[bksvol-discuss] Re: O T: Results of book downloaded from Audio Owl.

  • From: "Lynn I" <lynnskyi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Tue, 26 Jan 2010 22:08:59 -0600

I wondered the same thing, Roger. *smile*

--

Blessings.

Lynnsky

"To deny the need for and the teaching of Braille is to limit choice. It
inhibits one's freedom. You can never choose to use what you have not
learned."
--A Lynn I original quotation.

 

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[mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Roger Loran Bailey
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Owl.

If Audio Owl books are from Librivox then what is the ppoint of Audio Owl? 
Why not just download them from Librivox?


Roger Loran Bailey

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world, & the soul of soulless conditions. It is the opium of the people."
 Karl Marx

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----- Original Message -----
From: "Lynn I" <lynnskyi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, January 26, 2010 8:55 PM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] O T: Results of book downloaded from Audio Owl.


> FYI!
>
> Thanks Chela for letting us know about the site. I downloaded a biography
> called Edison His Life and Inventions. Just so you know, all chapters in
> this book were not read by the same person. I thought the reading quality
> was quite good; however, one of the readers sounded as if she used a
> telephone or a micro cassette recorder to record her chapter.
>
> I'm not criticizing or complaining--just wanted to mention what I 
> observed.
> *smile*
>
> Blessings.
>
> Lynnsky
>
> "To deny the need for and the teaching of Braille is to limit choice. It
> inhibits one's freedom. You can never choose to use what you have not
> learned."
> --A Lynn I original quotation.
>
>
>
>  _____
>
> From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Chela Robles
> Sent: Tuesday, January 26, 2010 2:36 PM
> To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx;
> BlindAudibleListeners@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; BLMT@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Free High Quality Audio Books at AudioOwl
>
>
>
> Free
> <http://www.fredshead.info/2010/01/free-high-quality-audio-books-at.html>
> High Quality Audio Books at AudioOwl
>
>
>
> AudioOwl offers an extensive collection of high quality public domain 
> audio
> books. They are helpfully organized by genre, including children and
> teen/young adult. You can browse by genre, or search the entire site by
> author, title, or key words.  A selected book can be "previewed" before
> deciding to download it. In other words, you can listen to the reader.
>
>
> AudioOwl offers two download options.  A book can be added to iTunes as a
> podcast.  Or, the book can be downloaded in a zipped folder that contains 
> an
> MP3 file for each chapter, for use with any MP3 player.  It is worth 
> noting
> that some of these files are quite large and require considerable download
> time.
>
>
> I mentioned the high quality of the audio books from AudioOwl, and it 
> really
> is excellent.  I previewed samples from a variety of genres, and in every
> instance the quality of both the reading and the recording was top notch.
> This should come as no surprise because AudioOwl is making use of 
> recordings
> from LibriVox, where each book is read by a volunteer.
>
>
> Additional features of the site include audio books in multiple languages,
> links to other resources about the work, and a brief summary of each book.
> Readers/listeners are encouraged to review and rate the audio books on
> AudioOwl.
>
> Click this link to visit  <http://www.audioowl.com/>
> http://www.audioowl.com.
>
>
>
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> --
> Chela Robles
> E-Mail: cdrobles693@xxxxxxxxx
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