I drive an hour each way to my job. Twice a week I add another hour drive to see my children. I've long grown tired of the corporately-bland radio stations. How much top40 of any music flavor can anyone stand??? DJ Banter is annoying. [Hello Mr DJ?! You're not funny...]

A friend suggested listening to audio books in the car. The idea was great, but $20..$30 per book is too much. I burned through two books a week. Renting books from the library is a hassle. So I found this website "www.Librivox.org" that has HUNDREDS, if not thousands, of audio books for free download as MP3s.

The way it works is simple: People make a recording of themselves reading a famous book (books that have expired copyrights). They post the recordings on this website for anyone else to download. You can add your own too - so long as the copyright is clearly expired [75yrs for American titles], or the item is public domain [Speeches etc].

I just finished Jules Verne "20,000 Leagues Under the Seas", and "From Earth To the Moon" - that was 20hrs of audio!

There's all kinds of stuff from Ghost Stories, Humor, Short Stories, to Poetry, to Speeches... All free, and most importantly,

KEEPS THE KIDS OCCUPIED IN THE CAR!

Enjoy,
Mike

thank you
i drive an hour each way also

Are you a Sales Rep. for www.Librivox.org ?????
If not, you might consider a career change....I'm sold.... :)

Mike;

Last year I had a three hour commute - each way between jobs on a weekly basis. I found books on tape to be the best way to get away from all the rediculous commercials on radio. I also found that the library had an incredible selection of material, obviously, all for free (with the use of the trusty library card.) Never had a boring ride - didn't spend a cent.

Oopps... missed your line about librivox. That's great. Thanx.