BooksShouldBeFree.com offers free audio versions of titles that have entered the public domain, as do Librophile.com and Gutenberg.org. The “hundreds of selections” on Books Should Be Free are organized by genre. The site makes choosing easy with a Top 100 list and provides readings in 25 languages, including Old English, Javanese, and Urdu.
NewFiction.com features newly created stories called “iSoaps,” which are performed by groups of actors. Create an account, and the site will deliver these “modern-day radio dramas” to your iPod, iPad, computer, or smartphone.
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