Kristen, Jean, and Miette)
The Mysterious Affair at Styles, by Agatha Christie(a solo project by Alex)
The [...]

The plot thickens and another great rendition of Conrad is in.
File: The Secret Agent, Chapter 10Written by: Joseph ConradRead by: Gina of a.b.d.f.t.c.o.wTime:Bit rate: 64 kbpsFile size: 13.3 MBInternet Archive page (for Ogg & 128kbps file)
Next up: Chapter 11, read by Jan of Urban Art Adventures.
NOTE: LibriVox is always looking for volunteers, please comment here, [...]

Lifehacker.com sends a pointer our way, highlighting our audiobook recording advice.
And they added this wonderful illustration of why modulation is important:
Modulate. Never forget Ferris Bueller. “In 1930, the Republican-controlled House of Representatives, in an effort to alleviate the effects of the… Anyone? Anyone?… the Great Depression, passed the… Anyone? Anyone? The tariff bill? The [...]

Treasure Island
by Robert Louis Stevenson
Treasure Island is one of the great pirate adventure stories, and is our featured book seeking volunteers this week, comment below here to sign up to read a chapter.
Chapters to be claimed:
*ch 1-2 - Squiddhartha
*ch 3-4 - Gord
*ch 5-6 - Kara
*ch 7-8
*ch 9-10
*ch 11-12
*ch 13-14 - Squiddhartha
*ch 15-16 - Hugh
*ch [...]

So we have a whole new batch of books to record, ten of them, and we need your voices.
All books were suggested by volunteers.
Curious about what we’ve chosen? Feel the urge to read out loud? Think that everyone should be listening to great literature on their way to work instead of top 40 [...]

Chapter 9 for your listening pleasure, superbly-rendered by Michèle Pacey.
File: The Secret Agent, Chapter 9Written by: Joseph ConradRead by: Michèle PaceyTime:Bit rate: 64 kbpsFile size: 27.8 MBInternet Archive page (for Ogg & 128kbps file)
Next up: Chapter 10, read by Gina.
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