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Creative Commons Audiobooks

Posted by timothy on from the good-for-the-brain dept.

xanderwilson writes "The New York Times (2nd half of the article; free reg. required as always) writes, 'Project Gutenberg is well known for offering free electronic versions of famous public-domain texts. Now Telltale Weekly wants to be its audio-book equivalent.' Of interest to others in the Slashdot community: Ogg Vorbis and MP3 downloads, payment via Bitpass micropayments, and a cheap-now, free later (with a Creative Commons License) business model." (And if you buy the Ogg Vorbis versions, part of the money goes to xiph.org.)

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  1. OoOoOoo! by Liselle · · Score: 0, Redundant

    What a neat idea, I've been looking for some portable culture for my daily commute. But putting the full text of a book on my iPod is tedious (limit on Note size), not to mention really annoying to read, and impossible to do while driving.

    It's cheap and has no DRM, so if it's also decent quality, sign me up.

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