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The Story of a Mine, by Bret Harte 2661
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George Cruikshank, by William Makepeace Thackeray 2648
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John Leech's Pictures of Life and Character, William Makepeace Thackeray 2646
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The Second Funeral of Napoleon, by William Makepeace Thackeray 2645
[Author AKA: Michael Angelo Titmarch]
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Clarence, by Bret Harte 2635
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Roundabout Papers, by William Makepeace Thackeray 2608
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Legends and Tales, by Bret Harte 2599
[Contents]
[The Legend Of Monte Del Diablo]
[The Adventure Of Padre Vincentio]
[The Legend Of Devil's Point]
[The Devil And The Broker]
[The Ogress Of Silver Land]
[The Ruins Of San Francisco]
[A Night At Wingdam]
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Urban Sketches, by Bret Harte 2598
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[A Venerable Impostor]
[From A Balcony]
[Melons]
[Surprising Adventures Of Master Charles Summerton]
[Sidewalkings]
[A Boy's Dog]
[Charitable Reminiscences]
["Seeing The Steamer Off"]
[Neighborhoods I Have Moved From]
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[On A Vulgar Little Boy]
[Waiting For The Ship]
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Mrs. Skaggs's Husbands and Other Stories, by Bret Harte 2597
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[How Santa Claus Came To Simpson's Bar]
[The Princess Bob And Her Friends]
[The Iliad Of Sandy Bar]
[Mr. Thompson's Prodigal]
[The Romance Or Madrono Hollow]
[The Poet Of Sierra Flat]
[The Christmas Gift That Came To Rupert]
[Updated edition of: etext01/skggs10.txt]
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.org/2/5/9/2597 ]
[Files: 2597.txt; 2597-h.htm]
On the Frontier, by Bret Harte 2574
[Contents]
[At The Mission Of San Carmel]
[A Blue Grass Penelope]
[Left Out On Lone Star Mountain]
[Updated edition of: etext01/frntr10.txt]
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.org/2/5/7/2574 ]
[Files: 2574.txt; 2574-h.htm]
The Three Partners, by Bret Harte 2560
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[Files: 2560.txt; 2560-h.htm]
Mr. Jack Hamlin's Mediation and Other Stories, by Bret Harte 2556
[Contents]
[Mr. Jack Hamlin's Mediation]
[The Man At The Semaphore]
[An Esmeralda Of Rocky Canyon]
[Dick Spindler's Family Christmas]
[When The Waters Were Up At "Jules'"]
[The Boom In The "Calaveras Clarion"]
[The Secret Of Sobriente's Well]
[Liberty Jones's Discovery]
[Updated edition of: etext01/jhmln10.txt]
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.org/2/5/5/2556 ]
[Files: 2556.txt; 2556-h.htm]
Under the Redwoods, by Bret Harte 2555
[Contents]
[Jimmy's Big Brother From California]
[The Youngest Miss Piper]
[A Widow Of The Santa Ana Valley]
[The Mermaid Of Lighthouse Point]
[Under The Eaves]
[How Reuben Allen "Saw Life" In San Francisco]
[Three Vagabonds Of Trinidad]
[A Vision Of The Fountain]
[A Romance Of The Line]
[Bohemian Days In San Francisco]
[Updated edition of: etext01/unrdw10.txt]
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.org/2/5/5/2555 ]
[Files: 2555.txt; 2555-h.htm]
Thankful's Inheritance, by Joseph C. Lincoln 2552
[Updated edition of: etext01/thkin10.txt]
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.org/2/5/5/2552 ]
[Files: 2552.txt; 2552-h.htm]
Tales of Trail and Town, by Bret Harte 2550
[Contents]
[The Ancestors Of Peter Atherly]
[Two Americans]
[The Judgment Of Bolinas Plain]
[The Strange Experience Of Alkali Dick]
[A Night On The Divide]
[The Youngest Prospector In Calaveras]
[A Tale Of Three Truants]
[Updated edition of: etext00/totat10.txt]
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.org/2/5/5/2550 ]
[Files: 2550.txt; 2550-h.htm]
>From Sand Hill to Pine, by Bret Harte 2544
[Contents:]
[A Niece Of Snapshot Harry's]
[A Treasure Of The Redwoods]
[A Belle Of Canada City]
[What Happened At The Fonda]
[A Jack And Jill Of The Sierras]
[Mr. Bilson's Housekeeper]
[Updated edition of: etext01/fshtp10.txt]
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[Files: 2544.txt; 2544-h.htm]
Openings in the Old Trail, by Bret Harte 2535
[Contents:]
[Openings In The Old Trail]
[A Mercury Of The Foot-Hills]
[Colonel Starbottle For The Plaintiff]
[The Landlord Of The Big Flume Hotel]
[A Buckeye Hollow Inheritance]
[The Reincarnation Of Smith]
[Lanty Foster's Mistake]
[An Ali Baba Of The Sierras]
[Miss Peggy's Proteges]
[The Goddess Of Excelsior]
[Updated edition of: etext01/oitot10.txt]
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The History of Henry Esmond, Esq., by W. M. Thackeray 2511
[Updated edition of: etext01/hnrye10.txt]
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[Files: 2511.txt; 2511-h.htm]
Stories in Light and Shadow, by Bret Harte 2508
[Contents]
["Unser Karl"]
[Uncle Jim And Uncle Billy]
[See Yup]
[The Desborough Connections]
[Salomy Jane's Kiss]
[The Man And The Mountain]
[The Passing Of Enriquez]
[Updated edition of: etext00/slgts10.txt]
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[Files: 2508.txt; 2508-h.htm]
Lavengro, by George Borrow 452
[Subtitle: The Scholar, The Gypsy, The Priest]
[Introduction: Augustine Birrell]
[Illus.: E. J. Sullivan]
[Updated edition of: etext96/lvgro10.txt]
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[Ill.: Andre Castaigne]
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Fifty Famous Stories Retold, by James Baldwin 18442
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Bright-Wits, Prince of Mogadore, by Burren Laughlin and L. L. Flood 18441
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.org/1/8/4/4/18441 ]
[Files: 18441.txt; 18441-h.htm]
Logic, by Carveth Read 18440
[Subtitle: Deductive and Inductive]
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[Link: http://www.gutenberg.org/1/8/4/3/18439 ]
[Files: 18439.txt; 18439-8.txt; 18439-h.htm]
Explanation of Catholic Morals, by John H. Stapleton 18438
[Subtitle: A Concise, Reasoned, and Popular Exposition of Catholic]
[Morals]
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.org/1/8/4/3/18438 ]
[Files: 18438.txt; 18438-h.htm; ]
Troublesome Comforts, by Geraldine Glasgow 18437
[Subtitle: A Story for Children]
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.org/1/8/4/3/18437 ]
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Arnold Bocklin, by Heinrich Alfred Schmid 18436
[Illustrator: Arnold Bocklin]
[Language: German]
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Good Things to Eat as Suggested by Rufus, by Rufus Estes 18435
[Subtitle: A Collection of Practical Recipes for Preparing Meats,]
[Game, Fowl, Fish, Puddings, Pastries, Etc.]
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A Melody in Silver, by Keene Abbott 18434
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Kultala, by Heinrich Zschokke 18433
[Subtitle: Hydyllinen ja huvittava historia, yhteiselle kansalle]
[luettavaksi annettu]
[Translator: Carl Niclas Keckman]
[Language: Finnish]
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.org/1/8/4/3/18433 ]
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Fowler's Household Helps, by A. L. Fowler 18432
[Subtitle: Over 300 Useful and Valuable Helps About the Home, Carefully]
[Compiled and Arranged in Convenient Form for Frequent Use]
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.org/1/8/4/3/18432 ]
[Files: 18432.txt; 18432-h.htm; ]
Other Worlds, by Garrett P. Serviss 18431
[Subtitle: Their Nature, Possibilities and Habitability in the Light of]
[the Latest Discoveries]
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.org/1/8/4/3/18431 ]
[Files: 18431.txt; 18431-8.txt; 18431-h.htm; ]
Our Elizabeth, by Florence A. Kilpatrick 18430
[Subtitle: A Humour Novel]
[Illus.: Ernest Forbes]
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.org/1/8/4/3/18430 ]
[Files: 18430.txt; 18430-8.txt; 18430-h.htm; ]
Zonnestralen in School en Huis, by Henr. Dietz and Kath. Leopold 18429
[Language: Dutch]
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.org/1/8/4/2/18429 ]
[Files: 18429-8.txt; 18429-h.htm]
The Feast at Solhoug, by Henrik Ibsen 18428
[Tr.: William Archer and Mary Morrison]
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Mon frere Yves, by Pierre Loti 18427
[Language: French]
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.org/1/8/4/2/18427 ]
[Files: 18427-8.txt; 18427-h.htm]
Sunny Slopes, by Ethel Hueston 18426
[Illus.: Arthur William Brown]
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.org/1/8/4/2/18426 ]
[Files: 18426.txt; 18426-8.txt; 18426-h.htm; ]
Een Kapitein van 15 Jaar, by Jules Verne 18425
[Subtitle: De Walvischjagers]
[Language: Dutch]
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.org/1/8/4/2/18425 ]
[Files: 18425-8.txt; 18425-h.htm]
A Midsummer Holiday and Other Poems, by Algernon Charles Swinburne 18424
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Old Kaskaskia, by Mary Hartwell Catherwood 18423
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Modern Eloquence: Vol III, After-Dinner Speeches P-Z, by Various 18422
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Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue Keeping Store, by Laura Lee Hope 18421
[Illustrator: Walter S. Rogers]
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.org/1/8/4/2/18421 ]
[Files: 18421.txt; 18421-h.htm]
The Bobbsey Twins at Home, by Laura Lee Hope 18420
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Liberalism and the Social Problem, by Winston Spencer Churchill 18419
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.org/1/8/4/1/18419 ]
[Files: 18419.txt; 18419-8.txt; 18419-h.htm]
A Crooked Path, by Mrs. Alexander 18418
[Subtitle: A Novel]
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[Files: 18418.txt; 18418-8.txt; 18418-h.htm]
The Great Panjandrum Himself, by Samuel Foote 18417
[Illustrator: Randolph Caldecott]
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.org/1/8/4/1/18417 ]
[Files: 18417.txt; 18417-h.htm]
Histoires incroyables, Tome II, by Jules Lermina 18416
[Language: French]
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.org/1/8/4/1/18416 ]
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Histoires incroyables, Tome I, by Jules Lermina 18415
[Language: French]
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The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. VIII, No. 355, October 16, 1886, by Various 18414
[Editor: Charles Peters]
[Editor: Flora Klickmann]
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.org/1/8/4/1/18414 ]
[Files: 18414.txt; 18414-8.txt; 18414-h.htm]
Prudence of the Parsonage, by Ethel Hueston 18413
[Illus.: Arthur William Brown]
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.org/1/8/4/1/18413 ]
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De Pleiters, by Jean Baptiste Racine 18412
[Translator: Abraham Bogaert]
[Language: Dutch]
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.org/1/8/4/1/18412 ]
[Files: 18412-8.txt; 18412-0.txt; 18412-h.htm]
Sata runoa, by Various 18411
[Subtitle: Valikoituja maailmankirjallisuudesta]
[Translator: Valter Juva]
[Language: Finnish]
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.org/1/8/4/1/18411 ]
[Files: 18411-8.txt; 18411-0.txt]
Isopel Berners, by George Borrow 18400
[Editor: Thomas Seccombe]
[Subtitle: The History of certain doings in a Staffordshire Dingle,]
[July, 1825]
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.org/1/8/4/0/18400 ]
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Put Yourself in His Place, by Charles Reade 2497
[Updated edition of: etext01/pyihp10.txt]
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[Files: 2497.txt; 2497-h.htm]
Susy, A Story of the Plains, by Bret Harte 2495
[Updated edition of: etext01/susy10.txt]
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Mary-'Gusta, by Joseph C. Lincoln 2473
[Updated edition of: etext01/mrygt10.txt]
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White Lies, by Charles Reade 2472
[Updated edition of: etext01/whtls10.txt]
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The Crusade of the Excelsior, by Bret Harte 2471
[Updated edition of: etext01/tcote10.txt]
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Trent's Trust and Other Stories, by Bret Harte 2459
[Contents:]
[Trent's Trust]
[Mr. Macglowrie's Widow]
[A Ward Of Colonel Starbottle]
[Prosper's "Old Mother"]
[The Convalescence Of Jack Hamlin]
[A Pupil Of Chestnut Ridge]
[Dick Boyle's Business Card]
[Updated edition of: etext01/ttaos10.txt]
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.org/2/4/5/2459 ]
[Files: 2459.txt; 2459-h.htm]
The Woman-Haters, by Joseph C. Lincoln 2372
[Updated edition of: etext00/wmnhr10.txt]
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.org/2/3/7/2372 ]
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In the Carquinez Woods, by Bret Harte 2310
[Updated edition of: etext00/crqnz10.txt]
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The Depot Master, by Joseph C. Lincoln 2307
[Updated edition of: etext00/dpmst10.txt]
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A Simpleton, by Charles Reade 2301
[Updated edition of: etext00/smptn10.txt]
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Snow-Bound at Eagle's, by Bret Harte 2297
[Updated edition of: etext00/sbdae10.txt]
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.org/2/2/9/2297 ]
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Devil's Ford, by Bret Harte 2286
[Updated edition of: etext00/dvlfd10.txt]
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A Waif of the Plains, by Bret Harte 2279
[Updated edition of: etext00/awotp10.txt]
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.org/2/2/7/2279 ]
[Files: 2279.txt; 2279-h.htm]
Michael, by E. F. Benson 2072
[Updated edition of: etext00/mikel10.txt]
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.org/2/0/7/2072 ]
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Keziah Coffin, by Joseph C. Lincoln 2068
[Updated edition of: etext00/kziac10.txt]
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.org/2/0/6/2068 ]
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Beasts, Men and Gods, by Ferdinand Ossendowski 2067
[Translator: Lewis Stanton Palen]
[Updated edition of: etext00/bmgds10.txt]
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.org/2/0/6/2067 ]
[Files: 2067.txt; 2067-h.htm]
The Yellow Claw, by Sax Rohmer 2028
[Updated edition of: etext00/yclaw10.txt]
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.org/2/0/2/2028 ]
[Files: 2028.txt; 2028-h.htm]
The Coming Conquest of England, by August Niemann 2026
[Translator: J. H. Freese]
[Updated edition of: etext00/tccoe10.txt]
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.org/2/0/2/2026 ]
[Files: 2026.txt; 2026-h.htm]
Westward Ho!, by Charles Kingsley 1860
[Updated edition of: etext99/wstho10.txt]
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.org/1/8/6/1860 ]
[Files: 1860.txt; 1860-h.htm]
Old Christmas, by Washington Irving 1850
[Updated edition of: etext99/oxmas10.txt]
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.org/1/8/5/1850 ]
[Files: 1850.txt; 1850-h.htm]
Montezuma's Daughter, by H. Rider Haggard 1848
[Updated edition of: etext99/mzdtr10.txt]
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.org/1/8/4/1848 ]
[Files: 1848.txt; 1848-h.htm]
Mae Madden, by Mary Murdoch Mason 1829
[Updated edition of: etext99/mmmmm10.txt]
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.org/1/8/2/1829 ]
[Files: 1829.txt; 1829-h.htm]
Peace Manoeuvres, by Richard Harding Davis 1824
[Updated edition of: etext99/pcmnv10.txt]
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.org/1/8/2/1824 ]
[Files: 1824.txt; 1824-h.htm]
The Amateur, by Richard Harding Davis 1822
[Updated edition of: etext99/thmtr10.txt]
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.org/1/8/2/1822 ]
[Files: 1822.txt; 1822-h.htm]
A Charmed Life, by Richard Harding Davis 1821
[Updated edition of: etext99/chmlf10.txt]
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.org/1/8/2/1821 ]
[Files: 1821.txt; 1821-h.htm]
A Wasted Day, by Richard Harding Davis 1820
[Updated edition of: etext99/wstdy10.txt]
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.org/1/8/2/1820 ]
[Files: 1820.txt; 1820-h.htm]
The Messengers, by Richard Harding Davis 1819
[Updated edition of: etext99/msgrs10.txt]
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.org/1/8/1/1819 ]
[Files: 1819.txt; 1819-h.htm]
The Spy, by Richard Harding Davis 1818
[Updated edition of: etext99/thspy10.txt]
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.org/1/8/1/1818 ]
[Files: 1818.txt; 1818-h.htm]
A Question of Latitude, by Richard Harding Davis 1817
[Updated edition of: etext99/qlttd10.txt]
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.org/1/8/1/1817 ]
[Files: 1817.txt; 1817-h.htm]
Life of Johnson, by James Boswell 1564
[Subtitle: Abridged and Edited]
[Editor and Intro.: Charles Grosvenor Osgood]
[Updated edition of: etext98/ljnsn10.txt]
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.org/1/5/6/1564 ]
[Files: 1564.txt; 1564-h.htm]
Little Rivers, by Henry van Dyke 1562
[Subtitle: A Book Of Essays In Profitable Idleness]
[Contents:]
[Little Rivers]
[A Leaf Of Spearmint]
[Ampersand]
[A Handful Of Heather]
[The Ristigouche From A Horse-Yacht]
[Alpenrosen And Goat's Milk]
[Au Large]
[Trout-Fishing In The Traun]
[At The Sign Of The Balsam Bough]
[A Song After Sundown]
[Updated edition of: etext98/ltrvs10.txt]
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The Harvest of Years, by Martha Lewis Beckwith Ewell 18332
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.org/1/8/3/3/18332 ]
[Files: 18332.txt; 18332-8.txt; 18332-h.htm]
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The Argosy, Vol. 51, No. 2, February, 1891, ed. by Charles W. Woods 18372
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Manhood Perfectly Restored, by Unknown 18370
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Statistical Review
In the 19 weeks of this year, we have produced 1270 new eBooks.
It took us from 07/71 to 04/98 to produce our FIRST 1270 eBooks!!!
That's 19 WEEKS as Compared to ~27 YEARS!!!
FLASHBACK!
Here's a sample of what books we were doing around eBook #1270
Mon Year Title and Author [filename.ext] ###
A "C" Following The eText # Indicates That This eText Is Under Copyright
[Note: books without month and year entries are now in new catalog format]
Apr 1998 In Defense of Women, by H. L. Mencken [ndwmnxxx.xxx] 1270
Soul of a Bishop, by H. G. Wells 1269
Apr 1998 The Mysterious Island, by Jules Verne [Verne #6] [milndxxx.xxx] 1268
Apr 1998 Kai Lung's Golden Hours, by Ernest Bramah[Bramah3][klsghxxx.xxx] 1267
Apr 1998 Lavender and Old Lace, by Myrtle Reed [lvolcxxx.xxx] 1266
Queen Victoria, by Lytton Strachey 1265
Apr 1998 Wheels of Chance/Bicycling Idyll by H.G. Wells #14[wchncxxx.xxx] 1264
Apr 1998 The Glimpses of the Moon, by Edith Wharton [EW#9][tgotmxxx.xxx] 1263
Apr 1998 Heritage of the Desert, by Zane Grey[Zane Grey #6][hdsrtxxx.xxx] 1262
Betty Zane, by Zane Grey 1261
Mar 1998 Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Bronte [#7 by Bronte's] [janeyxxx.xxx] 1260
Mar 1998 Twenty Years After, by Alexandre Dumas [Pere #4] [3muskxxx.xxx] 1259
Mar 1998 Ten Years Later, by Alexandre Dumas[Dumas Pere #3][2muskxxx.xxx] 1258
Mar 1998 The Three Musketeers, by Alexandre Dumas [Pere #2][1muskxxx.xxx] 1257
Cyrano de Bergerac, by Edmond Rostand 1256
[Language: French]
[ Pending / Unfilled ] 1255*
Mar 1998 Cyrano de Bergerac by Edmond Rostand [In English] [cdbenxxx.xxx] 1254
A Simple Soul, by Gustave Flaubert 1253
Mar 1998 Le Mort d'Arthur, by Thomas Malory Volume 2[TM#2][2martxxx.xxx] 1252
Mar 1998 Le Mort d'Arthur, by Thomas Malory Volume 1[TM#1][1martxxx.xxx] 1251
Mar 1998 Anthem, by Ayn Rand [Alice Rosenblum][Ayn Rand #1][anthmxxx.xxx] 1250
(Slightly different format in:) [anthmxxa.xxx]
Mar 1998 Anthem, by Ayn Rand [Comparison of anthm10 & 10a] [anthmxxz.xxx] 1249
Last of the Great Scouts, by Helen Cody Wetmore 1248
[Subtitle: The Life Story of William F. Cody ("Buffalo Bill")]
Mar 1998 Second April, by Edna St. Vincent Millay[Millay#2][aprilxxx.xxx] 1247
Mar 1998 The House of Dust, by Conrad Aiken [Aiken #1][hdustxxx.xxx] 1246
Mar 1998 Night and Day, by Virginia Woolf [Woolf #2][nidayxxx.xxx] 1245
Mar 1998 Love for Love, by William Congreve [Congreve #3][lv4lvxxx.xxx] 1244
Hearts of Controversy, by Alice Meynell 1243
Unconscious Comedians, by Honore de Balzac 1242
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Have We Given Away A Trillion Books/Dollars Yet?
If our average eBook has reached just 1% of the world population of
6,516,452,035 that would be 19,414 x 65,164,520 = ~1.26 Trillion !!!
With 19,414 eBooks online as of May 17, 2006 it now takes an average
of ~1% of the world gaining a nominal value of ~$.79 from each book.
[1% world population x #eBooks] 65,164,520 x 19,414 x $.79 = ~$1 Trillion
[Google "world population" "popclock" to get the most current figures.]
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A Trillion Dollars Given Away At Just $.51 Value Per Book To 100 Million
With 19,414 eBooks online as of May 17, 2006 it now takes an average
of 100,000,000 readers gaining a nominal value of $0.51 from each book.
This "cost" is down from about $.62 when we had 16,244 eBooks a year ago.
Our Target Audience Is 1.5% Of The World Population = ~100,000,000 people.
At 19,414 eBooks in 34 Years and 10.50 Months We Averaged
557 Per Year
46.4 Per Month
1.52 Per Day
At 1270 eBooks Done In The 133 Days Of 2006 We Averaged
9.5 Per Day
67 Per Week
282 Per Month
If you are interested in the population of the world or of the U.S.
you might want to know that these numbers, official as they appear,
are just just estimates, and perhaps not as accurate as we hope.
However, for those keeping track of how quickly the U.S. reaches a
300 million population level, and who noticed the passing of 298M,
just two weeks ago. . .the U.S. is already 1/6 the way to 299M, so
it will probably be 10 more weeks to 299M and 22 more to 300M.
Recently the U.S. Congress, pertaining to district reapportionment,
who gets to vote for which Congresspeople, decided that many of the
districts were undercounted by 5%, perhaps then later deciding that
all districts had been undercounted by 5% [can't recall details].
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production; each production-week starts/ends Wednesday noon,
starts with the first Wednesday of January. January 4th was
the first Wednesday of 2006, and thus ended PG's production
year of 2005 and began the production year of 2006 at noon.
This year there will be 52 Wednesdays, thus no extra week.
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