About Storybus.net

Why are you doing this? What's in it for you?
We love reading, love books , love literature, think the public domain should be defended and enriched, we like free stuff, we like to hear people read to us, and we like reading to other people.

What does "Public Domain" mean?
Copyright gives an individual or corporation exclusive rights on a text, for a limited period of time. This means no one else can reproduce the text, or make derivative works (such as audio recordings) while the copyright is in force. Eventually, though, copyright expires, and the text enters the 'public domain.' Meaning anyone can use that text however they wish. This is complicated business, but in the US, anything published before 1923 is public domain, in the US. It may not be public domain in other countries. Similarly, a book may be in the public domain in another country, but not in the US.

How do I know if a book is public domain?
The best place to look is gutenberg.org -- this is a huge catalog of public domain books, in many languages. Gutenberg does extensive legal work to assure the copyright status of their books, so they are a safe resource. Of course, there are many non-Gutenberg books in the public domain

Thank you Librovox.com for audio files

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