I assert that the 2004 numbers are lower for a number of reasons (not necessarily in order of importance): 1. We artificially divide one printed work into multiple eBooks much less often than we used to. 2. We are much less likely to post an HTML (or .lit, or .doc) copy of a work under a separate eBook number. 3. We are taking more time to make sure that every book we post is of very high quality. All of these factors make it harder to keep up with Moore's "Law". I think that we should celebrate what we have done and what we are doing and not fret that we aren't "doubling our output every eighteen months." John Hagerson -----Original Message----- From: gutvol-d-bounces@lists.pglaf.org [mailto:gutvol-d-bounces@lists.pglaf.org] On Behalf Of Tim Meekins Sent: Sunday, January 09, 2005 4:27 PM To: Project Gutenberg Volunteer Discussion Subject: Re: [gutvol-d] Fw: [gweekly] 15,000th Project Gutenberg eBook Released
From the last newsletter, I think this is the most telling stat:
338 Average Per Month in 2004 355 Average Per Month in 2003 203 Average Per Month in 2002 103 Average Per Month in 2001 4049 New eBooks in 2004 4164 New eBooks in 2003 2441 New eBooks in 2002 1240 New eBooks in 2001 We've done FEWER books in 2004 than in 2003... At that rate, I don't see how we could be keeping up with Moore's Law. We did pretty good from 2001 to 2003, but we've started to plateau, if not slide back a bit. I'm sure we will see much more growth, but at a steady Moore's Law curve, I'm not so sure. _______________________________________________ gutvol-d mailing list gutvol-d@lists.pglaf.org http://lists.pglaf.org/listinfo.cgi/gutvol-d