PG Monthly Newsletter: Gutenberg In 10 Years (2010-08-16)

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The Project Gutenberg Monthly Newsletter Extra–Aug. 16, 2010 eBooks Readable By Both Humans And Computers Since 1971 As we progress through our 40th year of Project Gutenberg eBooks we would like to hear from you [now, if possible], what you want Project to have done by our 50th year, and perhaps even beyond. Thanks so […]

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PG Monthly Newsletter (2010-07-21)

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The Project Gutenberg Monthly Newsletter–July 21, 2010 eBooks Readable By Both Humans And Computers Since 1971 The 40th Year of PG eBooks Started on July 4, 2010!!!!! Just Two Weeks ago!!! Several Major New Projects Are In The Works. . . . 40th Year Special Projects!!! We have several special projects we will be starting […]

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PG Monthly Newsletter: Extra Blagojevichs Wife (2010-07-21)

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The Project Gutenberg Monthly Newsletter Extra–Jul. 21, 2010 eBooks Readable By Both Humans And Computers Since 1971 We are making it!!! http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_blagojevich_trial_sherlock_holmes Blagojevich’s wife reads Sherlock Holmes at trial Mon Jul 19, 3:01 pm ET CHICAGO – The wife of former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich has been engrossed in mysteries. But they have nothing to […]

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PG Monthly Newsletter: Extra Dp Europe (2010-07-21)

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The Project Gutenberg Monthly Newsletter Extra–Jul. 21, 2010 eBooks Readable By Both Humans And Computers Since 1971 Is anyone in touch with the people at PG Europe and/or DP Europe? I haven’t had any replies to my emails for ages from rastko, etc. However, new items appear each month at: http://dp.rastko.net/default.php so it is obvious […]

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5th Annual World eBook Fair

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The 5th Annual World eBook Fair hopes to hand out 1 million to 2 million eBooks every day from July 4 to August 4 for a total of 50 million eBooks in a single month. Once again The World eBook Fair has added over a million new freely downloadable items in a single year to […]

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Copyright Revisions in Canada: Half a Loaf is Better Than None

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Life+50 Duration Retained The basic Life+50 copyright term is safe in Canada, at least for now. There has been considerable pressure from foreign governments for Canada to extend its copyright term, but the Copyright Act revisions unveiled in June left the basic term of copyright unchanged. For this, the government deserves our thanks and congratulations. […]

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PG Monthly Newsletter: Extra Canadian Copyright (2010-06-23)

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The Project Gutenberg Monthly Newsletter Extra–Jun. 23, 2010 eBooks Readable By Both Humans And Computers Since 1971 COPYRIGHT REVISIONS IN CANADA: HALF A LOAF IS BETTER THAN NONE by Mark Akrigg Project Gutenberg Canada **Life+50 duration retained** The basic Life+50 copyright term is safe in Canada, at least for now. There has been considerable pressure […]

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PG Monthly Newsletter (2010-06-21)

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The Project Gutenberg Monthly Newsletter–June 21, 2010 eBooks Readable By Both Humans And Computers Since 1971 The 40th Year of PG eBooks Starts on July 4, 2010!!!!!! Just Two Weeks!!! Several Major New Projects Are In The Works. . . . 40th Year Special Project!!! We have several special projects we will be starting on […]

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Apple iPad

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Although the iPad has been out in the U.S. for several weeks, today finally sees the day when it’s released in Europe and Australia. Taking a looking over the news sites it seems there’s been a lot of people queuing up to get hold of their own iPad which I guess now makes it big […]

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New Project Gutenberg Web Pages

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[Posted on behalf of Marc D’Hooge as requested in the PG Newsletter] We have two new Project Gutenberg web sites up for testing. I think you will find some interesting additional searching and expanded lists of other eBook sites worth trying out: http://gutenberg.trulymail.com and another new effort at: http://domainunltd.weebly.com/ Details The goal I’m aiming at […]

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Not Whitewashers…maybe blackwasher?

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40th Year Special Project! Improved Support For Our Project Gutenberg Volunteers As a tribute to our volunteers we would like to make an extraordinary effort to thank them for all their effort over these four decades with a program to make the work less onerous and more easy to do. If you, or anyone you […]

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