{"id":275,"date":"2010-02-27T09:03:31","date_gmt":"2010-02-27T15:03:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.karenrsavage.com\/blog\/?p=275"},"modified":"2010-02-27T10:26:53","modified_gmt":"2010-02-27T16:26:53","slug":"librivox-needs-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.karenrsavage.com\/blog\/2010\/02\/27\/librivox-needs-you\/","title":{"rendered":"LibriVox needs you!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For the first time in its 4.5 year history, LibriVox is asking its supporters for money. <\/p>\n<p>Chances are, if you&#8217;re reading this message on my blog, you&#8217;ve heard and possibly enjoyed some of my LibriVox recordings, Pride and Prejudice, or Anne of Green Gables, or perhaps the Scarlet Pimpernel.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;d ask that you consider supporting LibriVox in this donation drive to allow us readers to continue providing you with audiobooks. Every little bit helps!<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s Hugh&#8217;s message:<\/p>\n<h3>Dearest LibriVox listeners, volunteers, &#038; supporters:<\/h3>\n<p>For four-and-a-half years, LibriVox volunteers have been making audiobooks for the world to enjoy, and giving them away for free. We&#8217;ve made thousands of free audiobooks that have been downloaded by millions of people; our site gets 400,000 visitors every month. To date, all our costs have been borne by a few individuals, with some generous donations from partners.  However, these costs have become too big.  <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#donatenow\"><EM><strong>See below to FIND OUT HOW TO DONATE<\/strong><\/EM><\/a> (Or, keep reading!).<\/p>\n<h3>LibriVox needs your help.<\/h3>\n<p>We&#8217;re asking for donations for the following:    <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>to cover hosting costs for our website, including: the site you are reading now; the forum; the wiki; the catalog; but NOT including the audio files which are hosted by <a href=\"http:\/\/archive.org\">Archive.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li>to redesign the site and improve its accessibility<\/li>\n<li>to make the LibriVox catalog easier for listeners to use<\/li>\n<li>to make the management software easier for admins to use<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Your donation will support the work of our volunteers.<\/h3>\n<p>Our fundraising goal is $20,000. After we reach it, we&#8217;ll shut down our fundraising campaign. And we hope we can make it another 4.5 years without having to bother you again!<\/p>\n<h2>HOW TO DONATE:<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>Visit the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.archive.org\/donate\/\">Internet Archive donation page<\/a> (the Internet Archive, a registered US charity and friend of LibriVox, is managing our fundraising campaign)<\/li>\n<li>Select a donation method (Justgive.org, Paypal, or Check)<\/li>\n<li>Be sure to write: <strong><em>&#8220;Donation for LibriVox&#8221;<\/em><\/strong> along with your donation (otherwise we won&#8217;t get the donation!)\n<\/li>\n<li>Don&#8217;t forget to write: <font size=\"+1\" color=\"red\">&#8220;Donation for LibriVox&#8221;<\/font> along with your donation!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><center><a name=\"donatenow\"><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.archive.org\/donate\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/librivox.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/donate1.png\" alt=\"Donate to LibriVox\" title=\"Donate to LibriVox\" width=\"88\" height=\"31\" \/><\/a><\/center><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For the first time in its 4.5 year history, LibriVox is asking its supporters for money. Chances are, if you&#8217;re reading this message on my blog, you&#8217;ve heard and possibly enjoyed some of my LibriVox recordings, Pride and Prejudice, or Anne of Green Gables, or perhaps the Scarlet Pimpernel. 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