I have a thought that's a sort of question and I hope I can express it well. Specifically for my #Blind friends, since we have greater access to books in other formats such as ePUB, Daisy and means through which to read in #Braille and the like, are #AudioBooks as important or necessary as they once were? Do people find themselves as a result less willing to embrace any narration human or otherwise merely to have the book in an auditory format as they might have in earlier times when that was more likely to have been our only means of access? I hope my question makes sense. It's just something I'm thinking about as I listen to samples of Audible books and think do I really want to listen to that narration; and would I have been as prone to such a thought in earlier times when it might have been that narration or no access at all.
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I've been experimenting with turning LibriVox's excellent dramatic reading of Wuthering Heights into an immersive 3D audio experience. Just finished Chapter 1 as a test run.
Please check it out and give feedback! audiopub.site/listen/ea8b9f7d-…
Full credit to LibriVox: librivox.org/wuthering-heights…
#Audiobooks #WutheringHeights #ClassicLiterature #wuthering_heights
Public Domain Spotlight: LibriVox
Access to cultural heritage is not a luxury; it’s a necessity. Founded in 2005, LibriVox stands out as a crucial resource, ensuring that our cultural heritage is freely and openly accessible.
by Sean Dudley via @internetarchive
blog.archive.org/2025/03/10/pu…
Film Screening – Staff Picks from the Prelinger Archives
Prelinger Archives is in the final year of a three-year grant for mass-digitization of its film collection funded by Filecoin Foundation for the Decentralized Web. Since the start of the […]\nblog.archive.org
NLS BARD Express. You can now listen to NLS Audio Books and Magazine's right on your Windows computer using the BARD Express software. So now you can do everything right from BARD Express; search and find the books you want, add them to your wish list or download them, and now play and listen to them! The Tek Talk podcast had two gentlemen from NLS to talk about and demostrate the new BARD Express software. You can check it out and give it a listen here... accessibleworld.org/podcast/te… #TekTalk #NLS #BARD #BardExpress #Windows #AudioBooks #Blind
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Aplikace i pro android.
audiobookshelf.org/
#opensource #audiobooks #podcast
Aplikace i pro android.
audiobookshelf.org/
#opensource #audiobooks #podcast
If you're looking for samples of #audiobooks narrated by AI, search for the term "Narrated by Apple Books" in the Apple Books app. It will pull up a list of books converted to Audio by #Apple.
Here are a few samples:
books.apple.com/us/audiobook/i…
Here's a good piece that lays out some advantages to #AI narrated #audiobooks. The trouble is that there is no analysis of what happens when an author or publisher decides to forego hiring a human and go directly to this method.
Why AI audiobook narrators could win over some authors and readers, despite the vocal bumps
theguardian.com/technology/202…
Why AI audiobook narrators could win over some authors and readers, despite the vocal bumps
Apple and Google’s AI turn in a booming market may sound less than human and raise the ire of voiceover actors, but it has cost benefitsLois Beckett (The Guardian)
I really enjoy listening to audiobooks and appreciate the emotion and nuance that skilled narrators bring to the story. So I have my (considerable) doubts that AI-voiced audiobooks will be just as good. Hope this doesn’t become the norm. #Bookstodon #BookToot #AudioBooks #AI
theguardian.com/technology/202…
Death of the narrator? Apple unveils suite of AI-voiced audiobooks
Exclusive: tech firm quietly launches new audiobook catalogue narrated by AI – but move expected to spark backlashLeyland Cecco (The Guardian)
FYI, I just found this out and maybe it will interest others -
You can get "A Christmas Carol" narrated by LeVar Burton for free on Apple Books at the moment. 
He does an excellent job! 🎄
books.apple.com/us/audiobook/a…
#levarburton #christmas #audiobooks #startrek #readingrainbow
Episode 205 of the Mosen at Large #Podcast is now available wherever you get podcasts. My most bizarre #Windows experience ever, the real-world impact of #iOS bugs, how to maintain maximum #iPhone battery health for years, and #audiobooks on the BlindShell Classic 2. Plus, if a hotel has discriminated against you because of a guide dog but apologise, would you go back? mosen.org/episode-205-my-most-…
Episode 205: My most bizarre Windows experience ever, the real-world impact of iOS bugs, how to maintain maximum iPhone battery health for years, and audiobooks on the BlindShell Classic 2
Kia ora Mosen At Largers. A reminder that this podcast is indexed by chapter. If you listen with a podcast client that offers chapter support, you can easily skip between segments. We also make tra…Mosen At Large
VLC on Android isn't a good choice for playing audiobooks. It loses a few seconds when trying to change playback speed. Also, it doesn't understand a folder of audio files as one book.
I switched to AudioAnchor from F-Droid. It doesn't suffer from the above two issues. However, it expects a folder for each book, even if it's a single file.
I have a Syncthing folder for Audiobooks now, holding only the current ones.