i think teasers should be clearly identified. or banned outright, if you were to ask me. but if michael says it's ok, then i'd have to accept it, because nobody knows p.g. policy better than the man who invented the thing. there are thousands of free e-books over at smashwords and feedbooks. will p.g. accept those complete books, too? or is this only a "by invitation" offer made available to a few? i'm more concerned about the announcement by overdrive. is p.g. being paid for that usage? because overdrive certainly is. also, in the past, several e-book producers have stated publicly that they are giving a percentage of their income to project gutenberg, including eucalyptus. have those programmers done so? -bowerbird
On 11 Aug 2010, at 00:42, bowerbird@aol.com wrote:
also, in the past, several e-book producers have stated publicly that they are giving a percentage of their income to project gutenberg, including eucalyptus. have those programmers done so?
Hello - I'm the author of Eucalyptus (and director of the one-man company that now sells it). I lurk here, but haven't posted much in the past (perhaps not at all - I don't quite recall). Reading this, I just wanted to preempt concerns before a reply comes that we haven't paid royalties yet. That's true, but only because the royalty agreement states that they can be paid at tax payment time, and that hasn't happened for us (based in the UK) since it's been on sale. Rest assured that the royalties /are/ all accounted for here, and will most certainly be paid when the time comes. Project Gutenberg is a great resource - my app couldn't have been made without it - and it's well worth the support. Jamie.
On Tue, Aug 10, 2010 at 07:42:06PM -0400, Bowerbird@aol.com wrote:
i think teasers should be clearly identified. or banned outright, if you were to ask me.
but if michael says it's ok, then i'd have to accept it, because nobody knows p.g. policy better than the man who invented the thing.
there are thousands of free e-books over at smashwords and feedbooks. will p.g. accept those complete books, too? or is this only a "by invitation" offer made available to a few?
www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Submitting_Your_Own_Work_How-To ...admitting that I broke a rule or three (formatting, mainly). I really would like to have a spin-off for self-published works, but don't think they are our bailiwick for the main site. I don't think contemporary commercially published works are our bailiwick, either, but I do like variety, trials, and occasional surprises.
i'm more concerned about the announcement by overdrive. is p.g. being paid for that usage? because overdrive certainly is.
What announcement?
also, in the past, several e-book producers have stated publicly that they are giving a percentage of their income to project gutenberg, including eucalyptus. have those programmers done so?
My thanks also, to Jamie. Short answer is that it's hard to tell when they do, but I have not noticed very many new royalty payments that are flagged as such. -- Greg
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