Project Gutenberg (1971-2008)

The Project Gutenberg EBook of Project Gutenberg (1971-2008), by Marie LebertThis eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it,give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online atwww.gutenberg.org** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in thisfile. **Title: Project Gutenberg (1971-2008)Author: Marie LebertRelease Date: October 26, 2008 [EBook #27045]Language: English*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK PROJECT GUTENBERG (1971-2008) ***Produced by Al HainesPROJECT GUTENBERG (1971-2008)MARIE LEBERTNEF, University of Toronto & Project Gutenberg, 2008Copyright © 2008 Marie LebertThis long article is dated May 2008. With many thanks to the great people whohelped me, especially Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, and RussonWooldridge, founder of NEF. All the mistakes are mine - my mother tongue is notEnglish, but French. This article is also available in French: Le ProjetGutenberg (1971-2008).TABLE1. Overview2. A Bet Since 19713. The Method4. Shared Proofreading5. Becoming Multingual6. Public Domain vs. Copyright7. From the Past to the Future8. Chronology9. Stats10. Links1. OVERVIEWAugust 1997: 1,000 books; April 2002: 5,000 books; October 2003: 10,000 books; January 2005: 15,000 books;December 2006: 20,000 books; April 2008: 25,000 books ...