On Thu, Apr 09, 2020 at 03:27:57PM +0000, James Adcock wrote:
FWIW the "mobile reader how-to" looks to be about a "decade out of date."
Jim Adcock
Edits/suggestions welcome. Please use this version: https://dev.gutenberg.org/help/mobile.html you can even make pull requests here: https://github.com/gbnewby/gutenbergsite/blob/master/site/help/mobile.md It reflects the knowledge we have gained. We gave up on trying to acquire each type of device, and also gave up on linking to particular external sites. Nobody was maintaining them. I respond to dozens of helpdesk inquiries per month about various ereaders, mobile devices, tablets, etc., and send them to that page. People usually seem to find what they need there. Or perhaps some find it so useless they don't follow up with me... but many send "thank you" notes, indicating they were able to figure it out. - Greg
________________________________ From: gutvol-d <gutvol-d-bounces@lists.pglaf.org> on behalf of Greg Newby <gbnewby@pglaf.org> Sent: Thursday, April 9, 2020 5:49 AM To: Project Gutenberg Volunteer Discussion <gutvol-d@lists.pglaf.org> Subject: Re: [gutvol-d] Question about book pages
On Thu, Apr 09, 2020 at 01:41:44AM -0400, Tim Hare wrote:
On a book information page, there are options for DropBox, Google Drive, and OneDrive - but no option to e-mail it? If I could choose to e-mail it (even if it only allowed the email I signed in with), I could forward (or send) it to the e-mail address of my Kindle.
Hi, Tim. Project Gutenberg isn't in the business of running email servers for website users. We would need to set up outbound email processes (i.e., mail transfer agents) and related infrastructure. We would also then be transiting those email addresses through our servers, and therefore would need to add extra policy & procedure for privacy.
Instead, all the files are simple to download, and then you can email them yourself. The "mobile reader" how-to on the front page of https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gutenbe... has our other guidance for the various mobile readers and handheld devices.
I hope this explanation is useful. We do know how to send email, but this particular use case is not in our chosen scope of operations.
Best, Greg
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