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Project Gutenberg Looking for Error Correcting Volunteers

project-gutenberg-logo.jpgProject Gutenberg is looking for volunteers to comb through more than 30,000 books in the foundation’s collection–erasing digital book errors for future generations of readers.

For 35 years, this group has archived thousands of books in digital format, but as founder Michael S. Hart noted, a number of errors slipped through in the transition to digital format. Now, they are looking for volunteers to help catch the mistakes.

Here’s an excerpt from the post: “Believe it or not, we have received perhaps 10,000 messages, over 37 years, encouraging us to check certain parts of book files for errors…I am asking for new members for this team to step forward to make yet one more level of contribution towards creating the best library humanity has ever seen.” (Via TeleRead.)

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Thursday May 23: Real Talk about Life after Publication

These days, writers aren’t just writers: They’re social-media mavens, seasoned public speakers, and one-person publicity machines. And they still have to find time to write their books! Find out what life is like once you've landed that dream book contract in a free web chat with young-adult authors Elizabeth Norris (Unraveling and Unbreakable) and Brodi Ashton (Everneath and Everbound) — plus special guest Kristin Rens, editor at HarperCollins imprint Balzer + Bray. Thursday, May 23 at 7:00 p.m. ET. on Figment.com.