Remixfight provides audio and asks people to remix and upload the resulting tracks. The most recent episode asks remixers to go to work on David Barnes’ LibriVox recording of the Universal Declaration of Human rights. Great stuff.
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about LibriVox
Descant on LibriVox
Canadian literary/arts mag Descant has a great article on LibriVox, including this nice little para:
But “niche market” might be the wrong term for this site. It is not interested in creating a market. Nor is it interested in making a profit. There are no ads on the site and it proudly boasts a budget of $0. In short, it doesn’t pretend to be a place where commercial products are offered. The entire project … is built on a love of literature and a desire to get that literature out to others with similar inclinations. In fact, it is difficult to see how the
“business plan” could be converted into a money-making machine.
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Also glad to see that the …chaotic … spirit with which we undertook Joyce’s Ulysses was grasped and appreciated!
What do you like most about LibriVox?
LibriVox’s Third Anniversary is coming up, and we’re putting together a celebratory community podcast to be released on the 7th August.
We want to hear from our listeners … what you think the best things about LibriVox are. You could say something about a special recording you’ve listened to. Maybe a book that’s meant a lot to a family member or friend. What you’ve been most surprised to find here in an audio format! If you’re a regular podcast/forum follower, you’ll know how much we’ve grown this year — so, which stats have amazed you the most, as we’ve grown and grown? You could even tell us what public domain texts you’d most like to see started — and finished!
Send any positive comments you like! I’d be happy to receive MP3s (please contact me for details on how to get them to me, or if you respond in your own podcast, let me know if I can excerpt it, with appropriate attribution, in ours.) I’d also love to hear from people in writing, either by PM in the forums, by email (see link below my forum posts), or just add a comment below this post. As a big part of our celebration will be a community podcast, please note that anything sent will be considered in the public domain, because I’d really like to use it within the podcast, with the same attribution that we give all our authors (who include Jane Austen, Mark Twain, Voltaire and Die Gebrüder Grimm).
Hope to hear from you soon! Deadline is noon on the 5th August (to give me editing time. Click the link to check that time in other parts of the world.)
— Cori
LV and learning disabilities
Christina Laun at Collegedregee.com has a list of 100 Web Tools for Learning with a Disability, including a nod to LibriVox.