All audio files can be found on our catalog page: https://librivox.org/travel-collection-short-non-fiction-by-various/
A collection of short, non-fiction travel memoirs or guides written in, or translated into, English. Material covered might be a museum, a village or town, or a particular voyage or train journey, or other travelogues of potential interest to listeners. All works must be in the public domain. ( KevinS)
- Text source (only read from this text!): Various
- Type of proof-listening required (Note: please read the PL FAQ): standard
Magic Window:
BC Admin - Link to author on Wikipedia (if available): ( Various) : n/a
- Link to title on Wikipedia (if available):
- Number of sections (files) this project will have: 10
- Does the project have an introduction or preface [y/n]: No
- Original publication date (if known):
- If you are a new volunteer, how would you like your name (or pseudonym) credited in the catalog? Do you have a URL you would like associated with your name?:
Genres for the project: *Non-fiction/Travel & Geography
Keywords that describe the book:
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[*]The reader will record the following at the beginning and end of each file:
No more than 0.5 to 1 second of silence at the beginning of the recording!
START of recording (Intro):
"Title of piece, by author. Travel Collection 1. This is a LibriVox recording. All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain. For more information, or to volunteer, please visit: librivox DOT org"
If you wish, say: "Recording by [your name], [city, your blog, podcast, web address]"
Say:
"Title of piece"
END of recording
At the end of the section, say:
"End of Title of piece"
If you wish, say:
"Recording by [your name], [city, your blog, podcast, web address]"
There should be ~5 seconds silence at the end of the recording.
There should be ~5 seconds silence at the end of the recording.
[*]Example filename travelcollectionshortnonfiction_##_various_128kb.mp3 (all lower-case) where ## is the section number (e.g. travelcollectionshortnonfiction_01_various_128kb.mp3)
[*]Example ID3 V2 tags
Artist: Various
Title: ## - [Section title]
Album: Travel Collection: Short Non-fiction
Transfer of files (completed recordings)
Please always post in this forum thread when you've sent a file. Also, post the length of the recording (file duration: mm:ss) together with the link.
- Upload your file with the LibriVox Uploader: https://librivox.org/login/uploader
(If you have trouble reading the image above, please message an admin) - You'll need to select the MC, which for this project is: lt - Lynnet
- When your upload is complete, you will receive a link - please post it in this thread.
- If this doesn't work, or you have questions, please check our How To Send Your Recording wiki page.
Any questions?
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