Project Gutenberg
Project Gutenberg is a volunteer effort to digitize and archive cultural works, to "encourage the creation and distribution of eBooks".
http://www.gutenberg.org
It was founded in 1971 by Michael S. Hart and is the oldest digital library.
Most of the items in its collection are the full texts of public domain books. The project tries to make these as free as possible, in long-lasting, open formats that can be used on almost any computer.
Wherever possible, the releases are available in plain text, but other formats are included, such as HTML, PDF, EPUB, MOBI, and Plucker. Most releases are in the English language, but many non-English works are also available.
There are multiple affiliated projects that are providing additional content, including regional and language-specific works. Project Gutenberg is also closely affiliated with Distributed Proofreaders, an Internet-based community for proofreading scanned texts.
Scope of collection
As of November 2014, Project Gutenberg claimed over 46,000 items in its collection and links to over 100,000 items through its affiliates with an average of over fifty new e-books being added each week
These are primarily works of literature from the Western cultural tradition. In addition to literature such as novels, poetry, short stories and drama, Project Gutenberg also has cookbooks, reference works and issues of periodicals.
The Project Gutenberg collection also has a few non-text items such as audio files and music notation files.
Most releases are in English, but there are also significant numbers in many other languages. As of February 2013, the non-English languages most represented are: French, German, Finnish, Dutch, Portuguese, and Chinese.
http://www.gutenberg.org
It was founded in 1971 by Michael S. Hart and is the oldest digital library.
Most of the items in its collection are the full texts of public domain books. The project tries to make these as free as possible, in long-lasting, open formats that can be used on almost any computer.
Wherever possible, the releases are available in plain text, but other formats are included, such as HTML, PDF, EPUB, MOBI, and Plucker. Most releases are in the English language, but many non-English works are also available.
There are multiple affiliated projects that are providing additional content, including regional and language-specific works. Project Gutenberg is also closely affiliated with Distributed Proofreaders, an Internet-based community for proofreading scanned texts.
Scope of collection
As of November 2014, Project Gutenberg claimed over 46,000 items in its collection and links to over 100,000 items through its affiliates with an average of over fifty new e-books being added each week
These are primarily works of literature from the Western cultural tradition. In addition to literature such as novels, poetry, short stories and drama, Project Gutenberg also has cookbooks, reference works and issues of periodicals.
The Project Gutenberg collection also has a few non-text items such as audio files and music notation files.
Most releases are in English, but there are also significant numbers in many other languages. As of February 2013, the non-English languages most represented are: French, German, Finnish, Dutch, Portuguese, and Chinese.