Promoting LibriVox
Promoting LibriVox means more readers, more books and more listeners. The easiest thing to do is link to us on your blog or Web site. You could also add graphics, stick an audio spot in your podcast, or put up real live posters at your local library or cafe.
- Promoting LibriVox
Poster
The poster was a fun project in the forum. It has been designed so that you can print it out and post it at your local school, library or cafe, or wherever you can imagine. That's great promotion! Below, you will find ready PDF's of our group-version easily printable. If you like, go ahead and create your own LV poster, it's fun - just like the T-Shirts.
Poster - Example
Form-Factors / Papersizes
If you can, please print in tabloid size. Lettersize will be ignored easily! Even in tabloid size - we better multiply the poster and hang at least two next to each other. BUT any poster is WAY better than no poster - so thanks A LOT for pinning us right where people are interested. The poster is layouted in Iso-DIN-format. The north-american/canadian formats were added for compatibility.
Canadian Format / CAN
CAN 2-9.60, tabloid, 280 x 430 mm librivox-poster-CAN-2-9-60.pdf Alternative Download: http://www.moebius.mynetcologne.de/librivox/poster/librivox-poster-CAN-2-9-60.pdf
USA Format / Ansi
ANSI X3.151, tabloid, 279 x 432 mm (11 x 17 inches) librivox-poster-US-ANSI-X3-151-pdfv7.pdf Alternative Download: http://www.moebius.mynetcologne.de/librivox/poster/librivox-poster-US-ANSI-X3-151.pdf
World Format / DIN
ISO216, DIN A2, 297 x 420 mm librivox-poster-DIN-A2-ISO216.pdf Alternative Download: http://www.moebius.mynetcologne.de/librivox/poster/librivox-poster-DIN-A2-ISO216.pdf
Paper
If you have any influence on this, please don´t use the standart 80gr./m bright white xerox paper. If you can, prefer some warm toned, or "natural" paper, a little heavier, say 120gr/m. Even eco-paper would be better than the typical bright white xerox paper.
North-Americans and Canadians, persuade your government to finally use the clever DIN-Format. http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~mgk25/iso-paper.html See chapter "Hints for North American paper users"
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Web Graphics (banners, posters, buttons)
You are invited to make your own promotional flyers and graphics for LibriVox. If you wish to use the same fonts and colors as the Web site, they are
LibriVox chartreuse: hex D4EE78 (RGB 212 238 120)
LibriVox teal: hex 3E5B58 (RGB 62 91 88)
Libri font: ITC Mixage Md, Regular (Aldo Novarese)
Vox font: FF Thesis "The Sans", Bold (Lucas de Groot)
Here are three versions of the logotext in b/w for your use:
PhotoshopCS: http://www.mediatinker.com/librivox/LibriVox-logotext.psd
Transparent GIF:
24-bit PNG:
LibriVox has several Web site banners that you can choose from and download to help promote the project. Dial-up users beware, the page may take a few moments to load. PLEASE NOTE: Do not link to the image URLs on LibriVox site from your site. Please upload the files to your own server! Thank you.
View the extensive LibriVox Banners and Buttons page!
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Audio / Librivox Theme
We've done a number of LibriVox promotional spots for people who wish to promote us in their podcasts. Here's a sample, with more links to follow. PLEASE NOTE: Do not link to these audio URLs. Please upload the files to your own server! Thank you.
Alex Foster's promo from Oct 05
Laura "Fox in the Stars" promo without music
Laura "Fox in the Stars" promo with music
Laura "Fox in the Stars" promo without music, longer version
Laura "Fox in the Stars" promo with music, longer version
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Music theme without voiceovers:
Piano with Orchestra strings/percussion, by Brad Bush: DOWNLOAD
Spanish Guitar with Pan Flute and Congas, by Brad Bush: DOWNLOAD
Electric Guitar, by Brad Bush: DOWNLOAD
Acoustic Guitar (Variations), by Brad Bush: DOWNLOAD
Detuned Piano (two versions), by Stephan: DOWNLOAD
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T-shirts and Apparel
Laura (Fox in the Stars) Zazzle store with LibriVox shirt designs.
Kri's Zazzle store with LibriVox shirt designs.
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Computer Wallpaper
•• More sizes, colors and designs may be added. Please make suggestions •• If your size is not currently available, remember that both Windows and MacOS allow you to stretch desktop photos to fill the whole screen. •• Colors may appear differently than worded in the Color column, depending on your monitor and system settings. •• Colors will appear brighter when viewed on MacOS. •• Download links are are clickable in the Size column.
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PowerPoint Backgrounds
These PP backgrounds follow the standard LV colors scheme of LibriVox chartreuse: hex D4EE78 (RGB 212 238 120) and LibriVox teal: hex 3E5B58 (RGB 62 91 88). Standard application commands can resize these backgrounds to any rectangle/square shape you need. Resolution: 72 ppi.
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Small LV Logo with solid background |
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No LV Logo - only solid background |
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Small LV Logo with gradient background |
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Larger LV Logo with solid background |
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Business Cards
These business cards print on Avery 8871 or comparable stock. If you don't have the card stock, they can be printed on plain paper and cut out. The document is in MS Word format. There is a black and white version and a color version.
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Black and White for economy |
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Color for impact |
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Small labels for CDs
These small labels have the LibriVox URL and logo, and are great to stick onto CDs if you aren't printing a whole disc label. When you pass the disc to someone else, they'll have an instant pointer to the site for the future audiobook needs!
Print onto Avery labels (ref: J8651 - 38.1mm x 21.2mm - 5 labels across and 13 down).
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Each label looks like this |
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Flash Interactive Promotion
This is a flash presentation that introduces LibriVox to new users. Feel free to link to the presentation on my web server or download the files below to put it on your website.
View the promo (or right click to save the .html file)
Download the .swf file (right click and save)
Embeddable Album Art for Mp3 Players
A listener (jabbersga) suggested and made this album art to embed in our recordings to be displayed on ipods, media players etc. 