Produced by Al Haines
Copyright © 2010 Marie Lebert
—-A trilingual ebook to celebratethe 40 years (1971-2011)of Project Gutenberg,born on July 4, 1971,with celebrationsduring the whole year 2011.
—-Un ebook trilingüe para celebrarlos 40 años (1971-2011)del Proyecto Gutenberg,nacido el 4 de julio de 1971,con celebracionesdurante todo el año 2011.
—-Un ebook trilingue pour célébrerles 40 ans (1971-2011)du Projet Gutenberg,né le 4 juillet 1971,avec des célébrationspendant toute l'année 2011.
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[en] Overview[es] Sumario[fr] Sommaire
[en] Project Gutenberg is 40 years old[es] El Proyecto Gutenberg tiene 40 años[fr] Le Projet Gutenberg a 40 ans
[en] From the past to the future[es] Desde el pasado hacia el futuro[fr] Du passé vers l'avenir
[en] Project Gutenberg and languages[es] El Proyecto Gutenberg y los idiomas[fr] Le Projet Gutenberg et les langues
[en] Distributed Proofreaders is 10 years old[es] Distributed Proofreaders tiene 10 años[fr] Distributed Proofreaders a 10 ans
[en] Acknowledgements[es] Agradecimientos[fr] Remerciements
The first ebook was available on July 4, 1971, as eText #1 of ProjectGutenberg, a visionary project launched by Michael Hart to create freeelectronic versions of literary works and disseminate them worldwide.In the 16th century, Gutenberg allowed anyone to have print books for asmall cost. In the 21st century, Project Gutenberg would allow anyoneto have a digital library at no cost. Project Gutenberg got its firstboost with the invention of the web in 1990, and its second boost withthe creation of Distributed Proofreaders in 2000, to share theproofreading of ebooks between hundreds of volunteers. In 2010, ProjectGutenberg offered more than 33,000 high-quality ebooks being downloadedby the tens of thousands every day, and websites in the United States,in Australia, in Europe, and in Canada, with 40 mirror sites worldwide.
This trilingual (English, Spanish, French) ebook is meant to celebratethe 40th anniversary of Project Gutenberg, with four parts:# Project Gutenberg is 40 years old# From the past to the future# Project Gutenberg and languages# Distributed Proofreaders is 10 years old
About the author > Marie Lebert is a researcher and journalistspecializing in technology for books and languages. Her books arefreely available in Project Gutenberg <www.gutenberg.org> and inManyBooks.net <http://manybooks.net>, in various formats for anyelectronic device (computer, PDA, mobile phone, smartphone, ebookreader).
El primer libro digital remonta al 4 de julio de 1971. Se trata deleText #1 del Proyecto Gutenberg, un proyecto visionario lanzado porMichael Hart con el fin de crear versiones electrónicas gratuitas deobras literarias y de difundirlas por el mundo entero. En el siglo 16,Gutenberg había hecho posible para todos tener libros impresos por unprecio relativamente módico. En el siglo 21, el Proyecto Gutenberg ibaa permitir a cada uno disponer de una biblioteca digital gratuita. Esteproyecto cobra nuevo aliento y alcanzó una difusión internacional conla aparición de la web en 1990, y luego con la creación