Is it worth the effort to produce audiobooks? - Page 2

arjaybe · 11-08-2017, 10:05 PM

I have added links to the ZIP file, so you don't have to use BitTorrent.

What you downloaded already is only a few KB. You can delete it if you're not planning to get a torrent client. The ZIP files are over 200MB.

Cinisajoy · 11-08-2017, 11:25 PM

You sound like a professional narrator.

arjaybe · 11-09-2017, 01:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Cinisajoy

You sound like a professional narrator.

Thank you! I'm grinning.-)

Dr. Drib · 11-11-2017, 05:03 AM

I would have to say 'no,' unless you have a voice like Richard York had before his illness.

arjaybe · 11-11-2017, 11:56 AM

I don't know if I have a voice like Richard York (whoever he is. wait, I'll look him up. okay, assuming it's not Richard of York, I found a storyteller with that name. stands to reason that's the one) but it's pretty good. People say I could use it professionally, but so far no one's sent a car to my house with a briefcase full of money. Until they do, I'll just have to content myself with these free offerings.-)

BTW, if anyone's interested, I put a post on my blog about this little exchange. I kept everything anonymous to respect your privacy, but you'll be able to see what it's meant to me. Thanks again for your help.

Dr. Drib · 11-11-2017, 12:15 PM

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Originally Posted by arjaybe

I don't know if I have a voice like Richard York (whoever he is. wait, I'll look him up. okay, assuming it's not Richard of York, I found a storyteller with that name. stands to reason that's the one) but it's pretty good. People say I could use it professionally, but so far no one's sent a car to my house with a briefcase full of money. Until they do, I'll just have to content myself with these free offerings.-)

BTW, if anyone's interested, I put a post on my blog about this little exchange. I kept everything anonymous to respect your privacy, but you'll be able to see what it's meant to me. Thanks again for your help.

Oops! I meant Michael York.

Cinisajoy · 11-11-2017, 12:21 PM

I will say that the OP has a wonderful voice.

arjaybe · 11-11-2017, 02:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Dr. Drib

Oops! I meant Michael York.

Okay. Michael York, then. (searching ... okay, I recognize him.) Still don't know what he sounds like. Probably better than I, since he's always exercising his voice while mine rests idle for long periods. I find mine improves during the recording of each book.

arjaybe · 11-11-2017, 02:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Cinisajoy

I will say that the OP has a wonderful voice.

Thank you again! Are you, like, with anybody right now?-)

Dr. Drib · 11-11-2017, 02:47 PM

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Originally Posted by arjaybe

Okay. Michael York, then. (searching ... okay, I recognize him.) Still don't know what he sounds like. Probably better than I, since he's always exercising his voice while mine rests idle for long periods. I find mine improves during the recording of each book.

He had a wonderful voice, but his disease has taken it away.

Cinisajoy · 11-11-2017, 03:24 PM

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Originally Posted by arjaybe

Thank you again! Are you, like, with anybody right now?-)

At this particular second no. Hubby will be home in about 2 hours.

arjaybe · 11-11-2017, 04:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Cinisajoy

At this particular second no. Hubby will be home in about 2 hours.

Let's see. Texas? Sorry, too soon.

Dutchbook · 11-11-2017, 06:01 PM

Thanks for providing a direct link to your audiobook. I've been trying to torrent the Green Comet since November 1st, but it doesn't have any seeders.

arjaybe · 11-11-2017, 06:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Dutchbook

Thanks for providing a direct link to your audiobook. I've been trying to torrent the Green Comet since November 1st, but it doesn't have any seeders.

Thank you for that information. I checked and it seemed to be stalled, but it's seeding now. It's on the Internet Archive so it should be good, you'd think.

arjaybe · 11-17-2017, 10:49 AM

To further clarify why I don't provide Amazon file formats of my books on the Green Comet website: They're not open.

Just as I use Creative Commons to make my copyright more flexible, I believe in using free and open software, standards and formats wherever possible. All the software I use to create my stories, my website and the files I make available is Free Software. The formats the files come in - ODT, ePub and OGG - are free and open formats, with PDF being at least free to use. Amazon uses closed, proprietary formats to lock its users in and I'm not going to help them do that on my website. However, since so many people are locked in already, I do make it possible for them to go and get my books offsite. I even make it possible to do so without having to pay for it, hopefully subverting Amazon's control over them at least a little bit.

Maybe the result isn't as convenient as it could be, but sometimes freedom just isn't convenient.

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11-08-2017, 10:05 PM	#16
arjaybe Wizard Posts: 1,000 Karma: 12012526 Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Canada Device: Sony PRS-650	I have added links to the ZIP file, so you don't have to use BitTorrent. What you downloaded already is only a few KB. You can delete it if you're not planning to get a torrent client. The ZIP files are over 200MB.

11-08-2017, 11:25 PM	#17
Cinisajoy Just a Yellow Smiley. Posts: 19,161 Karma: 83862859 Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Texas Device: K4, K5, fire, kobo, galaxy	You sound like a professional narrator.

11-11-2017, 05:03 AM	#19
Dr. Drib Grand Sorcerer Posts: 44,748 Karma: 55645321 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Peru Device: Kindle: Oasis 3, Voyage WiFi; Kobo: Libra 2, Aura One	I would have to say 'no,' unless you have a voice like Richard York had before his illness.

11-11-2017, 11:56 AM	#20
arjaybe Wizard Posts: 1,000 Karma: 12012526 Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Canada Device: Sony PRS-650	I don't know if I have a voice like Richard York (whoever he is. wait, I'll look him up. okay, assuming it's not Richard of York, I found a storyteller with that name. stands to reason that's the one) but it's pretty good. People say I could use it professionally, but so far no one's sent a car to my house with a briefcase full of money. Until they do, I'll just have to content myself with these free offerings.-) BTW, if anyone's interested, I put a post on my blog about this little exchange. I kept everything anonymous to respect your privacy, but you'll be able to see what it's meant to me. Thanks again for your help.

11-11-2017, 12:21 PM	#22
Cinisajoy Just a Yellow Smiley. Posts: 19,161 Karma: 83862859 Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Texas Device: K4, K5, fire, kobo, galaxy	I will say that the OP has a wonderful voice.

11-11-2017, 06:01 PM	#28
Dutchbook Zealot Posts: 102 Karma: 937960 Join Date: May 2017 Device: DPT-RP1	Thanks for providing a direct link to your audiobook. I've been trying to torrent the Green Comet since November 1st, but it doesn't have any seeders.

11-17-2017, 10:49 AM	#30
arjaybe Wizard Posts: 1,000 Karma: 12012526 Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Canada Device: Sony PRS-650	To further clarify why I don't provide Amazon file formats of my books on the Green Comet website: They're not open. Just as I use Creative Commons to make my copyright more flexible, I believe in using free and open software, standards and formats wherever possible. All the software I use to create my stories, my website and the files I make available is Free Software. The formats the files come in - ODT, ePub and OGG - are free and open formats, with PDF being at least free to use. Amazon uses closed, proprietary formats to lock its users in and I'm not going to help them do that on my website. However, since so many people are locked in already, I do make it possible for them to go and get my books offsite. I even make it possible to do so without having to pay for it, hopefully subverting Amazon's control over them at least a little bit. Maybe the result isn't as convenient as it could be, but sometimes freedom just isn't convenient.

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