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[socialmedia] New PG Facebook autofeed stalled
by Christine Bell 23 Jun '24

23 Jun '24

Hi Greg, There's been no books posted on our New Project Gutenberg Facebook page for a few days. The last book posted there is 73852, but we're up to 73883 today. Please check and let me know. Kind regards, Christine

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[socialmedia] Fallout 4 meets Project Gutenberg in this ‘classic literature’ mod
by Greg Newby 20 Jun '24

20 Jun '24

Did you already see this one? Fallout 4 meets Project Gutenberg in this ‘classic literature’ mod https://www.destructoid.com/fallout-4-meets-project-gutenberg-in-this-class… ... it looks like an interesting topic for our news feed. ~ Greg

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[socialmedia] To consider for social media posting
by Greg Newby 11 Jun '24

11 Jun '24

Hi friends. We helped this organization get their copy of the PG collection into the interplanetary filesystem. The demo & article are pretty cool: Project Dara has made a copy of the Project Gutenberg collection in the interplanetary filesystem. You can browse the collection here: https://gutenberg.dara.global/ An article about how and why the did this is here: https://theimmutable.medium.com/opening-the-immutable-library-7c40a704fcbd Thanks, Greg

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[socialmedia] Fwd: We just released our 1,00th ebook!
by Greg Newby 01 Jun '24

01 Jun '24

This seems worth covering in our social media feeds. We've corresponded a lot with Standard eBooks over the years. Like Librivox, they take PG works and create something extra. ~ Greg

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[socialmedia] FYI: gbn out of touch this weekend
by Greg Newby 31 May '24

31 May '24

Hi friends. I'll be doing another crazy footrace starting Saturday morning. I expect/hope to still be running on Sunday morning. I would receive texts or calls to my mobile (1-613-334-8373), but won't be at a computer or looking at emails. The race is https://backyardultra.com/races/whitehorse-backyard-ultra/ and I think they'll have occasional race updates on Facebook somewhere (maybe the Athletics Yukon page). ~ Greg Dr. Gregory B. Newby Chief Executive and Director Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation www.gutenberg.org A 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization with EIN 64-6221541 gbnewby(a)pglaf.org

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[socialmedia] Change of email address
by paulkbiba 26 May '24

26 May '24

Please be advised that I've had to change me emaill address to paulkbiba(a)proton.me. My gmail address has been deleted to please use this in the future. Paul Sent with [Proton Mail](https://proton.me/) secure email.

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[socialmedia] New podcast with Greg
by Greg Newby 23 Apr '24

23 Apr '24

Hi, Team. This is another podcast about audiobooks. It's nicely done! The main link is: https://link.cohostpodcasting.com/38b93284-10cb-4566-a47b-2c4566e12676?d=eH… There is some text below you could use as desired: ----- Forwarded message from Daria Kroupoderova <dkroupoderova(a)we-worldwide.com> ----- From: Daria Kroupoderova <dkroupoderova(a)we-worldwide.com> To: Greg Newby <gbnewby(a)pglaf.org> CC: WE_HayeteGallotExecComms <WE_HayeteGallotExecComms(a)we-worldwide.com>, Lin Yang <liyang2(a)microsoft.com>, Lauren Cutchin <laurenp(a)we-worldwide.com> Subject: RE: Pivotal Podcast Follow Up Date: Tue, 23 Apr 2024 17:34:51 +0000 Hi Greg, Stepping in for Lauren here and sharing that the episode is now live and available on all major podcasting platforms! Here's the post from Hayete on LinkedIn, promoting the podcast: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/hayetegallot_literature-pivotal-ai-activity-…. We also have some social copy drafted for you if you'd like to promote this on your social. Please edit as you see fit: My first experience with eBooks was “Alice in Wonderland” when I was a student at University of Albany. I had never even heard of Project Gutenberg, but I immediately understood the potential for electronic books that could be searched and shared on computers connected to a network. Today, Project Gutenberg is translating the power of eBooks into audiobooks with a little help from AI. Microsoft [TAG] technologies have helped us create 5,000 new computer-generated audiobooks. Along the way, we’ve experienced massive improvements in how the AI brings text to life through a much more natural reading style. You can hear that the pacing gets faster when it's an exciting section. You can hear when there's dialogue. You can hear the natural pause at the end of a paragraph or a chapter. You can hear different characters. With the power of AI and the cloud, we’ve been able to accomplish this much faster than we could just a few years ago. Now we’re envisioning what’s possible. With AI, we’re able to ask questions we never would have dreamed of before. Can we make our entire library queryable? Can we allow anyone to create an audiobook using their own voice as narrator? If you want to hear more about how Project Gutenberg is using AI to bring literature to life via audio, check out the latest episode of Pivotal with Hayete Gallot [TAG}, where I offer a look at our origin story, our long history with AI, and our plans for the future. https://link.cohostpodcasting.com/6f6ae657-637f-4229-b971-577a114ac8a6?d=e2… Thank you again for your participation in Pivotal! All the best, Daria + WE Team

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[socialmedia] Website down
by Christine Bell 22 Apr '24

22 Apr '24

Hi Greg, Our website is down again and new books are not posting correctly on our Facebook page. I've left a short post on both pages advising there's a problem and we're working on getting it fixed ASAP. Kind regards, Christine

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[socialmedia] eReader trial version
by Greg Newby 18 Apr '24

18 Apr '24

Hi friends. Here's something that might be worth putting on the feeds: Project Gutenberg and CogniLore team up to revolutionize digital reading with proLibro eReader trial. Try it now and share your feedback for a chance to win a $15 gift card! https://www.cognilore.com/prolibro-trial-version/ I have a longer version for the May newsletter, in case you want some additional wording or context: In April, Project Gutenberg met with the executives at CogniLore for a comprehensive demonstration of their flagship eReader platform called proLibro. Among the free eBooks available through the application were a selection of popular titles from Project Gutenberg. CogniLore was successful in showing us how the content could be “brought to life” through the additions of interactive features and functionalities such as annotations, advanced searching, favourites, text to speech, and more. Project Gutenberg and CogniLore have agreed to continue the relationship moving forward as we both strive to share lessons learned about emerging technologies and different ways of rendering free digital content accessible to all. This innovative solution has potential to revolutionize digital publishing and the reader experience. CogniLore is excited to announce the release of the proLibro eReader trial software, for the Microsoft Windows platform. This offers access to a selection of popular Project Gutenberg titles in an enhanced format. Share your feedback in a simple survey to shape the future of digital reading and stand a chance to win a $15 gift card! Your valuable feedback on the tool will inform CogniLore’s technology roadmap and ensure that the product responds well to the needs of readers. Find information about the free trial here: https://www.cognilore.com/prolibro-trial-version/ Thanks as always! ~ Greg

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[socialmedia] Some interesting work using PG
by Eric Hellman 13 Apr '24

13 Apr '24

A friend of mine is doing some interesting data analysis of PG texts. Might be interesting for our social media feeds. http://carrels.distantreader.org/ Eric Hellman

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