COMPLETE Billy Mink by Thornton W. Burgess-mas

[thecountess]

Billy Mink by Thornton W. Burgess, by Thornton Burgess (1874 - 1965)

This project is now complete. All audio files can be found on our catalog page: https://librivox.org/billy-mink-by-thornton-w-burgess-2/

Volunteers outside the USA: Thornton Burgess died in 1965. This person's work may still be protected by copyright in countries where copyright duration is determined by the author's death date. In Europe this is 70 years; in Canada it is 70 years for authors who died after 1971; and in Australia it is 70 years for authors who died after 1955.

This is a story of the adventures of Billy Mink as he leaves the smiling pool in search of a new home.
Join him as he faces the robber rats, escapes traps and more. (Summary by The Countess)

Source text (please read only from this text!): https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/65308

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Magic Window:

BC Admin
LibriVox recording settings: mono (1 channel), 44100 Hz sample rate, 128 kbps constant bit rate MP3. See the Tech Specs

Intro to recording:
Leave 0.5 to 1 second of silence at the beginning.

Say:

"Chapter # of Billy Mink. This is a LibriVox recording. All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain. For more information or to volunteer, please visit librivox.org." [Optional: "Read by your name."] "Billy Mink by Thornton Burgess. Chapter Title."

End of recording:
Say:

"End of chapter #." [Optional, and if not stated in the intro: "Read by your name, city, date."]

If you are recording the final section of the book, add:

"End of Billy Mink by Thornton Burgess."

Leave 5 seconds of silence at the end.

Filename: billymink_##_burgess_128kb.mp3 where ## is the section number. (e.g. billymink_01_burgess_128kb.mp3)

Upload to the LibriVox Uploader: https://librivox.org/login/uploader

(If you have trouble reading the image above, please contact an admin)

MC to select: maryannspiegel
BC- thecountess
DPL- ej400
Copy and paste the file link generated by the uploader into a new post in this thread along with the file duration (mm:ss). Watch this thread for prooflistening notes.

If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask! Just post in this thread.

[redrun]

Just to be sure you know: this would be version 2, as we do already have this book in the catalog.

We certainly allow multiple versions, but some readers will prefer to read something that hasn't been done before.

[thecountess]

Just to be sure you know: this would be version 2, as we do already have this book in the catalog.

We certainly allow multiple versions, but some readers will prefer to read something that hasn't been done before.

Okay, thanks for letting me know! I think I will go ahead with it.

~ The Countess

[victoriaalicebell]

If you are taking early claims, could I have chapter 24?
Thanks,

[thecountess]

If you are taking early claims, could I have chapter 24?
Thanks,

Thank you! You certainly may have chapter 24!
I will assign it to you as soon as I have a MW.

~ The Countess

[mleigh]

Could I have chapters 36, 37, 38, and 39. They are all relating to any adventure with Jumper.

Thanks

M

[thecountess]

Could I have chapters 36, 37, 38, and 39. They are all relating to any adventure with Jumper.

Thanks

M

Yes, thank you!
I have marked those chapters down.

~ The Countess

[Winnifred]

Could I take Chapters 1, 2, and 3? (At this rate, the Magic Window will be full before it appears!)

Thanks,

[ej400]

I would be happy to DPL this.

Small note, if you are in need of a DPL, do add a tilde ~ into the title before the [Group], so like ~[Group] so DPL's will attract by seeing the tilde.

Elijah

[thecountess]

Could I take Chapters 1, 2, and 3? (At this rate, the Magic Window will be full before it appears!)

Thanks,

Yes, you may!

~ The Countess

[thecountess]

I would be happy to DPL this.

Small note, if you are in need of a DPL, do add a tilde ~ into the title before the [Group], so like ~[Group] so DPL's will attract by seeing the tilde.

Elijah

Thank you so much!
And thanks for telling me about the tilde.
I will store that piece of info for next time I need a DPL.

~ The Countess

[MaryAnnSpiegel]

Countess,
I'd be happy to MC this for you. I'll get your MW set up.
MaryAnn

[MaryAnnSpiegel]

OK, your MW is ready.

You'll need to start by logging into the magic window. Instructions are in the BC How-to; and this is a more detailed version of the First Login instructions (with pictures!) Please be sure to read all of the BC How To document, as that will give you more information on your role as a BC.
Note that passwords for the magic window and the forum are not connected. You can use the same password in both places (I think a lot of people do), but if you change it on one system, it won't affect the password on the other system.

You did a great job setting up your first group project! Just a couple of notes:

- next time, only put the title in the title field on the template generator. Our system will automatically add the author where it is needed

- it is helpful if you add some descriptor to the thread title, in addition to "group". I've added Children. Some people seek out children's books to read, so this will help them quickly find you.

- I've adjusted the disclaimer a bit. I think you want people saying "Chapter 1" at the beginning of the section (not "section 1"), so I've made that clear in the disclaimer. If you have a project where the chapter numbers and section numbers don't align, then it's good to have people say the section # in the disclaimer. That generally happens with long chapters that need to be split, but I don't think that will be an issue with a children's book, so we'll go with "chapter #" in the intro and outro.

- I've started filling in the MW for you to show you how it should go. I don't ever put the chapter numbers in the section title when the chapter numbers and the section numbers are the same (again, because there are no chapters so long that they need to be split over multiple sections). It looks nicer that way on Archive and the LV catalog page when the project is finished.

If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask!

MaryAnn

[thecountess]

OK, your MW is ready.

You'll need to start by logging into the magic window. Instructions are in the BC How-to; and this is a more detailed version of the First Login instructions (with pictures!) Please be sure to read all of the BC How To document, as that will give you more information on your role as a BC.
Note that passwords for the magic window and the forum are not connected. You can use the same password in both places (I think a lot of people do), but if you change it on one system, it won't affect the password on the other system.

You did a great job setting up your first group project! Just a couple of notes:

- next time, only put the title in the title field on the template generator. Our system will automatically add the author where it is needed

- it is helpful if you add some descriptor to the thread title, in addition to "group". I've added Children. Some people seek out children's books to read, so this will help them quickly find you.

- I've adjusted the disclaimer a bit. I think you want people saying "Chapter 1" at the beginning of the section (not "section 1"), so I've made that clear in the disclaimer. If you have a project where the chapter numbers and section numbers don't align, then it's good to have people say the section # in the disclaimer. That generally happens with long chapters that need to be split, but I don't think that will be an issue with a children's book, so we'll go with "chapter #" in the intro and outro.

- I've started filling in the MW for you to show you how it should go. I don't ever put the chapter numbers in the section title when the chapter numbers and the section numbers are the same (again, because there are no chapters so long that they need to be split over multiple sections). It looks nicer that way on Archive and the LV catalog page when the project is finished.

If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask!

MaryAnn

Thank you so much!
I will read the two links you sent me and started on the MW.
And thank you for all of the info.
~ The Countess

[thecountess]

I have just finished filling in the MW and assigning the chapters.
If I made any mistakes please tell me.

~ The Countess