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If you haven't already heard, this might be of interest to all you lovely cover art volunteers

http://www.openculture.com/2013/12/british-library-puts-1000000-images-into-public-domain.html

Carol

Before we go I would just like to mention that the Wiki quote Timothy posted was actually written by Hugh McGuire, our Founder: Don't you have any standards? It depends what you mean by standards. Our feeling is this: in order for LibriVox to be successful we must welcome anyone who wishes to honour...

Welcome Donald Miller! On page 1 of this thread I wrote: I see you have been here a matter of weeks, and find it 'interesting' (I wouldn't dream of saying pretty annoying) how sometimes people come along and almost immediately start criticizing the way things are done here. Congratulations - it only...

Thank you Ava

Carol

Hi Beth,

I learned to knit a long time ago - way before the days of YouTube, but I've just found this nice quiet cable stitch tutorial for you: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QG3E1-pacI0

Hope it helps

Carol

A BBC article on voice protection for singers.
Also relevant for Librivoxers

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-33184897

Carol

I should have mentioned that if there is a translator then his/her death date also needs to comply with EU copyright Law.

Carol

Hello Harr1

There are plenty of Finnish works to choose from at Project Gutenberg, but
do click on the bibrec tab to check the dates Piotre mentioned for EU public domain status.

Carol

That is particularly sad under the circumstances.

Carol

Hey Jude (I sang that - sorry, couldn't resist!) How about if you just read the one minute test in audacity, then export to MP3 and follow the instructions to upload to Librivox? See Phil's very helpful videos :wink: The people who listen to the test recordings will be able to advise regarding any s...

Here's my two penneth:

Baseball is 90% mental, the other half is physical. Yogi Berra

We live in an age when unnecessary things are our only necessities. Oscar Wilde

Carol

Thank YOU Ruth!

Carol

Thank you for your patience, Ruth.

Carol

Thank you Karl

I don't have checker on this laptop, due to on-going problems with Java.
However, MP3 Gain has measured the volume as 89 db.

It is a raw recording, but if it's necessary to compress & increase volume, please let me know.

Carol

If you scroll down to beneath the chapter index you will find a box with the words 'This work is a translation and has a separate copyright status to the applicable copyright protections of the original content' In the top corner it says 'show'. This leads to 2 boxes containing the information I pos...