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Project Gutenberg is a volunteer effort to digitize and archive public domain books and other cultural works since 1971. It is named after Johannes Gutenberg, the inventor of printing, and offers over 72,500 items in various formats and languages.
Michael S. Hart (1947-2011) was an American author and the inventor of the e-book and the founder of Project Gutenberg, the first digital library. He typed and distributed thousands of public domain books via ARPANET, BBS, Gopher and the Internet, and advocated for open access and free culture.
LibriVox is a volunteer-run project that records and distributes public domain texts in various languages. It was founded in 2005 by Hugh McGuire and has over 18,000 completed projects as of December 2023.
A Canadian digital library of public domain books, founded in 2007 by Dr. Mark Akrigg. It offers e-books by Canadian authors or about Canada, as well as works in Canadian French.
Johannes Gutenberg was a German inventor and craftsman who invented the movable-type printing press in the 15th century. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential figures in human history for his contribution to the spread of knowledge and culture.
Google Books is a service from Google that searches the full text of books and magazines that Google has scanned and stored in its database. It offers different access levels depending on the copyright status and permission of the books, and has been criticized for potential copyright violations and errors.
Project Gutenberg Australia is a digital library of public domain ebooks in English, founded in 2001 by Colin Choat. It hosts works by Australian and international authors, and provides information about the history and exploration of Australia.
Learn about the history, types and examples of online encyclopedias, including Wikipedia, the largest and most-read reference work in history. Find out how some encyclopedias are digitized from old print editions, and how others are created by volunteer contributors.