PG Monthly Newsletter: Part 2 (2001-04-04)

by Michael Cook on April 4, 2001
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Subject: Part 2 of April Project Gutenberg Newsletter
From: "Michael S. Hart" <hart@prairienet.org>
To: "Project Gutenberg mailing list" <gutnberg@listserv.unc.edu>
Date: Wed, 4 Apr 2001 12:09:18 -0500 (CDT)


Part Two:  The Project Gutenberg Newsletter:  Wednesday, April 4, 2001

Here are the listings for 69 more Etexts past #3333

A truly remarkable effort by the Project Gutenberg volunteers!!!


Part One included new listings of:

30 Etexts for Jun, 2002. . .in addition to the 20 listed last month.
32 Etexts for Jul, 2002. . .Darwin [#3332]is still reserved. . . .
 2 Etexts for Sep, 2001. . .completing the set of 4 reserved before.
 2 Etexts for Feb, 2002. . .one replaces a faulty earlier listing.
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68 Etexts for Part One of today's Newsletter in total

and Part Two lists:
69 Etexts for Part Two of today's Newsletter in total
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137 Total New Project Gutenberg Etexts Announced Today!!!


!!!No words of congratulations can express my gratitude to our volunteers!!!

So, without further ado:

Here are the new listings:


Mon Year    Title              Author        # by Author   [filename.ext]####
[A "C" following the Etext #### indicated that one is still under copyright.]

Sep 2002 1001 Nights[Arabian Nights], V2, by Richard Burton[21001xxx.xxx]3436
Sep 2002 1001 Nights[Arabian Nights], V1, by Richard Burton[11001xxx.xxx]3435
[These are in 7 and 8 bit unaccented and accented versions]
[Filenames are x1001xx7.txt and .zip and x1001xx8.txt and .zip]
[X will be 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,a,b,c,d,e,f and g]
[Full Title:  The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night, Volumes 1 - 16]
[Also listed under: The Arabian Nights A Thousand and One Nights. . .
and. . .A Thousand and One Arabian Nights]

Sep 2002 Ragged Lady, by William Dean Howells Vol 2 [WH#52][wh2rlxxx.xxx]3406
5
Sep 2002 Ragged Lady, by William Dean Howells Vol 1 [WH#51][wh1rlxxx.xxx]3405
Sep 2002 April Hopes, by William Dean Howells ????? [WH#50][whahpxxx.xxx]3404
Sep 2002 The Register, by William Dean Howells      [WH#49][whregxxx.xxx]3403
Sep 2002 The Parlor Car, by William Dean Howells    [WH#48][whplrxxx.xxx]3402
Sep 2002 The Elevator, by William Dean Howells      [WH#47][whelvxxx.xxx]3401


Here are the 50 Project Gutenberg Etexts for August, 2002

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Aug 2002 Entire PG Edition of William Dean Howells  [WH#47][whewkxxx.xxx]3400
[This file contains all those we have done, and will do, will be updated....]
Aug 2002 Of Literature--Entire, by W. D. Howells    [WH#46][whlfrxxx.xxx]3399
This file contains:
Literary Friends And Acquaintance
Literature And Life [Studies]
My Literary Passions/Criticism & Fiction
Aug 2002 First Visit to New England, by W. Howells  [WH#45][whvnexxx.xxx]3398
Aug 2002 Roundabout to Boston, by W. D. Howells     [WH#44][whrtbxxx.xxx]3397
Aug 2002 Literary Boston, by William Dean Howells   [WH#43][whbosxxx.xxx]3396
45
Aug 2002 Oliver Wendell Holmes, by W. D. Howells    [WH#42][whowhxxx.xxx]3395
Aug 2002 The White Mr. Longfellow, by W. Howells    [WH#41][whlngxxx.xxx]3394
Aug 2002 Studies of Lowell, by William Dean Howells [WH#40][whlowxxx.xxx]3393
Aug 2002 Cambridge Neighbors, by W. D. Howells      [WH#39][whcbnxxx.xxx]3392
Aug 2002 A Belated Guest, by Willam Dean Howells    [WH#38][whabgxxx.xxx]3391
40
Aug 2002 My Mark Twain, by Willam Dean Howells      [WH#37][whmmtxxx.xxx]3390
Aug 2002 Literature and Life, by W. D. Howells      [WH#36][whlalxxx.xxx]3389
[This has been subdivided below for easier access]
Aug 2002 Man of Letters in Business, by W. Howells  [WH#35][whmlbxxx.xxx]3388
Aug 2002 Confessions of Summer Colonist, by Howells [WH#34][whcscxxx.xxx]3387
Aug 2002 The Young Contributor, by W. D. Howells    [WH#33][whtycxxx.xxx]3386
35
Aug 2002 Last Days in a Dutch Hotel, by W. Howells  [WH#32][whldhxxx.xxx]3385
Aug 2002 Anomalies of the Short Story, by Howells   [WH#31][whassxxx.xxx]3384
Aug 2002 Spanish Prisoners of War, by W. Howells    [WH#30][whspwxxx.xxx]3383
Aug 2002 American Literary Centers, by W. Howells   [WH#29][whalcxxx.xxx]3382
Aug 2002 Standard Household Effect Co., by Howells  [WH#28][whshexxx.xxx]3381
30
Aug 2002 Notes of a Vanished Summer, by W. Howells  [WH#27][whvanxxx.xxx]3380
Aug 2002 Short Stories and Essays, by W. Howells    [WH#26][whssexxx.xxx]3379
Aug 2002 My Literary Passions, by W. D. Howells     [WH#25][whmlpxxx.xxx]3378
Aug 2002 Criticism and Fiction, by W. D. Howells    [WH#24][whcafxxx.xxx]3377
Aug 2002 The Landlord at Lions Head V2, by Howells  [WH#23][wh2lhxxx.xxx]3376
25
Aug 2002 The Landlord at Lions Head V1, by Howells  [WH#22][wh1lhxxx.xxx]3375
Aug 2002 The Entire March Family Trilogy, by Howells[WH#21][whemfxxx.xxx]3374
[Includes all volumes of "Wedding Journeys," and "A Hazard of New Fortunes"]
Aug 2002 Silver Wedding Journey V3, by W. D. Howells[WH#20][wh3swxxx.xxx]3373
Aug 2002 Silver Wedding Journey V2, by W. D. Howells[WH#19][wh2swxxx.xxx]3372
Aug 2002 Silver Wedding Journey V1, by W. D. Howells[WH#18][wh1swxxx.xxx]3371
20
Aug 2002 A Hazard of New Fortunes V5, by W. Howells [WH#17][wh5nfxxx.xxx]3370
Aug 2002 A Hazard of New Fortunes V4, by W. Howells [WH#16][wh4nfxxx.xxx]3369
Aug 2002 A Hazard of New Fortunes V3, by W. Howells [WH#15][wh3nfxxx.xxx]3368
Aug 2002 A Hazard of New Fortunes V2, by W. Howells [WH#14][wh2nfxxx.xxx]3367
Aug 2002 A Hazard of New Fortunes V1, by W. Howells [WH#13][wh1nfxxx.xxx]3366
15
Aug 2002 Their Wedding Journey, by W. D. Howells    [WH#12][whtwjxxx.xxx]3365
Aug 2002 Dr. Breen's Practice, by W. D. Howells     [WH#11][whdbpxxx.xxx]3364
Aug 2002 Fennel and Rue, by William Dean Howells    [WH#10][whfarxxx.xxx]3363
Aug 2002 The Kentons, by William Dean Howells       [WH#09][whkenxxx.xxx]3362
Aug 2002 The Entire PG Edition of Chesterfield      [LC#11][lcewkxxx.xxx]3361
10
Aug 2002 Letters to His Son 1766-71, by Chesterfield[LC#10][lc10sxxx.xxx]3360
Aug 2002 Letters to His Son 1759-65, by Chesterfield[LC#09][lc09sxxx.xxx]3359
Aug 2002 Letters to His Son 1756-58, by Chesterfield[LC#08][lc08sxxx.xxx]3358
Aug 2002 Letters to His Son 1753-54, by Chesterfield[LC#07][lc07sxxx.xxx]3357
Aug 2002 Letters to His Son 1752, by Chesterfield   [LC#06][lc06sxxx.xxx]3356
5
Aug 2002 Letters to His Son 1751, by Chesterfield   [LC#05][lc05sxxx.xxx]3355
Aug 2002 Letters to His Son 1750, by Chesterfield   [LC#04][lc04sxxx.xxx]3354
Aug 2002 Letters to His Son 1749, by Chesterfield   [LC#03][lc03sxxx.xxx]3353
Aug 2002 Letters to His Son 1748, by Chesterfield   [LC#02][lc02sxxx.xxx]3352
Aug 2002 Letters to His Son 1746-47, by Chesterfield[LC#01][lc01sxxx.xxx]3351
[Full Name:  The Earl of Chesterfield]

Here are 12 more of the Project Gutenberg Etexts for July, 2002


50
Jul 2002 The Complete Wandering Jew, by Eugene Sue  [ES#12][es12vxxx.xxx]3350
Jul 2002 The Wandering Jew, Vol. 11, by Eugene Sue  [ES#11][es11vxxx.xxx]3349
Jul 2002 The Wandering Jew, Vol. 10, by Eugene Sue  [ES#10][es10vxxx.xxx]3348
Jul 2002 The Wandering Jew, Vol.  9, by Eugene Sue  [ES#09][es09vxxx.xxx]3347
Jul 2002 The Wandering Jew, Vol.  8, by Eugene Sue  [ES#08][es08vxxx.xxx]3346
45
Jul 2002 The Wandering Jew, Vol.  7, by Eugene Sue  [ES#07][es07vxxx.xxx]3345
Jul 2002 The Wandering Jew, Vol.  6, by Eugene Sue  [ES#06][es06vxxx.xxx]3344
Jul 2002 The Wandering Jew, Vol.  5, by Eugene Sue  [ES#05][es05vxxx.xxx]3343
Jul 2002 The Wandering Jew, Vol.  4, by Eugene Sue  [ES#04][es04vxxx.xxx]3342
Jul 2002 The Wandering Jew, Vol.  3, by Eugene Sue  [ES#03][es03vxxx.xxx]3341
40
Jul 2002 The Wandering Jew, Vol.  2, by Eugene Sue  [ES#02][es02vxxx.xxx]3340
Jul 2002 The Wandering Jew, Vol.  1, by Eugene Sue  [ES#01][es01vxxx.xxx]3339


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Notes from News Scan and Edupage


SHORT MESSAGING MAKES A DENT IN E-MAIL USE
E-mail use has fallen by 5% this year in the U.K., due to the popularity of
short text messaging via mobile phones. According to a report for Barclays
bank, the drop was even more dramatic -- 10% -- among 18- to 24-year-olds.
"Young people aren't giving up on the Internet," says Barclays e-commerce
chief Simon Newman. "They take what they want out of it and move on to
other high-tech media for convenience and leisure." (Ananova 30 Mar 2001)
http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_259919.html

REALNETWORKS IN TALKS WITH 3 MAJOR RECORD LABELS
RealNetworks is negotiating license rights with three major record
companies -- Warner Music Group, BMG Entertainment and EMI Group -- to use
their music in its planned subscription service, tentatively called
MusicNet. As part of the deal, RealNetworks is offering the companies the
option of an ownership interest in MusicNet. Other possibilities include
making MusicNet available to other online services, and giving Napster an
opportunity to license the service. If RealNetworks can sign a deal with
Warner, BMG and EMI, the resulting service would present a strong challenge
to the Duet subscription music service now being developed by Sony and
Universal Music Group. (Wall Street Journal 30 Mar 2001)
http://interactive.wsj.com/articles/SB985905203900372337.htm (sub req'd)


ONLINE SPENDING ON THE UPSWING
U.S. consumers spent $3.4 billion online in February -- up 13.3% from the
$3 billion spent in January -- according to numbers released by the
National Research Federation and Forrester Research. "In light of the
economic slowdown, we are pleased to see that the Internet continues to
thrive as a consumer shopping channel," says a Forrester research director.
In addition to the overall spending increase, the number of households
shopping online grew from 13.3 million in January to 13.5 million in
February, and per person spending increased from $228 to $308 over the same
time period. Top items purchased over the Net were appliances, jewelry and
flowers (credit Valentine's Day), furniture, consumer electronics and
travel-related purchases. (E-Commerce Times 29 Mar 2001)
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/perl/story/8550.html


SPECIAL CHARGE FOR CONSOLIDATED PHONE BILLS
AT&T, MCI and Sprint are now charging an extra $1.50 a month to customers
who want to have their local and long-distance phone bills appears on a
single statement. A Sprint spokesman explained the charge by saying that it
is an attempt to recoup the expenses resulting from increased fees assessed
by local phone companies: "Historically we were willing to absorb those
costs, but when they raise prices by 30% ... we have no option but to pass
those costs through to the consumer." Noting that the new charge was easy
to overlook because the companies included it among routine monthly
charges, Gene Kimmelman of the Consumer Union said: "How can this be a
responsible business practice to blindside consumers by adding new fees
without even notifying them?" (Washington Post 29 Mar 2001)
http://washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A8796-2001Mar28.html


FREELANCE WRITERS VS. PUBLISHERS
The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments yesterday in a case that will
decide what rights freelance writers have when their work is incorporated
into electronic databases. Representing the publishers, Laurence H. Tribe
insisted that an article is not made into something new just by being
incorporated into a database, it is a mere "revision" of the original
article that the publisher has already paid for and shouldn't have to pay
for again. Representing the freelance writers, Laurence Gold argued that
when publishers put articles into the "undifferentiated mass" of an
electronic database they "are creating a quite different work." (New York
Times 29 Mar 2001)
http://partners.nytimes.com/2001/03/29/technology/29WRIT.html


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ICANN WARNS AGAINST NEW DOMAIN PREREGISTRATIONS
Preregistration offers for ICANN's yet-to-be introduced top-level
domains continue to generate controversy. Because the deals
between ICANN and the registries that will control the new TLDs
have not been finalized, it is impossible for companies to
guarantee domain name preregistrations, according to ICANN
spokesman Brett LaGrande. Finalizing the new TLDs will likely
take until the fall, and this includes .biz, .aero, .pro, and
.info, said LaGrande. However, a number of registrars are
offering preregistration services. OnlineNIC, which has ICANN
accreditation, provides new TLD preregistration services.
Although ICANN has warned users about preregistration, it has
not prohibited registrars from offering preregistration services,
said OnlineNIC marketing director Marvin McCarthy. OnlineNIC has
to offer preregistration in order to stay competitive, as other
registrars are also offering advance registrations, said
McCarthy. On its Web site, OnlineNIC warns potential customers
that there are no guarantees that preregistered domain names
will be obtained.
(Computerworld Online, 28 March 2001)


PLAYING THE DOMAIN GAME: SENATOR QUESTIONS ICANN'S LEGALITY
Sen. Conrad Burns (R-Mont.) questions ICANN's authority. "I urge
you to refrain from taking any major steps to further empower or
delegate authority to ICANN," wrote Burns to the Department of
Commerce. The Internet became a stable environment under the
Department of Commerce's tenure, but current policymaking processes
could hurt that stability, said Burns. An assessment to determine
whether ICANN's actions have been legal based on federal
statutes, including the U.S. Constitution's non-delegation
doctrine and the Administrative Procedures Act (APA) should
complement the General Accounting Office's July report on ICANN's
legality, according to Burns. Although there are those who
believe that Burns' letters will destroy ICANN, it is more likely
that Burns' writings will assist in clarifying the legal issues
pertaining to ICANN's existence. It is unknown whether Burns'
actions will postpone the Commerce Department's approval of
ICANN's new TLD agreements. More hearings will be held to examine
ICANN and its mandates, said Burns.
(Internet World Online, 28 March 2001)


MEMORY MAY NEVER BE CHEAPER
Computer memory is now at its lowest price ever, partly due to
excess inventory and partly because of the advent of double data
rate (DDR) technology. Last October, $66 bought 64 MB of SDRAM,
but today the same amount can purchase 256 MB. Because low
consumer demand has slowed the production of PCs, memory chips
are stockpiling and selling at bargain prices. At the same time,
SDRAM, the most common type of memory used in desktop computers,
is about to be superceded by new DDR-equipped modules that will
move memory twice as fast. DDR is available now but has yet to
gain stability in the market. As production facilities switch
over, SDRAM will become scarcer and hence go up in price.
(Washington Post, 30 March 2001)


ELECTRONIC PAPER TURNS THE PAGE
Researchers suggest that electronic paper may be the most
important step in fundamentally changing the way people read. In
its most ideal form, electronic paper would let readers enjoy the
benefits of paper books--turning to and marking an important
passage, for example--but would also let readers enjoy the
advantages of the digital age--the ability to link to other texts
or download updates of older texts. Such paper would also be
easier to read than the display screens of today's PDAs and
e-book readers and would be less expensive than the flat-screen
displays used in most laptops. The widely acknowledged leader in
the fledgling electronic-paper industry, E Ink, two years ago
produced a prototype of electronic paper. While work on electronic
paper continues, scientists already wonder what the technology's
implications will be, speculating that libraries as people now
understand them will cease to exist.
(Technology Review, March 2001)


SEARCH ENGINES FAIL TO KEEP UP WITH GROWING WEB
Experts say search engines are having a difficult time keeping up
with the amount of content on the Internet as well as the rapidly
changing technology used to make that content available. There
may be as many as 550 billion Web pages, experts estimate, but
the most comprehensive search engines can process only a fraction
of them. While it is still relatively easy to find content on a
popular subject, experts say the vast catalog of business,
scientific, and legal content falls under the radar of search
engines. Experts call this buried content the "deep" or
"invisible" Web. The problem is not simply that search engines
cannot keep up with the amount of content added to the Web each
day. Many sites actively work to keep search-engine software from
accessing some or all of their content in order to protect their
proprietary interests. Experts add that the growing amount of
multimedia content available online is also problematic for
search engines, which are largely geared toward text.
(Reuters, 26 March 2001)

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"David J. Cole" <david_j_cole@yahoo.com> has a scanner and would like
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This month these include, but are not limited for:

Benedict Arnold

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