Patent ID: 8682803

Claim:
A computer-implemented method comprising: storing, by one or more computing devices, in an electronic data store, data regarding a plurality of content titles, wherein the data regarding each content title stored in the electronic data store is submitted by or on behalf of a holder of rights in the content title and includes one or more requirements for producing the content title in an alternative digital form; receiving, by the one or more computing devices, a search request submitted by at least one potential producer, wherein the search request indicates vocal capabilities of the at least one potential producer; in response to the search request, determining by the one or more computing devices, based at least in part on the content title data stored in the electronic data store, a plurality of content titles for which the vocal capabilities indicated in the search request meet the stored one or more requirements for producing each of the plurality of content titles in an alternative digital form; presenting, by the one or more computing devices, data regarding the plurality of content titles for review to the at least one potential producer, wherein the data regarding each of the plurality of content titles that is presented comprises the one or more requirements for producing the content title into an alternative digital form; electronically receiving from the at least one potential producer a digital sample production of a content title in the alternative digital form, wherein the digital sample production was produced by the at least one potential producer based at least in part on the one or more requirements for producing the content title into the alternative digital form that are presented for review, wherein the digital sample production comprises narration audio data corresponding to a portion of text content of the content title; presenting, by the one or more computing devices, the digital sample production of the content title in the alternative digital form to the rights holder of the content title; facilitating electronic communication regarding production of the content title in the alternative digital form between the at least one potential producer and the rights holder of the content title; presenting, by the one or more computing devices, a full production of the content title in the alternative digital form to the rights holder of the content title, wherein the full production was produced by the at least one potential producer; and upon acceptance by the rights holder of the full production of the content title in the alternative digital form, submitting to an electronic catalog the full production of the content title in the alternative digital form.