- Because it’s free.
- Because you can participate in such an active way, by lending your voice and time.
- Because it’s not just another bookmarking community, thank god.
- Because it features podcasts and free audio books in .mp3 and .ogg files.
- Because it doesn’t support only english, but any language you select to participate in.
LibriVox is one of the most useful and fresh ideas I’ve seen recently. It’s a public domain project in which everyone can participate, either by downloading the ready free audio books or by lending your voice and submitting your reading of your favourite book. It’s nice, it’s straightforward and it is actually useful.
Some of my personal favourites : Pride and Prejustice by Jane Austen, Aesop Fables, The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe, A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens.
A small but dedicated and ever-expanding collection of books, LibriVox is the next step in public domain literature & poetry.
3 comments on this post
hugh #1
27.Jan.06
hey thanks! this is a great list … hope you come by and record for us, or enjoy the recordings at least…
cheers.
Sugar #2
27.Jan.06
I wish I had the time and good voice to go for it!
You’ve done a great job so far, keep up.
Kara #3
27.Jan.06
Hey, thanks for the nice post! I’m glad you’re enjoying our books. Check back frequently; our catalog of completed works is growing by leaps and bounds!