I am still confused. Is it the case that ebooksgratuit automatically clears with PG those books which fit PG's requirements? How then do we know that thse books have been cleared? There are many more books on ebooksgratuit than have been listed on PG, presumably because of backlog problems. If I want to put one of these on PG (which might not appear for some time because of the backlog) can I do so? I agree that ebooksgratuit automatic conversion processes should be quicker than me fiddling with the text, but if the book is just not appearing what is one to do??? (I certainly do not want to invent work for myself). Norm Wolcott nwolcott2@post.harvard.edu ----- Original Message ----- From: "Carlo Traverso" <traverso@dm.unipi.it> To: <gutvol-d@lists.pglaf.org> Cc: <gutvol-d@lists.pglaf.org> Sent: Sunday, November 20, 2005 12:12 AM Subject: Re: [gutvol-d] ebooksgratuit
People at ebooksgratuits can clear for PG those books for which they have TP&V. They can clear many more books than you because they come first: if they have a book that is easily clearable, they clear it before you have a chance to chip in....
But to clear a book with rule 1 (pre-1923) it is not strictly necessary to have a pre-1923 book, it is sufficient to have a book that says that it reproduces the content of a pre-1923 book. For example, it can say that the book was originally published in xxxx. Something like "Unabridged edition" too might be enough, if you can prove, e.g. through a catalogue search, that the original was published before 1923. I have cleared books from modern reprints in this way.
Then you have to follow the detailed instructions given in the PG FAQ, in http://www.gutenberg.org/faq/V-62 .
Carlo Traverso
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