We're talking a lot about digitized books these days here on the blog. Project Gutenberg has been around since 1971 digitizing and copying public domain books. Via GB, this Wall Street Journal Q&A interview (free) with its founder Michael Hart on book digitization, Google Book Search, and more. This is one effort that we've mentioned from day one of Google's Library Project. I was disappointed to read when Hart says Gutenberg got no atttention when Google's Library Project was first launched, it did, in my SearchDay article from December 14, 2004. In the story, I mention the project, link to...

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