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LibriVox is an invented word inspired by Latin words liber (book) in its genitive form libri and vox (voice), giving the meaning BookVoice (or voice of the book). The word was also coined because of other connotations: liber also means child and free, independent, unrestricted. As the LibriVox forum says: "We like to think LibriVox might be ...
Blackstone Audio is an independent audiobook publisher in the United States, offering over 25,000 audiobooks. [1] The company is based in Ashland , Oregon , with five in-house recording studios. Blackstone distributes directly to consumers via their subscription e-commerce site, Downpour.com, and to the library market with titles from ...
In January 2014, a press release said Recorded Books had over 13,500 audiobook titles. [11] In January 2015, after the acquisition of Tantor Media, Recorded Books a catalog of more than 22,000 titles. [14] In August 2015, after the acquisition by Shamrock Advisors, the company reported publishing 3,000 new books annually with catalog of 25,000 ...
The overall cost to produce an audiobook can vary significantly, as longer books require more studio time and more well known narrators come at a premium. According to a representative at Audible, the cost of recording an audiobook has fallen from around US$25,000 in the late 1990s to around US$2,000-US$3,000 in 2014. [33]
Ada County is located in the southwestern part of Idaho, United States. As of the 2020 census, the county had a population of 494,967, [1] which by 2022 was estimated to have risen to 518,907. [2] Ada County is by far the state's most populous county; it is home to 26.8% of the state's population.
The wins gave Republicans full control of the Ada County Commission, where they already had a 2-1 advantage, and they scored an upset in the coroner’s race, defeating incumbent Democrat Dotti Owens.
The county estimates that paying for the full bond will cost taxpayers $3.60 for each $100,000 of taxable value on their property, per year. For an average homeowner in the county, that is less ...
From 2023 it has been awarded as Best Audio Book, Narration & Storytelling Recording. [2] Poetry reading now has its own Grammy category, Best Spoken Word Poetry Album . Years reflect the year in which the Grammy Awards were handed out, for a recording released in the previous year.