Project - Gutenberg

: This key partner site facilitates the conversion of scanned physical books into e-books through a collaborative online process. Legal and Technical Framework Permission How-to - Project Gutenberg

: Although heavily English-centric (over 21,000 books as of 2008), it hosts significant collections in French, German, Finnish, Dutch, and dozens of other languages. Project Gutenberg

is the world's first and largest provider of free electronic books (e-books), hosting a library of over 75,000 titles . Founded in 1971 by Michael S. Hart, it focuses on digitizing and distributing literature for which U.S. copyright has expired, making it a cornerstone of the public domain movement. Core Mission and Philosophy : This key partner site facilitates the conversion

The project operates under the philosophy that literature and information should be accessible to everyone at little to no cost. Founded in 1971 by Michael S

: Books are provided in simple formats (like plain text and HTML) that can be read, used, and searched by almost any computer or program.

The library is built and maintained primarily by volunteers who digitize, proofread, and format the texts.