Project Gutenberg and partner sponsors encourage readers to create the “personal library” of their choice in a “personal computer.” Most of the fair’s electronic books are free of charge, and an additional 160,000 or more have coupon or discount purchases available during the month.
All possible types of electronic books, or eBooks, are available:
eBooks in over 100 Different Languages!
eBooks designed for cell phones!
eBooks designed for Adobe readers!
eBooks designed for plain text readers!
eBooks out loud in theatrical performances!
eBooks that your computer can read aloud to you!
eBooks that can be easily quoted in school papers!
160,000 eBooks in brand new commercial editions!!!
/The Project Gutenberg Monthly Newsletter, Jul. 04, 2008/
e-Books Readable By Both Humans And Computers Since 1971
A Million Plus Books Free for the Taking!
July 4 2008
The Third Annual World eBook Fair Starts July 4th.
"Own Your Own Library" is the theme of this year's World eBook Fair.
Starting July 4th you will be able to do just that in an unprecedented opportunity to download books in the widest variety ever available.
Visit www.worldebookfair.org to get started.
Project Gutenberg and partner sponsors encourage readers to create the "personal library" of their choice in a "personal computer." Most of the fair's electronic books are free of charge, and an additional 160,000 or more have coupon or discount purchases available during the month.
All possible types of electronic books, or eBooks, are available:
eBooks in over 100 Different Languages!
eBooks designed for cell phones!
eBooks designed for Adobe readers!
eBooks designed for plain text readers!
eBooks out loud in theatrical performances!
eBooks that your computer can read aloud to you!
eBooks that can be easily quoted in school papers!
160,000 eBooks in brand new commercial editions!!!
Music, movies, etc. are also included. . . .
Highlights of the World eBook Fair
Just two years ago The First World eBook Fair came on the scene with about 1/3 million books, doubled to 2/3 million in 2007, and now over one million.
Created by contributions from 100+ eLibraries from around the world, here are the largest collections
As of press date of midnight Central Daylight Time July 1, 2008 these were the approximate numbers:
~100,000+ from Project Gutenberg
~500,000+ from The World Public Library
~450,000 from The Internet Archive
~160,000 from eBooks About Everything
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~1,210,000+ Grand Total as of July 1, 2008
The Internet Archive will add about 1,000 books on each business day, along with various additions by the other contributors during World eBook Fair.
Thus the final grand total may be over 1,230,000
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Founder, World Public Library
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http://www.worldpubliclibrary.org
Catherine Hodge
eBooks About Everything
info@ebooksabouteverything.com
US Phone 760-327-5100
http://ebooksabouteverything.com
The Internet Archive
http://www.archive.org/details/texts
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In July 1971, Michael Hart created Project Gutenberg with the goal of making available for free, and electronically, literary works belonging to public domain. A pioneer site in a number of ways, Project Gutenberg was the first information provider on the internet and is the oldest digital library. When the internet became popular, in the mid-1990s, the project got a boost and an international dimension. The number of electronic books rose from 1,000 (in August 1997) to 5,000 (in April 2002), 10,000 (in October 2003), 15,000 (in January 2005), 20,000 (in December 2006) and 25,000 (in April 2008), with a current production rate of around 340 new books each month. With 55 languages and 40 mirror sites around the world, books are being downloaded by the tens of thousands every day.
As of May 21, 2008: “Original Project Gutenberg eBook” site totals have reached 28,000, details below.
Please do not forget the 1600+ from PG of Australia, the ~500 from PG Europe, and the ~100 from PG Canada, with a detailed list included below. Not to mention the sites: Gutenberg.cc with 75,000+ eBooks, and Project Runeberg with eBooks in the Scandinavian languages.
Please note: the figures presented here are usually the more conservative figures people have presented, but the date of our eBook #25,000 was said to have been slightly earlier than reported. Personally, I would prefer to be a little cautious about reporting the numbers of eBooks, but if anyone would like to help us with the accounting, that would be GRRRREAT!!!
A Million Plus Books Free for the Taking!