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Re: Free Audio Books: Download Great Books for Free

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I've been listening to Jane Eyre through librivox while I do the dishes. Excellent service, excellent voice actresses.

Another Librivox treasure is David Clarke's reading of The Count of Monte Cristo : https://librivox.org/the-count-of-monte-cristo-version-3-by-...

https://librivox.org/anna-karenina-by-leo-tolstoy-2/

Anna Karenina, as read by MaryAnn, English

https://librivox.org/anna-karenina-deutsch-by-leo-tolstoy/

As read by Eva K., German

Re: Free Audio Books: Download Great Books for Free

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See also https://librivox.org for free public domain audiobooks.

These kinds of sites really could use a "Top 100" or "Most Popular" feature for when you just want to see what's on tap and don't necessarily have a specific book in mind. Amazing resource, though. After recording a short story I wrote, I have even more respect for people who volunteer their time to librivox. I had to do a surprising amount of editing and re-takes just reading my tiny story. Could barely get through…

Librivox content is hosted on archive.org and can be sorted and searched more easily there

Re: Free Audio Books: Download Great Books for Free

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Welcome to the internet 2020

http://www.openculture.com/2015/06/isaac-asimovs-favorite-st...

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version 2 https://youtu.be/rjqjSP7kOO4

Re: Free Audio Books: Download Great Books for Free

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Welcome to the internet 2020 http://www.openculture.com/2015/06/isaac-asimovs-favorite-st... version 1 "debug_error": { "errorCode": "auth", "errorDetail": "0", "errorMessage": "Video unavailable", "lh": "This video contains content from Penguin Random House, who has blocked it on copyright grounds.", "xA": "ec.150;ed.0;es.This video contains content from Penguin Random House_ who has blocked it on copyright grounds.…

The only book I've checked before going to comments.

Re: Free Audio Books: Download Great Books for Free

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Why is this sorted by author name ? Site is very spammy and unusable

Also all "free on Audible.com" links simply go to their own page telling the reader to sign up for a free trial with a referral link, instead of audiobooks that are free on Audible. Uhm, so it is NOT free on Audible, and that seems fishy and scammy as well. I understand making money in general (Audible) and referral links (this site), but just tell me, don't skirt around it please and pretend something is free when it isn't.
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