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Standard Ebooks looks to be a very interesting project. Is there a story behind the project that details how you got started and who are the main contributors?

Standard Ebooks looks to be a very interesting project. Is there a story behind the project that details how you got started and who are the main contributors? A 'Show HN' [0] or a write-up on indiehackers.com [1] would be awesome and could you more contributors. I subscribed to your RSS feed [2] that announces your new publications but it lacks a URL for me to download the Ebook right away. Also, is there a way for omnivoracious readers like me to download all your Ebooks in a mega .zip file at one go? [0] https://news.ycombinator.com/show https://news.ycombinator.com/show [1] https://www.indiehackers.com/ https://www.indiehackers.com/ [2] https://standardebooks.org/opds/all https://standardebooks.org/opds/all

acabal 10y ago
Thanks for the suggestions! The project is very small, not for profit so indiehackers.com would probably not be interested. It's all volunteer-based so if you're interested in contributing work somehow then drop me a line. The OPDS feed is mainly for reading systems and libraries, not for human consumption. However it does actually include direct links to epub files, but you typically have to view the feed source--i.e. the raw XML--to see them. Humans should subscribe to our mailing list,[0] where we do actual release announcements as they occur. [0] https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/standardebooks https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/standardebooks
- e15ctr0n 10y ago
  > The OPDS feed is mainly for reading systems and libraries, not for human consumption. Understood. I was using a standard RSS reader to parse the feed. I added the OPDS feed to my FBReader app on Android [0] via its Network Catalog feature [1]. Et voila, I have your entire catalog at my fingertips. Thanks. :-) > It's all volunteer-based so if you're interested in contributing work somehow then drop me a line. I can definitely see myself volunteering. Thanks for the invite. :-) [0] https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.geometerplus.zlibrary.ui.android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.geometerpl... [1] https://fbreader.org/content/documentation/own-opds https://fbreader.org/content/documentation/own-opds

acabal 10y ago

Thanks for the suggestions! The project is very small, not for profit so indiehackers.com would probably not be interested. It's all volunteer-based so if you're interested in contributing work somehow then drop me a line. The OPDS feed is mainly for reading systems and libraries, not for human consumption. However it does actually include direct links to epub files, but you typically have to view the feed source--i.e. the raw XML--to see them. Humans should subscribe to our mailing list,[0] where we do actual release announcements as they occur. [0] https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/standardebooks https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/standardebooks

e15ctr0n 10y ago
> The OPDS feed is mainly for reading systems and libraries, not for human consumption. Understood. I was using a standard RSS reader to parse the feed. I added the OPDS feed to my FBReader app on Android [0] via its Network Catalog feature [1]. Et voila, I have your entire catalog at my fingertips. Thanks. :-) > It's all volunteer-based so if you're interested in contributing work somehow then drop me a line. I can definitely see myself volunteering. Thanks for the invite. :-) [0] https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.geometerplus.zlibrary.ui.android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.geometerpl... [1] https://fbreader.org/content/documentation/own-opds https://fbreader.org/content/documentation/own-opds