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FAQ and Help Downloading Stories
How do I play an audio story on my computer?
Just press the play button:
How do I download a story to my computer?
Look for the link that says:
Download the audio to your computer (right click, save as)
Right Click the link (on a Mac ctrl-click), and you will see a pop-up box. Select “Save Target As” or “Save Link As” and save to your computer.
How do I put your latest stories onto my iPod?
The easiest way to put our latest stories onto your iPod is to subscribe (for free) with iTunes. This link will launch iTunes. iTunes is a free software application made by Apple with versions for both Mac and PC. Once our stories are in your iTunes library, they will sync with your iPod next time you plug your iPod into your computer .
How do I put your stories onto my MP3 Player (it’s not an iPod)?
All MP3 players are a bit different, but with most it’s quite easy. Download and save some stories to your desktop or a folder on your computer. Plug your MP3 player into your computer via the USB. On a PC open up “My Computer”. On a MAC open the finder (the square icon with a face). You should be able to see an external drive represented there. This is your MP3 player. Simply drag our story files onto it. That should transfer them.
Can you email your stories to me every week?
Yes, please subscribe to our email service here. Please use the email address of somebody who is 13 years or older (perhaps mum or dad’s email if you are a kid). You will receive an email asking you to confirm that you want to subscribe. Please remember to confirm.
How do I put other stories (not just your latest) onto my iPod?
Go to one of our archive pages (such as “Original Stories“). You will see that each of our sub-categories has its own RSS feed. The RSS feed allows you to subscribe to our individual categories as podcasts. Copy the URL (web address) of the RSS feed. Open up iTunes.
Click the “Advanced” button at the top of iTunes. Select “Subscribe to Podcast” from the drop-down menu. Paste the URL into the dialogue box. You are now subscribed to that category. You can then select “download all” in your podcasts section of iTunes and you will
download all the stories from that category.
Why don’t you have more stories on your iTunes feed?
There are some technical reasons, but see above…. all our categories have their own feeds.
How do I make iTunes download individual stories from your feed?
If you have subscribed to Storynory, click “Podcasts” in the left menu of iTunes. Look for our icon (or it might show an picture from one of our stories). Click the picture. You will see a list of our stories with options to “Get All” or just to “Get” an individual episode. Click the appropriate button.
I’m tying to download your stories, but it’s not working properly, what’s happening?
We are really sorry, but the internet is a strange place and there are sometimes blocks on the way between our server and your computer. The blockages are usually temporary and clear after an hour or so. If you are at school or work, it could be that a firewall prevents MP3 downloads. All our audio is hosted on the Libsyn network which serves about a billion downloads a year, so it’s not lack of capacity at our end.
Can I use your stories in my school, kindergarten, or hospital?
Although our stories are copyrighted, we do allow you to use them in schools and educational / medical / therapeutic institutions so long as you do not sell them or remove any references we make to storynory.com. You may print the texts and copy the audio so long as it is for use in your own school, nursery, family etc. Wider commercial use is not allowed. If in doubt, you can always email bertie@storynory.com and we usually reply swiftly.
Can I rebroadcast, distribute, print as a book, or sell your stories in some way?
Not without our permission. Please get in touch – bertie@storynory.com.
Can I link to you or write up my story on my blog?
Yes, please do. You can use our icon for reviews. http://storynory.com/images/bertie-icon.jpg
Why do you allow critical and ungrammatical comments on Storynory?
Children clearly enjoy the interaction with our stories via the comments section. Commenting on Storynory is entirely safe because we do not ask for email addresses or identification. We do moderate the comments before they appear, and we disallow anything offensive, totally non-nonsensical, or in a language we do not understand. But we do allow reasonable criticism because it would be cheating not to. That said, we have the last say. If we think criticism is gratuitous or just mucking around, we don’t let it through. As for grammar, we haven’t got time to change it, and besides we want the comments to be authentic.
What sort of comments do you cut?
Kids are kids, and they post so much stuff that’s not really appropriate, that it’s hard to cover it all, but here’s a flavour. We cut out contact details so as to keep the site safe for kids. We usually delete comments in languages other than English, unless we have time to translate them. We don’t like visitors to start attacking each other’s opinions too strongly (polite disagreement is ok). We cut comments with bad words. Just for the record, critical comments too often use the words “sucks” or “gay” – and those comments get deleted ( those words might be in common use among kids, but we think they are offensive if used in this way). We discourage OMG or “Oh My God” as some people might consider that is calling the name the Almighty in vain. We get a lot of “test” comments where some kid posts one comment saying, “I hate it,” and another saying “I love it” to see what we will do. We cut both comments.
Why didn’t you reply to my comment, Bertie?
There are so many comments, but Bertie tries to reply to as many as possible. Usually, if you really, really insist, you will get a reply. But please don’t pester him too much !
Can I email you, Bertie / Natasha, and will you be my friend?
We prefer kids to use the anonymous comments section. Grown-ups can email us any time at bertie@storynory.com.
How do you make money from free stories?
Well it is a bit of a struggle, but we do have Google ads, and we are grateful to AudibleKids for sponsoring us. If you buy an audio book from AudibleKids via the link from our site, it helps keep them happy with us.
Why don’t you charge for stories?
We want our stories to reach as many people as possible.
Can you help us build a site as good as yours?
We have a consultancy, Blog Relations . We can build a great site at a reasonable price, and we can advise on building traffic, but in the end it’s up to you to win-over the audience.
When will Bertie turn back into a Prince?
That day could mark the end of his stories, so not just yet.
Bertie, you guys should make your own version of lord of the rings or narnia or even star wars or star trek
it was boringggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggg
Dear Angela, Thank you for the suggestions. We have thought of doing the Wind in the Willows from time to time – but I didn’t even know about those other stories.
You should do some of Kenneth Grahame’s stories. In particular, there does not seem to be a version of Dream Day’s or The Golden Age that is readily accessible to kids anywhere (I’ve looked on Google). I’m in my 30′s, English is my first language, and I need a dictionary handy when I try to read them.
Why don’t you create an iPhone/Android APP? Smart phones are very popular now, it will be much easier to open an app on my cell phone than open the web pages and download stories.
Thank you for such great stories. My son and I listen to a new one every night. He loves falling asleep to Natasha’s voice. Having a story is the perfect way to end the day.
Dear New Storynory Fan, we will certainly look at Vasilisa the Wise. Do check out our Russian stories
Baba Yaga
http://storynory.com/2008/10/13/baba-yaga-a-scary-story-for-halloween/
And Sadko
http://storynory.com/2011/01/18/sadko/
Hi. I have just discovered your website and I think it is absolutely wonderful. I was wondering if you could do a request for a story. It is the Russian version of the Frog Princess, also known as Vasilisa the Wise. You can read the summary of it at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Frog_Princess
It is a beautiful story and I would really appreciate it if you put it onto your website for others to enjoy. Thank you.
Hi, I have only recently discovered your website. I love it! My 5yr old is entranced by the ‘Katie the witch’ Stories, and I am thrilled to have managed to download ‘Alice in wonderland’ for her. Please keep up the good work! This is a wonderful resource!
Thankyou! Jo
Do you have any activities for reading comprehension to go along with your stories? Thank you.
Dear Hee, just read the story from the heart.
Hello. I’m so happy to find this website today.
I’m just wondering if you can record the book somebody recommends or not.
Actually I have a task that makes me very stressful for a few days. It’s a record about a book which of title is “It’s nice to be different”. 3 year-old babies are going to listen to the story during the nap. Help me! Is there any tips or helps to make a record of that story? Thanks for listening my cry.
Dear Rose, teachers have to make up their own minds about the reading levels of the stories.
I am a teacher and I am wondering how I can find out the reading levels of the different passages on your site. I am not sure if I am overlooking it, or if you do not offer that feature on your site.
Hi Melissa, we do think of it from time to time, but it would take a lot of resources for us to design a book – probably would need pictures to look nice – and there doesn’t seem any guarantee that the audience would buy in great numbers. We currently lack a proper print style on the site, and I’m aware of this, and will try and make the pages more printer friendly this week.
We love storynory and wish we could have these stories in book form. Are there any to buy? We’d rather have them bound, they would make beautiful books!! If so, please let us know. My email address is listed above.
Thanks in advance,
Melissa
We love storynory and wish we could have these stories in book form. Are there any to buy? We’d rather have them bound, they would make beautiful books!! If so, please let us know.
Thanks in advance,
Melissa
Hello,
Please consider publishing stories in video format. By video, I dont mean animation or movie. Just the video of the reader telling the story. The facial expression of the reader would help children a lot.
I dont mind paying $20 to $30 per year for such.
Regards.
can someone please give me the link of storynory that is something like as I have mentioned below http://www.audobooket.com/storynory
I WANT BERTIE TO TURN BACK INTO A PRINCE AND I WANT IT NOW! DO Y’A HEAR ME? NOW! SCRAM! MOVE IT! GET TO WORK ON IT NOW!
Hello Lina, it’s not working at the moment. Apologies. Will be soon again I hope though.
Hello i can’t translate with double click in the words you can help me please
thanks
what day do you upload new stories?
Dear Sara, Natasha, Richard and Elizabeth have British accents.
hi
what is your language?
American or British??
pleaaaaaaaaaaaase
(Kayla) I’m sort of glad that Bertie didn’t turn into a prince yet because I want to read his stories for ever… maybe he can still do Storynory when he turns back into a prince. He has a talent for telling stories.
Dear Devnsanda, Please see our writing competition
http://storynory.com/2010/02/09/storynory-writing-competition/
I like the story when Bertie almost turns into a prince.
JOKES
Bertie and Beatrice went up the hill to fetch a pail of water Bertie fell down and broke his crown and Beatrice collasped with laughter
I like your stories they are intresting,can I write stories and will you show them if you like them?
devnanda
P.S I hope you turn back into a prince
i LOVED this storynory my favourite author is Hans christian anderson buti wonder if you could add the the story escape to last mans peak
yes i know,,but it doesnt work!
thnx anyway! ;)
Dear Maryam, if you would like to download the audio to your computer please Right click the link that says “Download the audio”. A menu should pop up with something like, “Save Target AS” or “Save Link As”. I hope this helps.
Hi!
thnx a lot for ur amazing stories,,but there is a problam,i cant download audio of stories,,plz help me!
Hi Michelle, you need to burn the stories to a CD in audio tracks using a program such as iTunes, Nero, Windows Media Player, etc. You also need to use an audio CD (not a data CD). You can easily buy these from the stores. Here are some instructions for iTunes that I wrote a while ago. It’s fairly similar with other programs.
With iTunes you can burn our stories to a CD. As it is an MP3 CD it may only play in newer CD players – but any fairly recent equipment should play it.
To burn a CD first you have to make a play list. In your iTunes library block and select the stories that you want to burn . Then go to File at the top and choose “New Playlist from Selection”. This will make your playlist. Now look at the bottom right of iTunes. A button will have appeared saying “Burn CD”. Insert a blank audio disk and press the “Burn CD” button.
You can also have a look at Nero which may do it even more thoroughly.
http://www.nero.com/eng/index.html
I was just wanting to know if there is anyway to download these on to a cd. At our school we only have cd players. I tried saving them as and then going back and trying to burn them to a cd. They would play on pc but not on cd player. The kids were very excited when I told them I found some stories to listen to during nap.
Thanks for your time
Michelle
Dear Claudia, I hope this is a temporary problem. One option might be to try using iTunes.
unable to download, anybody else having this problem?
Hi Skeeta, all our files are Mp3 because this is the most universal format. But if you want to convert the files to wma you could try using this free application
http://koyotstar.free.fr/indexEn.html
Hi
I’m wondering if you can save the stories as a wma file instead of a mpga file as my MP3 does not support mpga files. Or is there another way around this?
Thanks
HI NATASHA . HOW’S IT GOING ? YOUR ARE SO SWEET . AND REALLY BEAUTIFUL . CAN I ASK HOW OLD YOU ARE ? IM REZA / 22 / FROM IRAN . IM A BOY . AND YOUR STORIES ARE VERY GREAT . BY THE WAY NATASHA . WHERE ARE YOU FROM EXACTLY ? NICE JOB NATASHA . HAVE A GREAT LIFE . BYE HONEY.
Dinesha, we’ll have some more pictures soon
your stories are excellent.i’ve downloaded some of them.but my child is very small.so she can’t concentrate this story without any videos or beautiful pictures.so please tell me the way to get these stories with videos or pictures.
Thank you,
Dinesha Chandrasekara
email: nishee_me@yahoo.com