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Project Gutenberg Wants Your Input on Refreshing Its Site

At long, long, long, long, long, long last, Project Gutenberg is updating its listing pages.

They sent this message to one of their mailing lists this morning.

We would like to invite design ideas and input for Project Gutenberg’s eBook landing pages, such as https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/100

Discussion is being hosted in the gutvol-d email list, which you can subscribe (or peruse back issues) at https://lists.pglaf.org

The idea is to have a static HTML file for every eBook.  This will make it easier to get a full copy of the book’s files and surrounding meta-data.  We are also working on friendlier filenames and other improvements.  The main criterion is to use HTML+CSS only in static files: no Javascript, database, or server-side requirements.  Ideas and demonstrations are welcome!  (You can email directly to [email protected], or join the gutvol-d list.)

I don’t have the time to contribute right now but I am looking forward to the improved layout.

What would you like to see changed?

image by reingestalter

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Disgusting Dude April 4, 2018 um 7:13 pm

File names. File names. File names.

Nate Hoffelder April 4, 2018 um 8:59 pm

my kingdom for file names


Xavier Basora April 4, 2018 um 8:07 pm

Agreed and some nice cover art for the titles. Better editing so the books are readable.
The home page needs to be appealing. I dislike the welcome page

Nate Hoffelder April 4, 2018 um 8:59 pm

Ooooh, cover art! Yes, that is one of those things that would not be hard to automate.

Xaver Basora April 5, 2018 um 5:41 am

And it’d give jobs to very talented people. And covers are a nice esthetic intro to the book

SAD April 6, 2018 um 12:51 pm

Sure. Jobs that don’t pay anything, but jobs nonetheless.


Sharon Reamer April 5, 2018 um 9:09 am

Improved search function. I’ve had trouble with it before. It’s not very smart.


Clyde April 5, 2018 um 3:44 pm

Make them epub’s and include calibre compatible metadata.

Fahirsch April 8, 2018 um 5:30 pm

The books are in several formats. I download both epub and mobi, both with image, directly to Dropbox


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