Project Gutenberg 2008-10-26 Copyrighted. Read the copyright notice inside this book for details. 1397 Lebert, Marie Project Gutenberg (1971-2008) Produced by Al Haines "Project Gutenberg (1971-2008)" by Marie Lebert is a comprehensive account of the influential digital library project started in the early 1970s. This publication, likely written in the early 21st century, serves as both a historical record and an analysis of Project Gutenberg's growth, methods, and impact on public access to literature. The book focuses on the mission of making literary works in the public domain available for free in digital formats, reflecting broader societal changes in access to knowledge and literature. The book details the inception of Project Gutenberg, highlighting its founder Michael Hart's vision for a world where literature could be freely accessed and shared. It chronicles key milestones such as the digitization of famous texts like "The United States Declaration of Independence," and the project's expansion to 25,000 books in various languages by 2008. Lebert describes the methods used in digitizing works, including the roles of volunteers, and the significant evolution of the internet that facilitated this growth. Moreover, the book discusses the challenges posed by copyright laws and the project's determination to navigate these complexities while striving for a more literate world. Overall, it paints a picture of a pioneering effort in the realm of digital publishing that has laid the groundwork for future access to literature and cultural resources. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 71.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Project Gutenberg Z Text Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: Politics Category: Journalism/Media/Writing 99166 2025-10-11T07:30:37.412733 text/html 99004 2025-01-11T11:02:26.983306 text/html 110451 2025-10-11T07:30:42.322726 application/epub+zip 109086 2025-10-11T07:30:40.009756 application/epub+zip 90400 2025-10-11T07:30:38.993721 application/epub+zip 231136 2025-10-11T07:30:43.978724 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 222940 2025-10-11T07:30:41.717723 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 184966 2022-09-12T12:33:41.186810 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 84650 2025-10-11T07:30:37.185760 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 85856 2021-01-04T07:42:33 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 85839 2021-01-04T07:42:33 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 85834 2021-01-04T07:42:33 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20696 2025-10-11T07:30:44.109698 application/rdf+xml 15840 2025-10-11T07:30:39.477727 image/jpeg 3954 2025-10-11T07:30:39.234723 image/jpeg 30228 2021-01-04T07:42:34 application/octet-stream application/zip 30170 2021-01-04T07:42:34 application/octet-stream application/zip 30142 2021-01-04T07:42:34 application/octet-stream application/zip 107444 2025-10-11T07:30:37.433747 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