A site called LibriVox
now has a catalog of over 1,000 free audiobooks. They are all
in the public domain; all have been read and recorded by volunteers.
It's a nice supplement to the 20,000+ free books in the
href="http://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Main_Page">Project
Gutenberg Online Book Catalog.
HT:
href="http://www.earlham.edu/%7Epeters/fos/2007/11/librivox-releases-its-1000th-free.html">Open-Access
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I've just come across a wonderful concept thanks to Grist. I have no idea if it will work, but it seems worth trying: Run by the Natural Resources Defense Council, National Wildlife Federation, and the Ecology Center, Catalog
Trade publications; such as catalogs, technical bulletins, and web sites; are a valuable source of information for students in biotechnology-related courses.
The environmental consequences of shopping catalogs have
been well
documented. For example, over eight million tons of trees are
consumed each year in the production of paper catalogs.
Now there is a website where you can go to opt out of them:
Because everyone is doing
Like they say on the site, "acoustical liberation of books in the public domain." Very nice.