Written by ccadeptis23 the 10 May 10 at 20:41.

Im not sure how extensive 7digital's audiobook library is. However, They do have some so let us buy them.

Im not sure how extensive 7digital's audiobook library is. However, They do have some so let us buy them.

Written by teeks99 the 11 May 10 at 11:56.

This is a great source for free audiobooks, which could be mixed in with paid audiobooks in the store. It would enable people to use the store as a one-stop-shop for all types of audio books.

This is a great source for free audiobooks, which could be mixed in with paid audiobooks in the store. It would enable people to use the store as a one-stop-shop for all types of audio books.

Written by Ellipsis the 22 May 10 at 01:18.

Podiobooks.com has over 400 creative commons books in it's library including those from legends like Cory Doctorow and Scott Sigler. Although a few of these authors are published: many like Nathan Lowell although loved by all listeners are unlikely to ever be mass produced.

Podiobooks.com has a large problem in that it has a rather aging site and platform. It would be great to see a partnership with them to provide an additional distribution/hosting/donating method through Ubuntu One.

This is in addition to a paid and public domain libraries.

Podiobooks.com has over 400 creative commons books in it's library including those from legends like Cory Doctorow and Scott Sigler. Although a few of these authors are published: many like Nathan Lowell although loved by all listeners are unlikely to ever be mass produced. Podiobooks.com has a large problem in that it has a rather aging site and platform. It would be great to see a partnership with them to provide an additional distribution/hosting/donating method through Ubuntu One. This is in addition to a paid and public domain libraries.

Written by jimmy9pints the 23 May 10 at 03:35.

http://www.archive.org/details/audio_bookspoetry

Archive dot org's collection is also creative commons licence.

http://www.archive.org/details/audio_bookspoetry Archive dot org's collection is also creative commons licence.

Written by jonnymccullagh the 13 Apr 10 at 11:10.

Allow Audiobooks as a category in Ubuntu One Music Store with free content from the LibriVox project.
Or Have LibriVox as a plugin in Rhythmbox alongside Jamendo etc (with an Audio Books menu item under Library)

Allow Audiobooks as a category in Ubuntu One Music Store with free content from the LibriVox project. Or Have LibriVox as a plugin in Rhythmbox alongside Jamendo etc (with an Audio Books menu item under Library)

Written by everest40 the 16 Apr 10 at 00:06.

I suggest integrating, if possible, with Project Gutenberg instead of or in addition to LibriVox. Project Gutenberg includes LibriVox recordings but also has some other books 'read' by computer-generated voices, thereby making more public-domain books available in audio format.

I suggest integrating, if possible, with Project Gutenberg instead of or in addition to LibriVox. Project Gutenberg includes LibriVox recordings but also has some other books 'read' by computer-generated voices, thereby making more public-domain books available in audio format.

Written by Tom6 the 30 Apr 10 at 18:53.

There are a lot of CopyLeft or CreativeCommons type projects out there. It would be great to have built-in support for all of them & it would increase the range of stuff available to users.

There are a lot of CopyLeft or CreativeCommons type projects out there. It would be great to have built-in support for all of them & it would increase the range of stuff available to users.

Written by owenduffy the 1 May 10 at 21:31.

I'd be all for integrating Librivox content, but one thing I've always found about the site is that it can be hard to find interesting content based on subject.

I'd suggest allowing users to apply tags - fiction, nonfiction, horror, fantasy, sf, etc. - to assist in browsing available audiobooks.

I'd be all for integrating Librivox content, but one thing I've always found about the site is that it can be hard to find interesting content based on subject. I'd suggest allowing users to apply tags - fiction, nonfiction, horror, fantasy, sf, etc. - to assist in browsing available audiobooks.

Written by stoffel the 9 May 10 at 12:11.

Allow users to donate money to these projects by allowing them to set a price they want to pay.

Allow users to donate money to these projects by allowing them to set a price they want to pay.

Written by _sebastian_ the 25 Oct 10 at 20:23.

Developers need to come up with a unified or compatible way to store ratings and playcount in the metadata of a mediafile.

Developers need to come up with a unified or compatible way to store ratings and playcount in the metadata of a mediafile.

Written by mikropolip the 29 Oct 10 at 10:06.

Storing ratings and play count in metadata will lead to errors when the music will be shared or copied.

I think it'll be better to use hashes to identify particular files and store media library info in SQLite database in a unified way.

Canonical can also provide an API for developers to integrate this feature in their players. This API can also be used in Nautilus(via Plug-in) to navigate through music library. Media library info can be easily backed up via UbuntuOne.

It is also possible to use some local MusicBrainz analog instead of hashing. This will make Media library proof to reencoding in other audio/video formats.

Storing ratings and play count in metadata will lead to errors when the music will be shared or copied. I think it'll be better to use hashes to identify particular files and store media library info in SQLite database in a unified way. Canonical can also provide an API for developers to integrate this feature in their players. This API can also be used in Nautilus(via Plug-in) to navigate through music library. Media library info can be easily backed up via UbuntuOne. It is also possible to use some local MusicBrainz analog instead of hashing. This will make Media library proof to reencoding in other audio/video formats.

Written by leggy the 31 Oct 10 at 23:29.

It would help Last.fm users if the plugin would query Last.fm to find your play counts periodically, and whenever a new music file is added to the database. This way I could listen on other applications or computers and still have reasonable play counts.

This would work independently of the file, application, and machine. However, you would need a last.fm profile. I imagine a similar solution could be created for libre.fm.

I don't use the rating feature in Rhythmbox, but some integration with Last.fm's loved tracks might be possible too.

It would help Last.fm users if the plugin would query Last.fm to find your play counts periodically, and whenever a new music file is added to the database. This way I could listen on other applications or computers and still have reasonable play counts. This would work independently of the file, application, and machine. However, you would need a last.fm profile. I imagine a similar solution could be created for libre.fm. I don't use the rating feature in Rhythmbox, but some integration with Last.fm's loved tracks might be possible too.

Written by nimai the 6 Nov 10 at 22:52.

This would be similar to the solution "Improve the Last.fm plugin" but using some decentralized and free service like the one provided by libre.fm (which is powered by GNU FM).
GNU FM could be adapted to take into account a more refined rating system, and therefore be compatible with ratings and playcounts from a large set of audio players.
Some service like libre.fm could be used by default, but every one could still have his proper, maybe lighter [0], local server/daemon that would handle this.

[0] like in solution "Use hashes to identify particular files and store media info in a DB" for example. This could be implemented using GNU FM as frontend to the DB.

This would be similar to the solution "Improve the Last.fm plugin" but using some decentralized and free service like the one provided by libre.fm (which is powered by GNU FM). GNU FM could be adapted to take into account a more refined rating system, and therefore be compatible with ratings and playcounts from a large set of audio players. Some service like libre.fm could be used by default, but every one could still have his proper, maybe lighter [0], local server/daemon that would handle this. [0] like in solution "Use hashes to identify particular files and store media info in a DB" for example. This could be implemented using GNU FM as frontend to the DB.