I hate to be the e-book Nazi again... but diesel-ebooks is
repurposing the works of "
FreeELiterature.com", who appears to be in direct violation of the
Gutenberg License, specifically these two parts:
- Commercial use: The "small print" license includes a royalty schedule for commercial use of the Project Gutenberg trademark, including any sort of resale.
- Modification: Only unmodified copies of these eBooks may be redistributed without limitation. If you make changes to eBooks (other than alteration for different display devices), you are prohibited from including the header or otherwise associating your derivative work with Project Gutenberg. Note especially that if you choose to make changes, then you must remove the header, and you may NOT use the Project Gutenberg trademark.
As stated on
their About Us page:
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I'm not sure Diesel Ebooks wants to associate their own company with that. The books clearly show they come directly from Project Gutenberg's archive.
Also, why are they all in .lit format, the most-restrictive and unusable format available?