Guttenberg project

liems · 10-27-2006, 04:36 PM

So, what is the difference between classics literature that Sony sells for $3.65 and the same ones available free from Guttenberg and formatted for Sony reader)? Example: see works by Jane Austen

airlik · 10-27-2006, 05:28 PM

The one Sony sells removes money from you and gives it to Sony... other than that, probably not much. Some purchased editions have good footnotes to explain archaic meanings and side references, but many don't... I wouldn't buy the classics without a chance to peruse them for "value-add" first.

NatCh · 10-27-2006, 06:00 PM

The formatting will be plainer in the Guttenberg edition -- no italics, bold, underline, etc. Though there is some substitution sometimes, i.e. caps for italics and such.

If you're happy with the Gutt or Manybooks.net, go for it.

k2r · 10-27-2006, 07:33 PM

Gutenberg books are free as in beer and free as in speech.
Sony Books you have to pay for and you can't give them away to somebody else.
> The formatting will be plainer
There are different groups trying to establish a logical markup-style for gutenberg, eg
http://gutenberg.hwg.org/

TadW · 10-28-2006, 12:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by k2r

Gutenberg books are free as in beer and free as in speech.
Sony Books you have to pay for and you can't give them away to somebody else.
> The formatting will be plainer
There are different groups trying to establish a logical markup-style for gutenberg, eg
http://gutenberg.hwg.org/

Thanks for the link... I didn't know they were working on the markup. Very cool!

10-27-2006, 04:36 PM	#1
liems Junior Member Posts: 5 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2006	Guttenberg project So, what is the difference between classics literature that Sony sells for $3.65 and the same ones available free from Guttenberg and formatted for Sony reader)? Example: see works by Jane Austen

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10-27-2006, 05:28 PM	#2
airlik Connoisseur Posts: 76 Karma: 15 Join Date: Oct 2006 Device: Sony Reader	The one Sony sells removes money from you and gives it to Sony... other than that, probably not much. Some purchased editions have good footnotes to explain archaic meanings and side references, but many don't... I wouldn't buy the classics without a chance to peruse them for "value-add" first.

10-27-2006, 06:00 PM	#3
NatCh Gizmologist Posts: 11,615 Karma: 929550 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Republic of Texas Embassy at Jackson, TN Device: Pocketbook Touch HD3	The formatting will be plainer in the Guttenberg edition -- no italics, bold, underline, etc. Though there is some substitution sometimes, i.e. caps for italics and such. If you're happy with the Gutt or Manybooks.net, go for it.

10-27-2006, 07:33 PM	#4
k2r Zealot Posts: 124 Karma: 177 Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Bochum, Germany Device: MP2K, iLiad	Gutenberg books are free as in beer and free as in speech. Sony Books you have to pay for and you can't give them away to somebody else. > The formatting will be plainer There are different groups trying to establish a logical markup-style for gutenberg, eg http://gutenberg.hwg.org/

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