Archive for February, 2009

Gaiman on the Audiobook/Kindle Controversy

Friday, February 27th, 2009

Neil Gaiman on the (silly) hoopla over the Kindle & its ability to “read” books to you, robot-to-human:
As I said first time out, and this is speaking as someone who loves audiobooks, records his own audiobooks, makes a not-insignificant portion of his income from audiobooks and has even won awards for bloody audiobooks… To repeat [...]

LibriVox Community Podcast #098

Friday, February 20th, 2009

Listen to LibriVox Community Podcast #98 hosted by Cori Samuel.

Duration 26:18
1000 solos completed! Feedback from a listener!
We’ve reached a splendid 1000 catalogued solos – congratulations to everyone who’s ever recorded a solo, or who’s helped in other ways — you’re all so great. I play snips from #999, 1000 … and [...]

LibriVox Community Podcast #97

Thursday, February 5th, 2009

Listen to LibriVox Community Podcast #97 hosted by Cori Samuel.
Duration 22:15
A Look at the LibriVox Forums – Off Topic
Voices in order of appearance (I know that’s not exactly the right word):
Great Plains
SFX: http://www.archive.org/details/gnatADarkandStormyNight
Thread: http://librivox.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1860
Robinsgirl
Music: Ballet of the Chicks in their Shells – Mussorgsky
Thread: http://librivox.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3020
RuthieG
Music: http://www.archive.org/details/OscarGrogan-WebOfLove1929
Forum: http://librivox.org/forum/viewforum.php?f=17
icyjumbo
Music: Trumpet Hornpipe – Trad. played [...]