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re: [gutvol-d] Press Release: 2 Months To 1/3 Million eBooks
by Bowerbird＠aol.com 10 May '06

10 May '06

michael said: > 2 Months To 1/3 Million eBooks last i remember reading -- six months back? -- the million book project said they had 600,000 books already scanned. but they conceded that not all were online yet... ok, here's the reference: > http://www.library.cmu.edu/Libraries/MBP_FAQ.html#current -bowerbird

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index entry for 18346
by Greg Weeks 09 May '06

09 May '06

It looks like etext 18346 didn't index properly. There is an entry for it here: http://www.gutenberg.org/browse/authors/m#a7954 but no entry here: http://www.gutenberg.org/browse/authors/p#a7662 and this: http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/18346 results in a No etext no. 18346 error. -- Greg Weeks http://durendal.org:8080/greg/

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re: [gutvol-d] Press Release: 2 Months To 1/3 Million eBooks
by Bowerbird＠aol.com 08 May '06

08 May '06

> raw, unproofed text by OCR. i love the way this sounds -- "raw unproofed text by ocr". the implication is that the results are rather disastrous... and sometimes, granted, they can be. the chain is only as strong as its weakest link. however, if the paper-book is in fairly good shape, and its text is rather straightforward, and a best-of-breed scanner is used, and the scans are done carefully, and then properly treated (e.g., deskewed and regularized), and o.c.r. is done with a best-of-breed program, then auto-clean-up tools combined with normal spell-check will produce quite accurate text, thank you very much... and given advances in o.c.r. technology, and other tricks, a need for "human" proofreading of every word on a page could be eliminated for all but the most difficult of books. and my bet is that that day will come long before the one when we have machine-generated language-translations. -bowerbird

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re: [gutvol-d] Press Release: 2 Months To 1/3 Million eBooks
by Morasch＠aol.com 08 May '06

08 May '06

michael said: > My recollection of the latest word from Brewster is that > they were just about to pass 10,000 full text eBooks, > though not all had been proofread and edited > to a 99.95% level of accuracy. so it's 600,000 scanned versus 10,000 proofed... meaning that any people who want one of those 590,000 that have been scanned but not proofed will need to do the o.c.r. and proofing themselves, providing they can locate the scan-set online... sounds fair to me. -bowerbird

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PG texts in South Africa
by Andrew Sly 05 May '06

05 May '06

Here's another example of PG texts being used. http://www.tectonic.co.za/view.php?id=961

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Press Release: 2 Months To 1/3 Million eBooks
by Jon Noring 05 May '06

05 May '06

[It's sort of odd that Michael posted this "news release" to Book People, but not here to gutvol-d. So I'm reposting it here (at least I don't recall it being posted here -- I checked the gutvol-d archive for April and May.) David Rothman, in his TeleRead blog, posted an article covering this news release: http://www.teleread.org/blog/?p=4798 Is this PG II resurrected? Anyway, great work, Michael, at right justifying the text!] 2 Months To 1/3 Million eBooks Press Release: May 4, 2006 See: http://www.gutenberg.org [Use any favorite browsers] http://www.worldebookfair.com[Best With MS Explorer] Contact: Michael S. Hart <hart@[redacted]> Phone: 217-344-6623 * 1/3 Million eBooks Free from July 4 Through August 4 1/3 of a million books, or 10 times the number found in the average public library, will be available for free downloading via the Internet and World Wide Web beginning July 4, as Project Gutenberg and the World eBook Library act on their dreams of increased world literacy and education. Such a collection, if printed out in standard format would be large enough to outweigh elephant herds and to cover the sidelines at all 40 Super Bowl games. Each year for one month, The World eBook Library and Project Gutenberg will team up to be major sponsors, planning to make ONE MILLION eBooks available in the World eBook Fair of 2009. "It has been our goal since the dawn of the Internet to break down the bars of ignorance and illiteracy," says Michael Hart, who founded the Project Gutenberg effort by placing the first permanent text online on July 4, 1971, 35 years ago. "Our projects are based on the premise that everyone in the world could have access to a free worldwide public library," for John Guagliardo, founder of The World eBook Library, this event marks the fruition of years of hard labor. Over 100 languages will be represented for worldwide readers and that total is expected to increase, even as the preparations are underway. The books are the permanent property of whomever downloads them, but a warning is including to check your local copyrights, as the books are provided under U.S. copyright laws, and other nations have different copyrights. eBooks still under U.S. copyright have been donated via the permission of the copyright holders. Project Gutenberg, perhaps the oldest Internet site, and The World eBook Library, perhaps the largest one of the growing number of eBook libraries, joined for the purpose of "bringing the most eBooks to the most people in the world." "This is the fulfillment of a lifetime of dreams," a sentiment shared by Greg Newby, as Project Gutenberg CEO, he hopes his Library & Information Science PhD. will become the last of the olde library worlde, and perhaps the first of a new world of library science. "We can only hope that Google, Yahoo, and the others can also achieve their goals in the next few years-- as we hope they will each reach for a million eBooks before the decade ends. Our own goals, with them or without them, are to bring the world the 1/3 million eBooks this year, 1/2 million next year, 3/4 million in 2008, and to reach a grand total of a one million volume World eBook Fair on July 4, 2009." *** Additional facts and figures: Proposed World eBook Fair totals for upcoming years: July 4, 2006, 1/3 Million July 4, 2007, 1/2 Million July 4, 2008, 3/4 Million July 4, 2009, ONE Million * By 2009, the terabyte [one thousand gigabytes] boxes we have seen enter the consumer marketplace in 2006, now priced as low as $500, will be commonplace on an average computer on the shelf and will easily hold a million volumes of a million characters each for the price of just one semester's books at a university. * Project Gutenberg and The World eBook Library are an example of the 501 (c) (3) corporations that operate on a non-profit basis to improve the world. * Project Gutenberg eBooks are all free of charge from http://www.gutenberg.org or http://gutenberg.net.au, the home of Project Gutenberg of Australia, and also http://pge.rastko.net, Project Gutenberg of Europe. In addition The World eBook Library sponsors Project Gutenberg's Consortia Center where entire collection providers around the world make many eBook libraries available in their entirety. http://www.gutenberg.cc The World eBook Library, a member supported service, offers unrestricted access to its collection of over 250,000 eBooks, documents, and articles. Individual membership is only $8.95 a year, discounted to $1 on a per student or FTE [full time equivalency] for the various educational groups or institutions. An even greater discount is available for public libraries. For those who cannot afford a membership, or who may be experiencing hardships, these World eBook Library services are provided via complimentary subscription services via Natural Disaster Relief Programs and/or Economic Hardship Relief Subscriptions. Not one who has ever qualified for complimentary subscription of either of these programs has ever been denied. The World eBook Fair effort at worldebookfair.com or via www.gutenberg.org is a cooperative effort by the World eBook Library Consortia and Project Gutenberg, representing the largest and oldest eBook libraries. 1/3 of a million eBooks will be made available for a period from July 4 to August 4 this year in honor of the date of the first steps taken to make eLibraries on July 4, 1971, on what was to become the Internet, via what as to become Project Gutenberg. This celebration is to promote book awareness and to assist in efforts to increase literacy and education all over the world. We hope you enjoy some of your favorite books in the editions presented here and that you will pass those on to others we hope will enjoy them as much as you. Please feel free to send in requests for books to be included in future World eBook Fairs. * We hope you will see fit to give this press release, and future similar releases, your consideration, and that you will see fit to pass them on to others. If you have any favorite media people, encouragement to them to use this would be wonderful! Thank you so much! Michael S. Hart John Guagliardo Gregory Newby Visit Project Gutenberg sites at: http://gutenberg.org ~50 languages The original PG site http://gutenberg.net.au Project Gutenberg of Australia http://pgdp.net Original Distributed Proofreaders Site http://gutenberg.cc ~100 languages PG Consortia Center http://pge.rastko.net ~65 languages PG of Europe http://dp.rastko.net Distributed Proofreaders Europe Visit The World eBook Library at: http://www.netlibrary.net http://public-library.net * David vs. Googliath

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cdproject seeks CD/DVD stamp
by Greg Newby 27 Apr '06

27 Apr '06

Does anyone have the time and inclination to research and procure an ink stamp for our CD and DVD giveaways? The giveaway details are here: http://www.gutenberg.org/cdproject We've been hand-lettering the CD/DVD discs (or just sending them blank...using writable media). I thought a simple rubber stamp and ink pad (or self-stamping) would look a little better. Getting ink that would print properly (not smear or run) on a DVD might be difficult. Aaron, who is our CD/DVD giveaway ringmaster, computed some sizes and text ideas: > I think a stamp that had our web address, said "Project Gutenberg > free EBook DVD," and also perhaps said something to the effect of > "copy, share, enjoy," would be ideal. > > We have a few options for the stamp size: > 1.25x1.25" > 1x2" > .75x2.25" > .5x2.5" Such a stamp would be much, much cheaper than pre-printed blank CD or DVD media or other options. If anyone has the time and inclination to work on a design, find out where such stamps are easily acquired, and see about the ink issues, please do!! Thanks!!! -- Greg

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Re: [gutvol-d] cdproject seeks CD/DVD stamp
by John Hagerson 27 Apr '06

27 Apr '06

I may be mistaken, but I thought I remember reading that an adhesive label shortens the useful life of the media. I found some information through Google Answers. StazOn is an ink pad with solvent-based ink. It claims to dry on plastic, metal, and glass. These ink pads are available in a number of colors. They also sell a cleaning solution to remove the ink from the stamp. You can see this at http://www.blockheadstamps.com/ink_stazon.html I have no experience with this product or with this web site. It might be prudent to buy one pad and try it before making a more significant investment. John Hagerson -----Original Message----- From: gutvol-d-bounces(a)lists.pglaf.org [mailto:gutvol-d-bounces@lists.pglaf.org] On Behalf Of Gardner Buchanan Sent: Wednesday, April 26, 2006 3:40 PM To: Project Gutenberg Volunteer Discussion Subject: RE: [gutvol-d] cdproject seeks CD/DVD stamp I would recommend looking into a label-based approach. I think the plain white laser printer labels go for $0.05 per unit in quantity - amazingly expensive given what they are, but probably economical. There are Word templates and many utilities for designing to these label layouts. The solution is scalable, in the sense than any volunteer can buy a box of labels, box of CDs, download the CD image and the label design and then burn, print and label nice looking final CDs/DVDs. See you, Gardner Buchanan Adobe Systems Canada Office: +1 613 940 3842 Mobile: +1 613 884 7940

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Re: [gutvol-d] Sponsors
by John Hagerson 26 Apr '06

26 Apr '06

In the United States, National Public Radio has run into the slippery slope of providing "underwriting credits" in return for sponsorships. NPR is tax exempt, listener sponsored (NPR stations beg periodically), and has a government-mandated educational mission. "Underwriting credits" started small and were focused on a particular program. "Funding for religion coverage on 'All Things Considered' was provided by the Peter Q. and Frieda P. Jones foundation." (I made that one up.) However, then the individual radio stations started to get into the act. Now, the format for many programs is to halt at 20 minutes past the hour and 20 minutes to the hour for the equivalent of a bunch of commercials. On my NPR station, they are all read by the "serious" NPR announcer, but that too may change. Marcello, I don't believe that your reference to unrelated business income tax (UBIT) would apply to us even if we did sell advertising space. Most cases of UBIT that I am familiar with are when a not-for-profit engages in a for profit business on the side. For example, if a church runs a bookstore, then they would pay UBIT on the profits from the bookstore because selling books is not part of their mission as a church. I am aware of a case where a church owns a building and meets on the second floor while the ground floor houses a grocery store. The rent that they receive from the grocery store is subject to UBIT. However, I too am not a lawyer (nor do I play one on TV). John Hagerson -----Original Message----- From: gutvol-d-bounces(a)lists.pglaf.org [mailto:gutvol-d-bounces@lists.pglaf.org] On Behalf Of Greg Newby Sent: Monday, April 24, 2006 12:28 AM To: Project Gutenberg Volunteer Discussion Subject: Re: [gutvol-d] Sponsors Somehow I missed this one earlier: On Mon, Mar 20, 2006 at 06:34:39PM +0100, Marcello Perathoner wrote: > Greg Newby wrote: > > >No, we can't sell ad space at all. Neither PGLAF, nor ibiblio. > > I'm not sure this is true: It's against iBiblio's rules. It's outside of PGLAF's mission. It probably is legal, but that wasn't what I mean't by "can't." -- Greg > "501 (b) Tax on unrelated business income and certain other activities > An organization exempt from taxation under subsection (a) shall be > subject to tax to the extent provided in parts II, III, and VI of this > subchapter, but (notwithstanding parts II, III, and VI of this > subchapter) shall be considered an organization exempt from income taxes > for the purpose of any law which refers to organizations exempt from > income taxes." > > http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/html/uscode26/usc_sec_26_00000501----000-. html > > IANAL but this means to me that we would have to pay taxes on the ad > revenues, but selling ads would not endanger our non-profit status. > > > But the more interesting question is: if we just display standard "thank > you" notices for donations received, without letting the donor choose > the text, would this be considered "selling ads" or just being nice to > our donors? > > > > -- > Marcello Perathoner > webmaster(a)gutenberg.org _______________________________________________ gutvol-d mailing list gutvol-d(a)lists.pglaf.org http://lists.pglaf.org/listinfo.cgi/gutvol-d

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Washington Post Article?
by Marcello Perathoner 25 Apr '06

25 Apr '06

You need an account to access this. Can anybody tell what it is about? http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/04/22/AR200604220… -- Marcello Perathoner webmaster(a)gutenberg.org

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