Here's a notice about these e-books. Perhaps it may say more than the original message. Kathy
FREE BOOKS, ELECTRONICALLY Project Gutenberg is organizing a book fair featuring online texts from its own digital library as well as that of the World eBook Library Consortia. During the World eBook Fair, which will take place from July 4 to August 4, users can download free copies of books from Project Gutenberg's collection of 18,000 texts, which are always free, or from the World eBook Library Consortia, which otherwise cost $8.95 each. Organizers hope the event will encourage more people to start reading books electronically, not only on desktop or laptop computers but also on portable devices. Michael S. Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, said, "We get a lot of people reading Project Gutenberg e-books on PDAs, iPods, pocket PCs, cell phones, etc." Hart said electronic books benefit those who cannot get physical books from traditional libraries, noting that the goal of Project Gutenberg is to "break down the bars of ignorance and illiteracy." Daniel Greenstein, executive director of the California Digital Library, said that e-books are typically being used to find facts, not to facilitate "the reading experience that we all know and love." Taken from the Chronicle of Higher Education, 7 June 2006 (sub. req'd) http://chronicle.com/daily/2006/06/2006060701t.htm But you can also find out more at www.gutenberg.org . It is explained further under their Latest News section (May 4). ___ To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote
