Note from Hugh:
Dear LibriVox supporters, friends, volunteers:
Two weeks ago we sent out a request for donations towards a $20,000 fundraising campaign. We outlined why on this post (with a number of questions answered in the comments thread). You responded with generosity, and we can now close down our campaign.
So:
Thank you!
We got to our target so quickly it warms our hearts. Not only did people donate, but this campaign also allowed many many people to express their appreciation for all the hard and wonderful work done by LibriVox volunteers.
We won’t have to talk about money again for a few years. Instead, we’ll get back to working hard to fulfill our mission, which is:
To make all books in the public domain available, for free, in audio format on the internet.
So: Thank you again.
For those curious:
Campaign Details:
We raised $23,000 from 433 donors, in 13 days, averaging $1,769 in donations from 33 people every day. We had a couple of big donors, who gave a few thousand dollars each, and many more smaller donations which all add up to: everything we asked for. Thank you again.
LibriVox Details:
This money will help support our efforts, which so far have resulted in the following:
* 3773: Total number of projects
* 3227: Number of completed projects
* 470: Number of completed non-English projects
* 31: Total number of languages
* 28: Number of languages with a completed work
* 1498: Number of completed solo projects
* 3549: Number of readers
* 3347: …who have completed something
Total recorded time: 66472509 seconds, or 2 years, 38 days, 20 hours, 57 minutes, and 37 seconds. Total of 66978 sections.
Have I said thank you? Well: thank you again! Oh, and a very special thank-you to our friends and supporters at the Internet Archive, especially Jacques and Brewster, who managed the donations for us so that we didn’t have to worry about setting up paypal accounts and all the rest.
And now, back to making free, public domain audiobooks.
All the best,
Hugh McGuire.
So thanks so much to everyone who contributed! 🙂
Haley
yay! because I’d die if Librivox went away :\
Alan
Ms. Savage
I just completed The Scarlet Pimpernel and wanted to tell you what an absolute JOY it is to listen to you read. Thank you so much for a wonderful experience. Keep up the good work!
God bless you.
Alan Anderson
mary
I’m currently listening to your Librivox recording of Anne of the Island. I just finished listening to your recording of Anne of Avonlea. Prior to that, I listened to the Anne of Green Gables recording and almost every chapter is read by a different person. I just wanted to say that after hearing so many different people read, I really enjoy your recordings and appreciate the high quality. In some of the recordings by other people, you can tell that their equipment is not that great, and I think I even heard a bus or a truck go by during one of them. I appreciate that you took the time to make these recordings. Also, you have a very pleasant voice. The Librivox audiobooks are perfect for me because I spend most of my time at the computer working from home. Thanks so much.
Vijay S
I listened to your reading of “The Scarlet Pimpernel” and I really enjoyed it. It was a great presentation.Thanks so much. I always wanted to read the book but could never had a chance. Thanks again. Vijay