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etienne66 · 07-11-2009, 01:57 PM

Thanks HarryT.

I've put a post on the archive.org forum so we'll see what they say.

I have no objection to "give something back" to the community, but technically the book is already available in PDF form. Of course that PDF is 14 MB as compared to my version which is only 269 kB and will be even smaller if I have to strip the cover image. More than likely I will upload it to MobileRead in the end. I was just trying to see if I could make some money for the 2 weeks work I performed on this. Given the title I don't think I'd make much money.

I've also noted that Amazon sells several Project Gutenberg books on their website. There is even one called the "Project Gutenberg Dictionary" which they want $14.95 for. I downloaded the sample and it looks like they simply stuck the text file in a mobipocket wrapper without any extra formatting. At least I've formatted my book and I wouldn't want it to be sold for more than $1.00.

In consideration of giving back to the community, I've thought about joining the Distributed Proofreaders @ www.pgdp.net. However I want to see them proofread "The Century Dictionary" including the images in a mobipocket compatible format. If done properly I think this would be something a lot of people could appreciate.

I might was well tell you the title of the book I have worked on. It is "The Mantle and Other Stories" by Nikolai Gogol and translated by Claud Field. The book is available at http://www.archive.org/details/mantl...tori00gogorich

Thanks,
Etienne66

07-11-2009, 01:57 PM	#3
etienne66 Groupie Posts: 185 Karma: 9832 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Texas, US Device: Kindle 2, PRS-600 Black, PRS-650 Red, Adam w/ Pixel Qi(pre-ordered)	Thanks HarryT. I've put a post on the archive.org forum so we'll see what they say. I have no objection to "give something back" to the community, but technically the book is already available in PDF form. Of course that PDF is 14 MB as compared to my version which is only 269 kB and will be even smaller if I have to strip the cover image. More than likely I will upload it to MobileRead in the end. I was just trying to see if I could make some money for the 2 weeks work I performed on this. Given the title I don't think I'd make much money. I've also noted that Amazon sells several Project Gutenberg books on their website. There is even one called the "Project Gutenberg Dictionary" which they want $14.95 for. I downloaded the sample and it looks like they simply stuck the text file in a mobipocket wrapper without any extra formatting. At least I've formatted my book and I wouldn't want it to be sold for more than $1.00. In consideration of giving back to the community, I've thought about joining the Distributed Proofreaders @ www.pgdp.net. However I want to see them proofread "The Century Dictionary" including the images in a mobipocket compatible format. If done properly I think this would be something a lot of people could appreciate. I might was well tell you the title of the book I have worked on. It is "The Mantle and Other Stories" by Nikolai Gogol and translated by Claud Field. The book is available at http://www.archive.org/details/mantl...tori00gogorich Thanks, Etienne66