Internet books
March 31st, 2007With sites like Project Gutenberg sprouting up more and more, internet books are emerging as interesting combinations of old and new technology. Somewhat ironically named after the inventor of the printing press, Project Gutenberg collects, scans, and publishes on the internet books which have become public domain, either because they were not written under a copyright or because their authors have been dead long enough for their rights to the material to expire. The books are then made available online for anyone to download and enjoy. Internet books (otherwise known as e-books) have been met with somewhat mixed reviews. Though e-book readers were said to be the end of brick and mortar libraries and bookstores, their sales never matched up to the predictions.
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