I’ve always loved audiobooks, but the price can make it hard to keep up with the habit. A few months of paying for a subscription, and suddenly I’ve spent as much as I would on a stack of new ...

In the dim, humid basement of his Maryland home, Michael Scherer, a tall 38-year-old with the long, square beard of a mandolin player or a monk, leans toward a rebuilt Russian tube microphone, ...

Librivox, the community that provides public domain texts, read by volunteers, has hit 100 million downloads. The organisation creates hundreds of audiobooks for free as mp3 or ogg files, providing ...

ORLANDO, Fla. – If the pandemic has you searching for a new hobby or your wallet isn’t exactly letting you purchase the next hardcover modern-day classic, consider plugging in your headphones to ...

It's fairly well known that people who are blind or visually impaired get a heck of a raw deal when it comes to sources for accessible, affordable books. is working to resolve the problem. Their ...

Hugh McGuire’s goal is to make all public domain (expired copyright) books available free online in audio format. He’s created LibriVox to reach that goal, and it is a terrific open source, public ...