On Fri, 18 Mar 2005, John Hagerson wrote:

Has anyone estimated the weight and volume of the printed works contained on a copy of the Project Gutenberg CD or DVD? I have a request from a gentleman who is going to Africa to play "Johnny CD-seed" and would like the statistic for his presentation.

Thank you for your assistance.

If the books were printed in standard hardback format, with the average book containing 3/4 inch of paper and two 1/8 inch covers, the entire DVD printed out would be about the size and weight of the average adult elephant! About 1 pound per book, or half a kilo. I actually weighed and measured some samples to come up with these figures. Sample books, my elephant is embarrassed about its weight, wouldn't come. mh