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November, 2005

Call of the Wild – Chapters 5-6

Posted on November 16, 2005 by | Posted in Blog, Podcast | Comments: 1 Comment on Call of the Wild – Chapters 5-6

And here’s Jean, with the next exciting installment of Call of the Wild.

mp3 audio file: Call of the Wild, Chapter 5-6
Written by: Jack London
Read by: Jean O’Sullivan
Bit rate: 64 kbps
File size: 29.6 MB
Call of the Wild LibriVox catalog page (for Ogg, 128kbps & a zip of the entire book)

Next up (Friday): Miette brings us the thrilling conclusion of Calll of the Wild…

Please feel free to drop us a line to let us know what you think of our recordings, and note, LibriVox is always looking for NEW VOLUNTEERS…

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The Women of LibriVox

Posted on November 16, 2005 by | Posted in News | Comments: 10 Comments on The Women of LibriVox

WiredNews.com has an article today about the dearth of women podcasters, and listeners. Only 15% of participants at the recent Portable Media Expo & Podcasting Conference were women, and some reports indicate that 97% (!) of podcast listeners are men.

Well, we’re happy to report that LibriVox has no such gender-parity problems. Although our forum member lists more males than females, we’re actually split just about evenly between men and women readers, and some of the most active volunteers (both readers and builders of the LibriVox technical infrastructure) are women. UPDATE: And, as Paula reminds below, a good number of our female librivox volunteers also have their own podcasts: here, here, here, here, here… have I missed any?

So lead on!

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LibriVox – Poetry experiment

Posted on November 14, 2005 by | Posted in For Volunteers, News, site & admin | Comments: 2 Comments on LibriVox – Poetry experiment

OK, here’s an experiment. We’ve posted a poem in the forum (by William Blake), and we’re asking everyone and anyone to record a version of it. We’ll leave the poem open for a week.

This is a good way to cut your teeth if you haven’t recorded anything yet, and want to try. It’s also an illustration of something we at LibriVox find fascinating — the different ways people can read the same text.

The poem is short, and very good, so why not visit the forum and inspire yourself with, “The Voice of the Ancient Bard.”

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Call of the Wild – Chapter 4

Posted on November 14, 2005 by | Posted in Blog, Podcast | Comments: Comments Off on Call of the Wild – Chapter 4

More thrilling tales of struggle and adventure today, with Buck learning the harsh lessons of life in a sled team.

mp3 audio file: Call of the Wild, Chapter 4
Written by: Jack London
Read by: Kristen McQuillin
Bit rate: 64 kbps
File size: 8.2 MB
Call of the Wild LibriVox catalog page (for Ogg, 128kbps & a zip of the entire book)

Next up (Wednesday): Jean O’Sullivan brings us chapters 5-6 …

Please feel free to drop us a line to let us know what you think of our recordings, and note, LibriVox is always looking for NEW VOLUNTEERS…

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