Connie- I do not know if it is too late on the Librivox question, but I have a real life friend who sometimes uses Librivox, and who is very picky (he actually will buy audiobooks from many different readers because he likes there style) He told me that there is a reader who reads PG Wodehouse books on Librivox by the name of Tim Bulkeley that he would recommend.
Plus bonus points for use of the word 'mosey'.
Oz ,'Same Time, Same Place'
Literary Buffistas 3: Don't Parse the Blurb, Dear.
There's more to life than watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer! No. Really, there is! Honestly! Here's a place for Buffistas to come and discuss what it is they're reading, their favorite authors and poets. "Geez. Crack a book sometime."
Sophia Brooks - Jan 19, 2011 11:02:40 am PST #13635 of 28288
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
Connie Neil - Jan 19, 2011 11:35:57 am PST #13636 of 28288
brillig
Oh, cool, some Wodehouse would be perfect for a bus ride.
Dana - Jan 19, 2011 6:05:08 pm PST #13637 of 28288
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Bah. My library's selection of ebooks is disappointing.
Sue - Jan 19, 2011 6:15:33 pm PST #13638 of 28288
hip deep in pie
My library is compatible with almost every other book format but the Kindle. Bah!
Did I mention my Kindle arrived Monday. I like it so far. I have to say, beyond the New Yorker, I am disappointed with content available in Canada. The Kindle store is trying to tell me that the free versions of Austen's Persuasion and Sense and Sensibility are not available in Canada due to copyright reasons. Come On!!!
Liese S. - Jan 19, 2011 7:44:45 pm PST #13639 of 28288
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
Yeah, Kindle specifically does not work with libraries.
beth b - Jan 19, 2011 8:24:14 pm PST #13640 of 28288
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!
Kindle's choice
Sue - Jan 20, 2011 3:42:05 am PST #13641 of 28288
hip deep in pie
Stupid Kindle.
flea - Jan 20, 2011 3:56:03 am PST #13642 of 28288
information libertarian
Sue, is Project Gutenberg Canadian-Friendly?
Sue - Jan 20, 2011 4:42:42 am PST #13643 of 28288
hip deep in pie
I've downloaded a couple of books from there, but I haven't tried loading them on the Kindle. I know there are other resources for public domain stuff out there, it's just that not making PD stuff available internationally is BS.
Jessica - Jan 20, 2011 5:34:46 am PST #13644 of 28288
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
it's just that not making PD stuff available internationally is BS.
In the case of something as old as Jane Austen, yes, but generally speaking, "public domain" is not an international standard since each country has its own copyright laws.