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Project Gutenberg Newsletter April 2018

This is the Project Gutenberg Newsletter for April 2018

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Web Site Design

First, a reminder from the last newsletter that some readers encountered erroneous automated blocks of gutenberg.org, starting on February 27. We have continued to fix a few “false positives,” where legitimate access is blocked. If you encounter problems, please visit https://block.pglaf.org or http://block.pglaf.org and follow the instructions there to send an email report with “diagnostic information.” We apologize to anyone who encountered problems with this new anti-abuse system.

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Project Gutenberg Newsletter January-March 2018

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New Language: Bodo

Project Gutenberg eBooks are offered in 67 different languages and dialects. Our newest language is Bodo:

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Bodo (or Mech), is the language spoken primarily by the Bodo people of North East India, Nepal and Bengal. These two new Project Gutenberg eBooks have a mixture of Bodo and English, and offer insights into Kachári people from publications in the late 19th century.

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Project Gutenberg Newsletter July-December 2017

This is the Project Gutenberg Newsletter for July-December 2017

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Give eBooks!

This is the time of year when people from many cultures, across the world, are looking for ideas about gifts for their friends, colleagues and loved ones.

Project Gutenberg encourages giving eBooks. The entire collection athttps://www.gutenberg.org is free for everyone, with almost no restrictions. Some gift-giving ideas:

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Project Gutenberg Newsletter March-June 2017

This is the Project Gutenberg Newsletter for March-June 2017

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Project Gutenberg turns 46!

July 4, 2017 was the 46th birthday of Project Gutenberg. On July 4, 1971, founder Michael S. Hart typed the U.S. Declaration of Independence (now available at https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1). Michael worked tirelessly to make the world’s great literature freely available in electronic form. Today, eBooks are a mainstay of the human experience with literature and content of all types.

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Project Gutenberg Newsletter March 2017

This is the Project Gutenberg Newsletter for March 2017

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Michael Hart’s 70th Birthday

Michael Stern Hart was born in Tacoma, Washington on March 8, 1947. He died on September 6, 2011 in his home in Urbana, Illinois, at the age of 64. March 8, 2017 would have been his 70th birthday.

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Project Gutenberg Newsletter January-February 2017

This is the Project Gutenberg Newsletter for January-February 2017

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The TPP

The Trans-Pacific Partnership appears to have fallen apart in recent months. As mentioned in prior newsletters, the TPP was going to be bad news for the public domain, in several of the potential signatory countries. It is Project Gutenberg’s desire that the public domain will continue to be robust, broad, and accessible across the world.

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PG Monthly Newsletter (2016-12-10)

This is the Project Gutenberg Newsletter for October-December 2016

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As seen on Jeopardy…

Seen on the television game show “Jeopardy,” November 16 2016: Michael Hart and Project Gutenberg were the answers!

Position opening at Project Gutenberg affiliate

World Journals Library, www.WorldJournals.org is currently interviewing for a position as our OA and PA Journal Publisher Liaison. This is a part time position and the hours are flexible around your current work schedule.

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PG Monthly Newsletter (2016-09-07)

This is the Project Gutenberg Newsletter for August-September 2016

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Anniversary of Michael Hart’s death

On September 6, 2011, the founder of Project Gutenberg died. Michael Hart was born on March 8, 1947. From his invention of the eBook in 1971 until his death, Michael devoted a huge portion of his intellect, love and energy to the creation and free distribution of electronic literature. The impacts of these efforts are significant, and ongoing.

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PG Monthly Newsletter (2016-07-07)

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Project Gutenberg is 45 years old!

July 4, 2016 was the 45th birthday of Project Gutenberg. On July 4, 1971,founder Michael S. Hart typed the U.S. Declaration of Independence (now available at www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1). Michael worked tirelessly to make the world’s great literature freely available in electronic form. Today, eBooks are a mainstay of the human experience with literature and content of all types.

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PG Monthly Newsletter (2016-05-05)

This is the Project Gutenberg Newsletter for April-May 2016

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Canadians have an opportunity to comment on the TPP

The deadline is June 30 for comments on any aspect of the Trans-Pacific Partnership. This is a new international treaty that, among other things, would curtail growth of the public domain in many parts of the world. The TPP has been mentioned in the Project Gutenberg newsletter and featured on the main page at www.gutenberg.org

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