Audio+Books

=Audio Books=

Free Text Books that have Audio:

 * Guetenburg: Collection of text version and audio versions of out of print books
 * LibriVox: Volunteer service where people read and record books

Books with Illustrations and Audio:

 * Lit2Go: Mp3 formats of books that are out of print. Has search by reading levels.
 * International Children's Digital Library: Collection of free, illustrated elementary level audio books
 * BookPop: Collection of free, illustrated elementary level audio books from Stephen Cosgrove
 * Amazing Adventures: Collection of free, illustrated elementary level audio books from Thomas and Heidi Tosi
 * Storyline Online: Professional Actors from the Screen Actors Guild reading children's books
 * Storynory: Audio Stories for kids

Text to Speech Tools:

 * TextToSpeech: impressive Browser based tool that includes highlighting text as it is read
 * ispeach: reads entire documents you upload or text you copy and paste in or even from a web page

Tools for making our own Digital Books:

 * Audacity - Free audio recording tool available on all platforms and very intuitive
 * Pixlr - Free browser based graphic editing tool. Great for quick resizing or cropping of graphics.
 * Film Sound - Sound effect libraries if you wish to embellish your reader's experience
 * Sound Dogs - Free sounds, music and sound effects for your productions