Open Source Audio at LibriVox
A project to produce open source audiobooks recently came to our attention, and since a few Jane Austen projects are in process, we thought our readers would be interested.
From the LibriVox Web site:
LibriVox wants all books in the public domain to be available, for free, in audio format, on the internet. We ask volunteers to record chapters of books in the public domain in digital format; all you need is a computer, some free recording software, and your own voice! We are a totally volunteer, open source, free content, public domain project.
Currently there are no completed Jane Austen books available, but Pride and Prejudice and Northanger Abbey are in process as collaborative projects. They need volunteer readers, so if you have the technology and are interested in volunteering, check it out!
Pride and Prejudice, Lady Susan, Sense and Sensibility and Emma are all in process as solo projects, read by a single reader.
Projects such as this, in our opinion, are what make the Internet great. For everything bad and annoying about the information superhighway, one can find gems that make it worthwhile.
February 13th, 2006 at 1:07 am
[...] We blogged a while ago about some Jane Austen-related projects at LibriVox; now Alert Janeite Nicole sent us a link to a complete audio version of Pride and Prejudice available for download, read by podcaster Annie Coleman, who deserves some kind of Janeite award of distinction! [...]
March 16th, 2006 at 10:26 am
[...] Prepare your iPods and mp3 players! We blogged previously about LibriVox, which is putting together a library of free audiobook downloads for out-of-copyright works. Alert Janeites Libby and Heather Marie wrote to tell us that the collaborative recordings of Pride and Prejudice and Northanger Abbey are now available for download! Heather Marie was proud to report that she was part of the team that recorded NA. Oh, to read Henry Tilney’s words in springtime… [...]