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Thursday, November 5th, 2009
As we approach the 91st anniversary of the Armistice that ended major hostilities in the First World War, this week’s picks are in remembrance of all those who served in the defence of their countries.
LibriVox recordings are Public Domain in the USA. Some of these works may not be in the Public Domain in countries [...]
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Sunday, November 1st, 2009
Remember, remember your files in November!
All those sections that people forgot.
So please get recording, it’s very rewarding.
Can you think of a reason why not?
It’s that time again when we look at [...]
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Thursday, October 22nd, 2009
Ghoulies and ghosties, long-leggedy beasties, and things that go bump in the night. Curl up and enjoy some tasty Hallowe’en treats.
The Book of Hallowe’en by Ruth Edna Kelley, read by Sibella Denton. An account of the origin and history of Hallowe’en, illustrated by selections from ancient and modern poetry and prose.
The Canterville Ghost by Oscar [...]
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Friday, September 25th, 2009
Two Years in the Forbidden City by Princess Der Ling. A fascinating glimpse into old China, beautifully read by Jc Guan.
The Song of Hiawatha by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, read by Peter Yearsley. We all think we know it, but how many of us do? With its regular, beating rhythm, Hiawatha has often been parodied, but [...]
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Thursday, September 17th, 2009
Listen to LibriVox Community Podcast #107 hosted by Cori.
Duration: 16:32
Intro by Cori and a Poem by Neeru.
Guest appearances by Various Giggling stars of the Blooper Thread.
TriciaG talks about Proof-Listening – an essential part of the LibriVox Audiobook Production Process.
To Subscribe to the Librivox Community Podcast, go to:
http://feeds.feedburner.com/LibrivoxCommunityPodcast
Or hit this itunes link to get you to [...]
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Tuesday, September 1st, 2009
I got an email the other day asking for Norwegian LibriVox recordings. I thought: “surely there must be.”
Turns out there is not.
There are Swedish and Danish and even Finnish recordings, but none in Norwegian.
What gives, Norway? We’d love to have you … join us, it’s fun!
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Wednesday, August 19th, 2009
My colleague, co-founder, and the chief architect and getter-doner at Book Oven, Stephanie Troeth has proposed a moderated panel at SXSW this year called:
Beyond Publishing: When Every Book is Connected to Everyone
We have an all-star line-up who have agreed to join us (if SXSW agrees to give us some space to talk):
Kassia Krozser co-founder [...]
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Wednesday, August 12th, 2009
There is an interview up over at BookList’s Audiobooker Blog, with Mary Burkey:
The home of 2,557 audiobooks in 26 languages – all FREE. Hugh McGuire launched the volunteer-effort audiobook publishing model LibriVox on August 10th, 2005. Hugh is this week’s Inside the Audiobook Studio guest, ready to share the background on this amazing project. Want [...]
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Monday, August 10th, 2009
It’s our Fourth Anniversary! LibriVox started with an optimistic blog post on 10th August, 2005 … and then grew and grew and …We now have a catalog of 2,557 books in 26 languages. And our catalog is growing every day.
You too can volunteer! Or perhaps just pop in to say hi on the forum.
And [...]
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Sunday, August 2nd, 2009
A young guy named Todd sings the praises of LibriVox on Youtube (FYI the cut-off for public domain in the US is 1923, though it’s a bit more complicated than that):
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