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Re: abbyy is in the cloud
by Bowerbird＠aol.com 20 Jan '11

20 Jan '11

if you do a lot of o.c.r., you have lots of options, one of those options being abbyy in the cloud... if you don't do much o.c.r., abbyy in the cloud is a very good option, allowing you to convert a minimal number of pages at pennies a piece, without having to maintain your own get-up... google-docs also offers a free option, albeit the quality often leaves a little to be desired. i am not taking sides, i am just listing options... more options is often better than fewer options. -bowerbird

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abbyy is in the cloud
by Bowerbird＠aol.com 20 Jan '11

20 Jan '11

abbyy now offers o.c.r. in the cloud... the rate is not cheap, but not expensive either... > 20 pages -- 3.00 USD > 50 pages -- 5.00 USD > 100 pages -- 7.00 USD > 200 pages -- 10.00 USD > http://www.abbyyonline.com -bowerbird

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Project Gutenberg of Canada Passes #700
by Michael S. Hart 19 Jan '11

19 Jan '11

This week Project Gutenberg of Canada produced their 700th and are already on their way to #800!!! My huge thanks and congratulations!!! Michael S. Hart Founder Project Gutenberg, Inventor of eBooks

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Re: Invitation to write mobile device documentation
by Bowerbird＠aol.com 15 Jan '11

15 Jan '11

that's a good positive step. congratulations on taking it. it's also interesting and encouraging to learn that there is overwhelming demand from the mobile end-users. michael has always stressed phones; it looks like he was right once again. a lot of people like to grouse about the old man, but time and time again, _his_ crystal ball proves to be superior. -bowerbird

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Invitation to write mobile device documentation
by Greg Newby 13 Jan '11

13 Jan '11

The main Project Gutenberg support page for mobile devices is here: www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:MobileReader_Devices_How-To It is deficient. We need some volunteers to write specific documentation on how to get PG content onto the devices. I offer a bounty: $100 in store credit, gift certificate, devices or cash for a detailed section for a device, device type or a related topic. For Kindle, Sony ereader, Nook. For various mobile phones. Android tablets, iPads. Using iTunes, using Mac, using Win7, XP and Vista. How to "save as" to be able to find the book on your computer. Especially, how to transfer those files to the various devices. If you are *seriously* motivated and can commit to be helpful with supporting PG in answering user questions and testing our Web site and content, I'll buy you your choice of device device (like a Kindle or whatever you are interested in) and/or subsidize your access/utilization/subscription costs. Adopt Kindle support. Or Nook, or iPad, or Android, or a variation. Submitted documents don't need to be perfect, there will be ongoing updates and revision. Single document sections can go to me, for posting to gutenberg.org, or if you will be engaging in longer-term work we can provide direct edit access for the Wiki area. Documents should link to external sites (when they're persistent, useful and accurate), but we need to grow our own documentation specific to the PG content & Web site. Why am I seeking this? Because the few people who run the Web site, answer help@ email and process errata are overwhelmed by questions on mobile devices and content, and we need to point people at better documentation. There will still be questions, but we need to do a better job at enabling self-support. Thanks! Greg Dr. Gregory B. Newby Chief Executive and Director Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation http://gutenberg.org A 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization with EIN 64-6221541 gbnewby(a)pglaf.org

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Requests for eBooks
by Michael S. Hart 11 Jan '11

11 Jan '11

Can we have more works by PG Wodehouse and an English translation of The Water Margin, please?

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Report of the 'Comité des Sages' on bringing Europe's cultural heritage online
by Marcello Perathoner 10 Jan '11

10 Jan '11

http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/activities/digital_libraries/doc/re… -- Marcello Perathoner webmaster(a)gutenberg.org

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Re: "the jungle" updated
by Bowerbird＠aol.com 07 Jan '11

07 Jan '11

al said: > Thanks for the cheap seat sneer <g>. well, you're welcome. i don't know that i'd call it a "sneer", but it doesn't surprise me that you'd interpret it that way... and yes, i'm glad the audio-books are being brought over to the "new" cataloging system, as it is an improvement... it would seem to me that that wouldn't be that big of a job, surely not compared to bringing over the _text_ of a book... i'd even wonder if you couldn't bring all of the audio-books over to the "new" cataloging system in one simple batch job. if that's not possible, perhaps you could enlighten me why... i've also been wondering how much more there is to be done, in moving e-books to the new catalog. when'll it be finished? -bowerbird p.s. i can assure you that no sneers (none) were formed in the composition of this message...

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Re: "the jungle" updated
by Bowerbird＠aol.com 07 Jan '11

07 Jan '11

al said: > Should be an interesting exercise--it was an audiobook. > But, don't let that stop you... the posted message said this: > The Jungle, by Upton Sinclair 6556C > [Link: http://www.gutenberg.org/6/5/5/6556 ] > [Files: 6556-readme.txt; 6556-index.htm] > > This file has been updated with the new header, removed > from its old address in etext04, and filed under the > new directory system. An HTML file has been provided, > with links to the audio files. silly me! here i thought you'd "updated" the text, and provided an .html version of the book itself, when all you "updated" was a puny .html file that links to .mp3 files. oh well, thanks for "updating". -bowerbird

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"the jungle" updated
by Bowerbird＠aol.com 07 Jan '11

07 Jan '11

i see that "the jungle" by upton sinclair was "updated" yesterday. that's a book that i cleaned up at one time. i wonder how your new version and my version would compare... i'll have to check that out sometime... -bowerbird

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