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Alex from SE here. Thanks for the mention! From a quick glance I'm guessing that Planet eBook is just repackaging Project Gutenberg or PG Australia/Canada titl
by acabal 6y ago
Alex from SE here. Thanks for the mention!
From a quick glance I'm guessing that Planet eBook is just repackaging Project Gutenberg or PG Australia/Canada titles, or possibly even Internet Archive OCRs. A commenter below mentioned that italics in a book are in all caps, which is a common transcription affordance in PG texts. It seems they aren't proofread either, since on page 1 of Huck Finn there's a glaring OCR error that doesn't occur in the PG edition ("narra- tive"). And it looks like the PDFs have a Planet eBook watermark on every other page.
One of the goals of Standard Ebooks is to create ebooks that are commercial-level in quality, which after a glance I would say these are not. Our volunteers spend many hours making sure each ebook we release is a high-quality specimen in every way. And you don't get a watermark either.
We're always looking for contributors to make new ebooks. It's a satisfying effort because it takes a lot of different skills: HTML/CSS, command line/UNIX philosopy fluency, attention to detail, an eye for spotting typos, an interest in literature and fine art (for our covers), and more. If you'd like to work on an ebook to release to the world for free, send us a note!
- Flex247A 6y agoKeep up the good work man!