John Awa-abuon

If you grew up with stacks of magazines beside your bed or rolled up in your school bag, there’s a corner of the internet that will make you feel like you’ve stepped back in time. Every issue of your favorite childhood magazines, complete with all the colorful ads, jokes, and fashion spreads, is quietly sitting on the Internet Archive. Most people are familiar with the Internet Archive's Wayback Machine, a tool that allows you to view old versions of websites. But that’s just one part of it.

I’ve always loved audiobooks, but the price can make it hard to keep up with the habit. A few months of paying for a subscription, and suddenly I’ve spent as much as I would on a stack of new hardcovers. That is why finding LibriVox felt like such a win. Instead of charging for access, they make their recordings available to anyone, anywhere, without asking for payment or even a login.