You know what fuck it. I haven’t been able to read a book in 9 years cause of this oh so fun depression where i used to be an avid reader. Maybe i can at least bring myself to listen to them
@heartny@Tiamat114 That is an empty gag gift box, but we have the technology…
My local maker space has equipment and instructions for “etching” pictures into many foods with lasers. The laser cutters can be adjusted to a low enough power level where they can put words and pictures on chocolate. It wouldn’t be too much work to figure out the settings for printing pictures on processed American cheese-like almost food slices. Just as M&Ms need different settings than Hershey Bars, expect to need unique settings for each variation of fake cheese.
If you want full color, you can go to the local bakery. They have an ink jet printer for putting color pictures on cakes. Adding a thin layer of artificially colored sugar on to cheese “food” wouldn’t make it any less food-like.
Just so you know, these are not ripped off from public domain sources. Some of the books are in PD, but these are pro recordings. I’m sure there is a back story about them that would be fun to know.
For someone more frugal, I’d recommend getting a library card and connect that to Hoopla. You can lend thousands of audio books freely (with the taxes you are already paying)!
Or just use your money however you want, I ain’t your mother.
jeezzzz meh … kids books!!! REALLY Can ya find a way to give them at a reasonable price ya profit hoarders!! If I could, I would make them FREE… Sorry,… I am from Redding CAL and STRESSED to say the least…So much destruction not to mention the little ones getting burned alive… BY FIRENADOES and bad coordination ect. It has really been a crazy week!
One thing that can be an issue with books in the public domain is that for books not written in English the translation will also be old. Older translations can be a drag to read. It looks as though the bulk of the Classics are books that were originally written in English. That’s a plus.
Nic here from the e-GO! Library. Good to be ack on Meh again. Did a couple sale last year which seemed to go well so here I am again to proactively answer a few of the most common questions we get and also to let you know that if you need anything or have any other questions to just drop me a line here or via our helpdesk at www.egolibrary.com
1] DEEP DISCOUNT
The reason Meh is offering such a discount is that the first time we sold them on Meh, the USB drives offered our OLD packaging. These actually come in our new packs, with bonus Apple and Android apps, but as the good people at Meh, set us on a price last time, we had to honor it again.
These are all in MP3. If any techies out thee prefer the M4B format, shoot us an email via eGoLibrary.com after your purchase and we’ll send you a download link to the M4B format.
The books vary greatly in length. On the 550 model, some are multi-day epics like the Count of Monte Cristo, while some are very short. Overall there is roughly 2,000 hours of listening so there’s plenty for a long, long time.
The USB is USB 2.0 (kinda lame I know) but hopefully you’re not buying this for the speed of the USB drive itself.
All books are Classics. And while some of these titles can be found on sites like Librivox, the quality tends to be worlds apart. Librivox recording are often done by volunteers (it can be anyone…you, me, anyone) with any device (so usually their phones for example). Furthermore, often Librivox books are pieced together from many separate volunteer recordings. All our AudioBooks were recorded by our team in studios using professional actors (narrators) for high quality sound (samples above). I am by no means trying to knock Librivox- it is an amazing site and I too love it, but there are substantial differences here. So for a few pennies per book, many think it’s worth it.
5] IPAD/IPHONE, ANDROID
The USB drives are dual-ended with a regular USB end plus a Micro-USB end. The Micro-USB fits well in most Android devices so books can be enjoyed directly that way. If you have an iPhone or iPad you typically would first need to transfer the books to your computer then sync to your device. However, we recently launched BONUS APPLE & ANDROID APPs – on the back of the package you’ll get there will be a unique code that will allow you unlock your APPs. With the APPs these AudioBooks are extremely easy to enjoy on any Apple and/or Android device.
I think that’s about it for now. Off to get my beauty sleep, but I’ll be back in the morning to help answer any questions.
@ojohn - Also funny how many dups there are between the two sets - apparently The Wizard of Oz, The Faerie Queen etc are both adult AND childrens’ titles!
It’s not just horizontal distance, it can mean different units. If it were, then what you’re thinking of wouldn’t even count since the Earth is round and you rarely ever travel “leagues” horizontally.
@RiotDemon well there goes your commission check…nice one. Teasing; you’re right. The 550 does include the kids titles…but if you’re looking for a gift for the kids, beware the 550 as noted in another ‘exciting’ thread.
Hey Nic. I still have the old audiobook packages unopened. My grandchildren just have ipads attached to their necks. Is there a way to use the Bonus Apple apps with them?
@jmterr Ping @ppublishers- last time they handed out codes for the online app to previous purchasers. You might want to open them up and check for a code.
@crow@Limewater It does- hey, @Ppublishers, is there a listing of the dirty books on this thing? Just in case I want to avoid them, because why else would I want a list like that?
I will say these audio books are well-produced, with excellent readers. I listened to all 12 hours of “20,000 Leagues Under the Sea”… Very well read. I do feel sorry for the reader, as he was listing the thousands of sea creatures and the descriptions of their colors, etc.
Bought these last time. Good quality. The one caveat is that each book is one long audio file. Depending on what you’re playing them with, it can be a problem to get back to the right spot after taking a break from it.
That said, you can use Audacity to break them apart on silences, which tends to break them on chapter breaks.
An Amazon reviewer pointed out that many (all?) of these audiobooks are available gratis from LibriVox. So, the question becomes whether or not the USB stick itself, downloading time, and philosophical qualms are worth $22-$28?
FWIW, the 550 audiobook collection includes all 125 of the kids classic audiobooks. The 550 doesn’t include the kids eBooks.
@craigthom@mwarren Yeah, some readers on Librivox are really good. The late Gregg Margarite was a personal favorite. Phil Chenevert is also very good. Some readers use it to practice English.
I’m a regular Librivox user, but I still ordered this. There’s a lot of good Robert E. Howard recordings on Librivox that this collection doesn’t have, but I’m paying a trivial amount for more consistent recordings that will hopefully be more palatable for the rest of my family on road trips.
@Limewater@mwarren I haven’t paid attention to names, but Gregg Margarite rang a bell. I think he did a lot of the SF short stories in the collections I listened to. Yes, he was good.
Those short story collections illustrated one problem: a lot of stories cropped up again and again with different readers.
@craigthom Yeah, he’s on a lot of the short SF collections. Those are fun. I’ve probably listened to the first twelve or so, and there have been at least three different versions of “2BR02B.”
I’m pretty sure Gregg Margarite was one of those three recordings, but it was too long ago for me to remember.
Unfortunately, this eGo collection seems a bit light on sci-fi, and doesn’t have any Robert E. Howard.
I will say, there are a lot of good readings of Robert E. Howard’s work on Librivox.
@mwarren Some of the titles (since they are Classics) can be found on Librivox, but these are not Librivox recordings. These are proprietary recordings we had create using professional narrators in sound studios. I think Librivox is a great resources, but for a few pennies per book, many find these highly worth it.
Specs
What’s in the Box?
1x Flash drive full of audiobooks
Price Comparison
Classic titles: $119.99 at Amazon
Kids titles: $79 at Amazon
Warranty
30 day e-Go
Estimated Delivery
Monday, July 13th - Thursday, July 16th
Book em dano—u hear me ?
Tell me a story daddy!
/giphy EGO
Once upon a time, there was a questionably successful e-commerce experiment called Meh.
@nolrak on stormy dark night of blood moon greedy monster took over meh literally transferring it to real meh. The end or beginning of the end.
Hey, you might add a spoiler warning when revealing the plots of the stories!
(Brilliant write-up)
This is Meh. Check your e-Go at the door.
A+ work by this evening’s copywriter. I laughed out loud multiple times.
You know what fuck it. I haven’t been able to read a book in 9 years cause of this oh so fun depression where i used to be an avid reader. Maybe i can at least bring myself to listen to them
ridiculous-tangy-beam
@Tiamat114 That’s an interesting item, the Cheese Printer. Surprised Meh hasn’t sold that yet.
@heartny @Tiamat114
Meh is always open to hearing product suggestions.
@PlacidPenguin This might be a good pairing with the Fondoodler.
@heartny @Tiamat114 That is an empty gag gift box, but we have the technology…
My local maker space has equipment and instructions for “etching” pictures into many foods with lasers. The laser cutters can be adjusted to a low enough power level where they can put words and pictures on chocolate. It wouldn’t be too much work to figure out the settings for printing pictures on processed American cheese-like almost food slices. Just as M&Ms need different settings than Hershey Bars, expect to need unique settings for each variation of fake cheese.
If you want full color, you can go to the local bakery. They have an ink jet printer for putting color pictures on cakes. Adding a thin layer of artificially colored sugar on to cheese “food” wouldn’t make it any less food-like.
nope. But if you were selling a Sansa Kewl Clip 2004, I’d be all in…
@eeterrific Me too!
Just so you know, these are not ripped off from public domain sources. Some of the books are in PD, but these are pro recordings. I’m sure there is a back story about them that would be fun to know.
@radi0j0hn Thanks for saying that!
Got this in a previous sale - CS at the e-Go company is wonderfully responsive and helpful.
@kdemo Appreciate hearing that! Thank you
Ok, these stories are from e-go. I’m gonna wait until we get some stories from id.
@eeterrific Freudian slip?
@eeterrific Ok, here are some:
https://www.gocomics.com/wizardofid/2018/07/30
When this was sold (in a different format) in November, @Ppublishers was around answering questions.
While I’m tempted to copy/paste their main post, I’ll just link to it here.
@PlacidPenguin Thanks for that!
Does this include “Curious George and the Electric Fence”?
@alacrity No George, but…
I have Micro SD cards larger than these? These are erasable and reusable, right?
@hchavers Yessir
For someone more frugal, I’d recommend getting a library card and connect that to Hoopla. You can lend thousands of audio books freely (with the taxes you are already paying)!
Or just use your money however you want, I ain’t your mother.
@AllIceNoChill Thanks. I do the library thing all the time. As a matter of fact, I just got some movies from there a couple of days ago.
@AllIceNoChill Only if our libraries are participants. Neither mine nor that of surrounding counties are.
@AllIceNoChill I forgot about Hoopla! They have stuff my library doesn’t. Just downloaded that new Gaiman book for this week’s road trip. Thanks!
jeezzzz meh … kids books!!! REALLY Can ya find a way to give them at a reasonable price ya profit hoarders!! If I could, I would make them FREE… Sorry,… I am from Redding CAL and STRESSED to say the least…So much destruction not to mention the little ones getting burned alive… BY FIRENADOES and bad coordination ect. It has really been a crazy week!
One thing that can be an issue with books in the public domain is that for books not written in English the translation will also be old. Older translations can be a drag to read. It looks as though the bulk of the Classics are books that were originally written in English. That’s a plus.
Hey folks,
Nic here from the e-GO! Library. Good to be ack on Meh again. Did a couple sale last year which seemed to go well so here I am again to proactively answer a few of the most common questions we get and also to let you know that if you need anything or have any other questions to just drop me a line here or via our helpdesk at www.egolibrary.com
1] DEEP DISCOUNT
The reason Meh is offering such a discount is that the first time we sold them on Meh, the USB drives offered our OLD packaging. These actually come in our new packs, with bonus Apple and Android apps, but as the good people at Meh, set us on a price last time, we had to honor it again.
2] INDEX, FORMAT, LENGTH, USB2
For a complete list of books please visit:
https://www.egolibrary.com/audiobooks for the 550 or this link for the 125 Kids: https://www.egolibrary.com/kids-audiobooks
These are all in MP3. If any techies out thee prefer the M4B format, shoot us an email via eGoLibrary.com after your purchase and we’ll send you a download link to the M4B format.
The books vary greatly in length. On the 550 model, some are multi-day epics like the Count of Monte Cristo, while some are very short. Overall there is roughly 2,000 hours of listening so there’s plenty for a long, long time.
The USB is USB 2.0 (kinda lame I know) but hopefully you’re not buying this for the speed of the USB drive itself.
3] SAMPLES
You can listen to 2 of the books here:
http://www.egolibrary.com/data/demo/Flying-Dutchman.mp3
http://www.egolibrary.com/data/demo/Tom-Sawyer.mp3
4] LIBRIVOX, CLASSICS
All books are Classics. And while some of these titles can be found on sites like Librivox, the quality tends to be worlds apart. Librivox recording are often done by volunteers (it can be anyone…you, me, anyone) with any device (so usually their phones for example). Furthermore, often Librivox books are pieced together from many separate volunteer recordings. All our AudioBooks were recorded by our team in studios using professional actors (narrators) for high quality sound (samples above). I am by no means trying to knock Librivox- it is an amazing site and I too love it, but there are substantial differences here. So for a few pennies per book, many think it’s worth it.
5] IPAD/IPHONE, ANDROID
The USB drives are dual-ended with a regular USB end plus a Micro-USB end. The Micro-USB fits well in most Android devices so books can be enjoyed directly that way. If you have an iPhone or iPad you typically would first need to transfer the books to your computer then sync to your device. However, we recently launched BONUS APPLE & ANDROID APPs – on the back of the package you’ll get there will be a unique code that will allow you unlock your APPs. With the APPs these AudioBooks are extremely easy to enjoy on any Apple and/or Android device.
I think that’s about it for now. Off to get my beauty sleep, but I’ll be back in the morning to help answer any questions.
Thanks a lot in advance! Nic
@Ppublishers what, no windows phone app?
@kruzen what’s a Windows phone?
@unksol It’s the phone that Bill Gates and his immediate family are in love with. Nobody else has ever seen one.
Also, it’s what Microsoft tried to turn your computer into with Windows 8, and apologized for with Windows 10.
@kruzen Sorry no Windows App
The list seems to show all the Sherlock Holmes stories and novels, except The Hound of the Baskervilles!!!
@ojohn - Also funny how many dups there are between the two sets - apparently The Wizard of Oz, The Faerie Queen etc are both adult AND childrens’ titles!
@aetris @ojohn It actually looks like all of the children’s books are also in the adult collection…
What, no cheese for that Monte Cristo?
@blaineg shouldn’t there be powdered sugar and raspberry jam as well?
Today’s face looks like a douche nozzle. Nice.
A league is a measurement of horizontal distance, not depth.
#themoreyouknow
It’s not just horizontal distance, it can mean different units. If it were, then what you’re thinking of wouldn’t even count since the Earth is round and you rarely ever travel “leagues” horizontally.
@dunda I blame Jules. He should’ve called it 20,000 Leagues While Under The Sea
groans audibly
I vaguely remember someone mentioning that a lot of the kids books are on the 550 version so there isn’t any point to order both.
So maybe look into that before you order if you were planning on getting both.
@RiotDemon well there goes your commission check…nice one. Teasing; you’re right. The 550 does include the kids titles…but if you’re looking for a gift for the kids, beware the 550 as noted in another ‘exciting’ thread.
Hey Nic. I still have the old audiobook packages unopened. My grandchildren just have ipads attached to their necks. Is there a way to use the Bonus Apple apps with them?
@jmterr Ping @ppublishers- last time they handed out codes for the online app to previous purchasers. You might want to open them up and check for a code.
@jmterr Yea there is. Can you drop is a line at the helpdesk at www.egolibrary.com and we’ll get you the codes
ATTENTION! I got this e-book collection last time it was offered on MEH.
FYI: There is one porno book on here, so if you decide to listen in the car… watch out for “Night in a Moorish Harem” Hot Stuff
It was difficult to find SFW cover art for this book
@crow Where did I put that little drive? Found it!
And downloaded.
@crow Apparently it also has The Perfumed Garden…
@crow I wasn’t going to buy this… But this might make me reconsider
@crow @Limewater It does- hey, @Ppublishers, is there a listing of the dirty books on this thing? Just in case I want to avoid them, because why else would I want a list like that?
@crow @Limewater @sammydog01 let me see…I think I scribbled it down on my hand…
@crow @Ppublishers @sammydog01 It looks like it includes the instructions for Canasta.
Scanning down the list, I see Fanny Hill.
Aaand - @Ppublishers gets Meh
Enjoy your star!
I will say these audio books are well-produced, with excellent readers. I listened to all 12 hours of “20,000 Leagues Under the Sea”… Very well read. I do feel sorry for the reader, as he was listing the thousands of sea creatures and the descriptions of their colors, etc.
A good teacher gift!
/giphy macabre-shocked-bread
Bought these last time. Good quality. The one caveat is that each book is one long audio file. Depending on what you’re playing them with, it can be a problem to get back to the right spot after taking a break from it.
That said, you can use Audacity to break them apart on silences, which tends to break them on chapter breaks.
It looks like all of the children’s books are also in the adult collection. Not completely sure, but I spot checked a pretty good number of them.
@spencerwyatt that is right. The 550 Adult contains the 125 Kids as well.
Bought these last time. The flash drives survived Harvey flood water!
My commute will be much better.
/giphy contemptible-ecstatic-bushbaby
@muzztime I was hoping for a cuter bushbaby.
/giphy bushbaby
Are they all unabridged recordings?
@Brooklm Right, all UNabridged, full-lenght versions
An Amazon reviewer pointed out that many (all?) of these audiobooks are available gratis from LibriVox. So, the question becomes whether or not the USB stick itself, downloading time, and philosophical qualms are worth $22-$28?
FWIW, the 550 audiobook collection includes all 125 of the kids classic audiobooks. The 550 doesn’t include the kids eBooks.
@mwarren The books on LibriVox are voiced by whoever donated them. These are done by professionals.
@mwarren Have you listened to many Librivox books? Some of them are OK, but many I find unlistenable.
They are all done by volunteers, and nothing is rejected. So, sure, the source public domain books are the same, but the performances are not.
When you buy this you are paying for professional performance.
@craigthom @mwarren Yeah, some readers on Librivox are really good. The late Gregg Margarite was a personal favorite. Phil Chenevert is also very good. Some readers use it to practice English.
I’m a regular Librivox user, but I still ordered this. There’s a lot of good Robert E. Howard recordings on Librivox that this collection doesn’t have, but I’m paying a trivial amount for more consistent recordings that will hopefully be more palatable for the rest of my family on road trips.
@Limewater @mwarren I haven’t paid attention to names, but Gregg Margarite rang a bell. I think he did a lot of the SF short stories in the collections I listened to. Yes, he was good.
Those short story collections illustrated one problem: a lot of stories cropped up again and again with different readers.
@craigthom Yeah, he’s on a lot of the short SF collections. Those are fun. I’ve probably listened to the first twelve or so, and there have been at least three different versions of “2BR02B.”
I’m pretty sure Gregg Margarite was one of those three recordings, but it was too long ago for me to remember.
Unfortunately, this eGo collection seems a bit light on sci-fi, and doesn’t have any Robert E. Howard.
I will say, there are a lot of good readings of Robert E. Howard’s work on Librivox.
@mwarren Some of the titles (since they are Classics) can be found on Librivox, but these are not Librivox recordings. These are proprietary recordings we had create using professional narrators in sound studios. I think Librivox is a great resources, but for a few pennies per book, many find these highly worth it.
Might as well.
/giphy crooked-frankly-samurai
In for the big stick:
/giphy husky-rejoicing-wave
These are nicked from librovox in most cases and only half worked at all. Good thumb drive to erase and reuse