[COMPLETE] Short Science Fiction Collection 039 - lb

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Short Science Fiction Collection 039

This project is now complete! All audio files can be found on our catalog page: http://librivox.org/short-science-fiction-collection-039-by-various/

This collection is for science fiction recordings of less than 70 minutes in duration

Collection Requirements:
  • Text must be in the Public Domain (with expired copyright, or published before 1923)
  • Each recording must contain a complete story
  • Claiming stories is unnecessary (duplicates are held for future collections)
  • There is no deadline (when finished, post to the currently open collection)
  • For help with LibriVox requirements and policies see the Recording Notes topic
Finding Texts:
  • Stories found on the Project Gutenberg US site are cleared for recording
  • Gutenberg’s Science Fiction Bookshelf is a good starting point
  • Gutenberg’s science fiction content is not always cataloged as such (search by other criteria)
  • Gutenberg plain text, us-ascii, uncompressed files of less than 78 KB or 10,000 story words can generally be read in less than 70 minutes
  • The LibriVox wiki also contains pages listing Gutenberg stories appropriate to this collection:
  • The Science Fiction Short Stories page shows stories that can be read in less than 60 minutes
  • The Science Fiction Shortish Stories page shows longer stories that may be read in less than 60 minutes depending on your reading speed
  • The LibriVox Short Science Fiction Index displays stories already in the LibriVox catalog (Note: duplicates welcome)
  • Stories from sources other than Gutenberg require evidence of public domain status. For more information see the Copyright and Public Domain page of the LibriVox wiki
File Requirements:
  • Recording must be a monaural MP3 file with a sample rate of 44.1 kHz and a bit rate of 128 Kbps.
  • File name must be formatted entirely in lower case letters and use under-bars to separate values as in: [titleinoneword]_[authorsurname]_[yourinitials].mp3 (e.g. nightfall_asimov_abc.mp3) – Exclude definite articles like “The” from the file name (e.g. grapesofwrath_steinbeck_abc.mp3)
  • Recording must contain LibriVox announcements at beginning and end:

    Beginning Announcement:
    “[story title] by [author]. This is a LibriVox recording. All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain. For more information, or to volunteer, please visit: librivox DOT org"
    You can then optionally say: "Recording by [your name]".
    Then repeat: "[Title], by [author]. Translated by [translator]."

    Ending Announcement:
    "End of [title], by [author] Translated by [translator]."
    You can then optionally say: "Recording by [your name], [city, your blog, podcast, web address]"
  • Recordings of less than 30 minutes require 5 seconds of silence at the end of the file
  • Recordings of more than 30 minutes require 10 seconds of silence at the end of the file
  • All files must have ID3 V2 tags that populate the following 3 fields:

    Title: [story title]
    Artist: [author name] (trans. by [translator name])
    Album: Librivox Short Sci-fi Story Collection, vol. 039
Posting completed recordings:
  • Send your completed recording to us by using the LibriVox Uploader
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    folder: lb – Luciburg
  • Always post a message to this forum thread after a successful upload. The message must contain:
    • The story title
    • The author’s name
    • The URL displayed by the LibriVox Uploader after the file has successfully uploaded
    • The URL for the online version of the text
    • The duration of the recording
  • If this is your first submission to the Short Science Fiction Collections please provide:
    • Your name/pseudonym as you wish it to appear in the LibriVox catalog
    • Your personal website URL (optional)
  • Check this forum thread frequently for messages pertaining to your story!

MAGIC WINDOW:

(BC admin)
  • Stories are entered in the order received, but are alphabetized for final cataloging
Questions can be posted to this thread or sent as a Private Message to Book Coordinator: GreggMargarite
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Post by luciburg »

This collection is now open for stories.

Lucy :)
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Post by jeanie1914 »

Hi there!
I'd like to try my hand at a Rick Raphael story called "Sonny."

Word Count: 5930 Words
PG Link: http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/30798

Jeanie1914
Edit: Oops! I forgot/didn't read that there is no need to claim a story for this project. I'll re-post to this thread as soon as the recording is complete & sucessfully uploaded. ---jw :oops:
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Jeanie – No problem. I look forward to your submission.

Mark – Thanks for the Chase!

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Post by GreggMargarite »

Mark - Thanks for the Kornbluth!

In addition I have uploaded a story:

Title: Forever
Author: Robert Sheckley
File: http://upload.librivox.org/share/uploads/lb/forever_sheckley_gam.mp3
Text: http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/29487
Duration: 22:57

Thanks;

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Mark - Thanks for the Nourse!

Gregg
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Post by wendeltopper »

Sections 1, 2, 3, 4 - PL OK. Great Stories!

Wendel
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Bellona – Thanks for the Leahy!

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I have uploaded a story:

Title: Filmer
Author: H. G. Wells
File: http://upload.librivox.org/share/uploads/lb/filmer_wells_gam.mp3
Text: http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/1743
Duration: 44:13

Thanks;

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Post by brreid »

Just an FYI, I'm going to get started on The Thief of Time By Captain S. P. Meek. I'll have it for you hopefully within a week or two. :)
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Post by Dennis Lane Pretoria »

Here's one from me ...

Title : 2 B R 0 2 B

Author : Kurt Vonnegut, Jr

MP3 : http://upload.librivox.org/share/uploads/lb/2_b_r_0_2_b_vonnegut_dml.mp3

Text : http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/21279

Duration 19:32
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