I've produced many books single-handed, from scan to post, for both PG-US and PG-Canada. As a Whitewasher, I've encountered maybe a dozen solo producers. Many of the first-timers I deal with aren't prepared for the work involved in producing a book, and abandon their projects. Very few become multi-project submitters. Abandoned projects are not lost. My practice is to wait a year, then decide if I want to do the book myself. If I do, and I can find a scanset, I get a clearance, and produce the book. Many of the early producers, who did books when etext numbers were less than about 5000, no longer produce. I can think of only a few who do. Gardner, you're one, and David Price and David Widger are others. I didn't start until the very early 10000's--my first book was #10750, released January 2004. Al ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gardner Buchanan" <gbuchana@teksavvy.com> To: "Project Gutenberg Volunteer Discussion" <gutvol-d@lists.pglaf.org> Sent: Saturday, February 13, 2010 10:51 AM Subject: [gutvol-d] Many solo projects out there in gutvol-d land?
I've done a few books for PG. I've used DP -- back in the day, but mostly I've been doing solo projects. I don't hear a lot about folks doing projects solo these days. Are there many of us out there?
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