Are we more worried about who gets credit or getting books out?
I don't mind seeing "produced by" in the intro to a book, but it is a bit odd to see people getting editor and author citations in the PG database. o__O The workers at Googlebooks afaics have made completely anonymous contributions-- their names aren't in the epubs. But I think we are all at a loss for not knowing the name of that lady whose lovely hand is preserved forever in so many photocopiess in their collection.
On Thu, 25 Feb 2010, Greg M. Johnson wrote:
Are we more worried about who gets credit or getting books out?
I don't mind seeing "produced by" in the intro to a book, but it is a bit odd to see people getting editor and author citations in the PG database. o__O
Some of our contributors of materials don't like that either.
The workers at Googlebooks afaics have made completely anonymous contributions-- their names aren't in the epubs. But I think we are all at a loss for not knowing the name of that lady whose lovely hand is preserved forever in so many photocopiess in their collection.
I rarely put my name on the books I work on, other than "Anonymous," unless I prepare the entire thing from end to end, and even then I'm still sometimes an "Anonymous Project Gutenberg Volunteer." It's kinda fun like that. mh
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