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= Online book resources =
= Online book resources =
Our main resource for the books we record is the [http://gutenberg.org/ Project Gutenberg]. It has a huge catalog of public domain e-books, and they do extensive legal checking before releasing their titles. Generally, if it was published before 1923 in the USA, it's public domain in the US, which is good enough for us. Nevertheless, there are also other resources online which are listed here. But bear in mind that the book has to be in the public domain (see [[Copyright and Public Domain]]). If you are in doubt, don't start recording until the copyright status is approved by an administrator.
Our main resource for the books we record is the [http://gutenberg.org/ Project Gutenberg]. It has a huge catalog of public domain e-books, and they do extensive legal checking before releasing their titles. Generally, if it was published in 1925 or before, it's public domain in the U.S., which is good enough for us. Nevertheless, there are also other resources online which are listed here. But bear in mind that the book has to be in the public domain (see [[Copyright and Public Domain]]). If you are in doubt, don't start recording until the copyright status is approved by an administrator.


== General ==
== General ==
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* [http://publicliterature.org/ PublicLiterature.org]
* [http://publicliterature.org/ PublicLiterature.org]
* [http://www.wisdomquest.com/ Wisdom Quest]
* [http://www.wisdomquest.com/ Wisdom Quest]
* [http://www.wikisource.org/ Wiki Source]
* [http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/ Virginia Online Etext Library]
* [http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/ Virginia Online Etext Library]
* [http://ccel.org Christian Classics Ethereal Library]
* [http://ccel.org Christian Classics Ethereal Library]
* [http://www.rarebookroom.org/ The Rare Book Room]
* [http://www.rarebookroom.org/ The Rare Book Room]
* [http://etext.library.adelaide.edu.au/ University of Adelaide E-Text Library]
* [http://www.manybooks.net/ Manybooks.net]
* [http://www.manybooks.net/ Manybooks.net]
* [https://www.hathitrust.org/ Hathi Trust] (not all texts here are PD, but those that are are clearly marked)
* [http://books.google.com/ Google Books] (only use books with full view; doesn't work for everyone outside U.S.)
* [http://books.google.com/ Google Books] (only use books with full view; doesn't work for everyone outside U.S.)
* [http://search.live.com/books Live Search Books] (only use books with full view; doesn't work for everyone outside U.S.)
* [http://search.live.com/books Live Search Books] (only use books with full view; doesn't work for everyone outside U.S.)
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* [http://www.classicreader.com/ Classic Reader] This site offers many different children's books, very helpful
* [http://www.classicreader.com/ Classic Reader] This site offers many different children's books, very helpful
* [http://www.archive.org/details/iacl Children's books, scanned] at the Internet Archive - need checking for PDness and completeness of book, but a great selection!
* [http://www.archive.org/details/iacl Children's books, scanned] at the Internet Archive - need checking for PDness and completeness of book, but a great selection!
* [http://archive.org/details/onethousandbooks00cousuoft One Thousand Books for Children by Penrhyn W. Coussens 1911 scanned] at Internet Archive (a Project Gutenberg text will also be available soon)


== Non-English Languages ==
== Non-English Languages ==
'''Warning: not all texts are pd in the US - please double check the date of first publication before starting to record. Text must be published before 1923 to be in the public domain in the USA.'''
'''Warning: not all texts are pd in the US - please double check the date of first publication before starting to record. Text must be published in 1922 or earlier to be in the public domain in the United States.'''
* '''''Chinese'''''
* '''''Chinese'''''
:* http://www.gutenberg.org/browse/languages/zh
:* http://www.gutenberg.org/browse/languages/zh
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* '''''PD Novellas''''' - [http://www.mhpbooks.com/novella.html Melville House] - includes summaries, it's a print resource, but handy for getting ideas!
* '''''PD Novellas''''' - [http://www.mhpbooks.com/novella.html Melville House] - includes summaries, it's a print resource, but handy for getting ideas!
* '''''Short Stories''''' - [http://www.short-stories.co.uk/ short-stories.co.uk] - need to check copyright / public domainness carefully, but a handy resource.
* '''''Short Stories''''' - [http://www.short-stories.co.uk/ short-stories.co.uk] - need to check copyright / public domainness carefully, but a handy resource.
* '''''Documents in Law, History and Diplomacy''''' - [http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/avalon.htm The Avalon Project at Yale Law School] ''(documents after 1923 will need a careful copyright check ... please don't start recording until this is agreed.)''
* '''''Documents in Law, History and Diplomacy''''' - [http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/avalon.htm The Avalon Project at Yale Law School] ''(documents after 1922 will need a careful copyright check ... please don't start recording until this is agreed.)''


== Specific Authors ==
== Specific Authors ==
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* '''''Charlotte Mason:''''' http://amblesideonline.org/CM/toc.html
* '''''Charlotte Mason:''''' http://amblesideonline.org/CM/toc.html
* '''''George MacDonald:''''' http://www.george-macdonald.com/
* '''''George MacDonald:''''' http://www.george-macdonald.com/

= When a Book Is Not Online =
If no e-text is available for the text you want to record, you might be able to use a hard copy. Please post in Book Suggestions and discuss this with an admin before starting the project. In such cases, we normally want to see a picture or scan of the title page and copyright page of the hard copy before the project starts to verify its copyright status. If you go this route, note that your proof-listener will not have access to the text for word-perfect or special (referencing the text) proof-listening. (Alternately, you may also scan or photograph the whole work and upload it to Archive yourself, so that the text is available for everyone. Please visit Archive.org's help pages for instructions on this.)

Latest revision as of 15:27, 30 August 2022

Online book resources

Our main resource for the books we record is the Project Gutenberg. It has a huge catalog of public domain e-books, and they do extensive legal checking before releasing their titles. Generally, if it was published in 1925 or before, it's public domain in the U.S., which is good enough for us. Nevertheless, there are also other resources online which are listed here. But bear in mind that the book has to be in the public domain (see Copyright and Public Domain). If you are in doubt, don't start recording until the copyright status is approved by an administrator.

General

Distributed Proofreaders

Distributed Proofreaders acts as a creation source for Project Gutenberg by proofreading, through a network of volunteers, public domain works. Using the Project Search feature, you can sort by title, author, language, genre, etc.

Texts completed and posted to Project Gutenberg (and it is recommended you only use completed works due to the changable nature of works in progress) appear at the bottom of the sorted list(s). NOTE: You must create an account at Distributed Proofreaders to use this feature


Children's Literature

Non-English Languages

Warning: not all texts are pd in the US - please double check the date of first publication before starting to record. Text must be published in 1922 or earlier to be in the public domain in the United States.

  • Chinese
  • Esperanto
  • Bulgarian
  • Dutch:
  • Finnish:
  • French:
  • German:
  • Greek
  • Hungarian:
  • Italian
  • Latin:
  • Polish:
  • Portuguese:
  • Romanian:
  • Russian:
  • Spanish:
  • Swedish:
  • Tagalog:

Not enough? Find more links here:

Religious Literature

Special Topics

  • Literary Gothic:
  • Fables and Fairy and Folk Tales
  • Female Authors:
  • Adventure fiction:
  • The Union Catalog of Pre-1600 Books Online: http://www.pbm.com/~lindahl/union This list of pre-1600-relevant books is taken from a number of online collections and at the time of adding link, contained 12,502 books.
  • PD Novellas - Melville House - includes summaries, it's a print resource, but handy for getting ideas!
  • Short Stories - short-stories.co.uk - need to check copyright / public domainness carefully, but a handy resource.
  • Documents in Law, History and Diplomacy - The Avalon Project at Yale Law School (documents after 1922 will need a careful copyright check ... please don't start recording until this is agreed.)

Specific Authors

When a Book Is Not Online

If no e-text is available for the text you want to record, you might be able to use a hard copy. Please post in Book Suggestions and discuss this with an admin before starting the project. In such cases, we normally want to see a picture or scan of the title page and copyright page of the hard copy before the project starts to verify its copyright status. If you go this route, note that your proof-listener will not have access to the text for word-perfect or special (referencing the text) proof-listening. (Alternately, you may also scan or photograph the whole work and upload it to Archive yourself, so that the text is available for everyone. Please visit Archive.org's help pages for instructions on this.)

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