Project Gutenberg 2008-10-26 Copyrighted. Read the copyright notice inside this book for details. 527 Lebert, Marie Project Gutenberg (1971-2005) Produced by Al Haines "Project Gutenberg (1971-2005)" by Marie Lebert is a detailed historical account written in the early 21st century. The book chronicles the development and impact of Project Gutenberg, the world's first digital library that aimed to provide free access to literary works in the public domain. The likely topic revolves around the evolution of digital libraries, the democratization of literature, and the challenges faced in the management of copyright and public domain works. Throughout the text, Lebert offers an insightful overview of how Project Gutenberg began with Michael Hart's vision in 1971, leading to the digitization of iconic texts such as The United States Declaration of Independence and The Bible. The narrative spans several decades, highlighting milestones such as the increase in available eBooks and the use of volunteer efforts in digitization and proofreading through Distributed Proofreaders. By 2005, the project had grown to encompass over 16,000 eBooks in multiple languages and aimed for a future of one million eBooks, reinforcing a mission dedicated to accessibility and preservation of literary history for everyone. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 62.0 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Project Gutenberg Z Text Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: Encyclopedias/Dictionaries/Reference 96160 2025-08-11T07:29:56.018226 text/html 95981 2025-01-11T11:01:08.799692 text/html 109856 2025-08-11T07:30:00.957278 application/epub+zip 108393 2025-08-11T07:29:58.600240 application/epub+zip 90248 2025-08-11T07:29:57.592258 application/epub+zip 230790 2025-08-11T07:30:02.669275 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 222508 2025-08-11T07:30:00.349255 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 184832 2022-09-12T12:32:01.749532 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 82965 2025-08-11T07:29:55.788248 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 84156 2021-01-04T07:42:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 84097 2021-01-04T07:42:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 84092 2021-01-04T07:42:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20216 2025-08-11T07:30:02.972215 application/rdf+xml 15729 2025-08-11T07:29:58.079235 image/jpeg 3956 2025-08-11T07:29:57.838232 image/jpeg 30235 2021-01-04T07:42:04 application/octet-stream application/zip 30161 2021-01-04T07:42:04 application/octet-stream application/zip 30121 2021-01-04T07:42:04 application/octet-stream application/zip 106484 2025-08-11T07:29:56.026263 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog