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LibriVox is a world-wide, USA-based, non-profit, volunteer effort to create audio records of the books in the public domain. These books are then provided as audio books to the public for free. It was founded in 2005 by Hugh McGuire as a non-profit with no legal personality. As of December 2014 it had over 8,640 items is its collection. Most releases are in the English language, but may non-English works are also available. There are multiple affiliated projects that are providing additional content. LibriVox is also closely affiliated with Project Gutenberg and the Internet Archive that hosts their offerings. LibriVox recordings are available primarily in MP3 format, although many recordings are also available in other formats.[1]
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Quick Facts LibriVox, Location ...
LibriVox | |
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Location | Worldwide (USA based) |
Established | August 2005 |
Collection | |
Size | over 8,603 free audiobooks (April 2015) |
Access and use | |
Circulation | 90 new audiobooks per month in 2011 |
Members | World-wide volunteers |
Other information | |
Budget | $5,000 per annum |
Director | Directorless - community shared |
Employees | 6825 contributing volunteers |
Website | librivox |
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