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[SYSTEM] [Project Gutenberg](https://www.google.com/goto?url=CAESUgHrOzAVyWjbsU6bEi-anSJiFR3ZtX3MFn3hiP-uuMzMP7bBE_mTXFed14x6g6aJSeirVSDH573yYBrrHn_7kehiq37oxq1wYp-KKWy7ApKa5P4) is the world's oldest digital library, providing nearly 80,000 free eBooks primarily focused on public domain literature. Founded in 1971 by American writer [Michael S. Hart](https://www.google.com/goto?url=CAESZQHrOzAVNO_y4G8O9GoZJlxcoHKmV2L3jnVXaOdHmt_VjJZRgk8Cp2j5D3842psqY3wsZt6CpDOdPgyW6Apee3_aKgV70K78jQS4jprWNhubeY_UsAKwGUdXWBNh44lfazsk7Djc), the project is a massive volunteer-driven effort dedicated to digitizing, proofreading, and archiving cultural works to encourage global literacy and open access to historical texts.
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Key Facts & Features

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* 100% Free Access: Everything is available completely free of charge, with no registration, library cards, special apps, or user accounts required.
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* US Public Domain Focus: Because it operates under United States copyright law, the vast majority of its collection consists of books published more than a century ago whose copyrights have expired.
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* Volunteer Driven: The digitization process relies on thousands of volunteers around the globe, largely collaborating through [Distributed Proofreaders](https://www.google.com/goto?url=CAESTQHrOzAVTPQZC0z9hY5WCD9x46ATZawus0cSIkr7V1EYvSZOeX7pknFQ8xhaQQcYEuY9J1akljPrYWQitp-OYI94uhNzEpyd8zWfsfDr) to clean up optical character recognition (OCR) errors, format files, and review submissions.
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* Audiobook Companions: The library is closely paired with platforms like [LibriVox](https://www.google.com/goto?url=CAESTQHrOzAVxqVF6xmhKBtip_9VBlZryucXl_CK4vjjr3mc7Dcm4BUFJ5qcs3u4-KAhPuB6u6ZvbfexDPkn75y-6afpRx8iy7DmE0QCZOH5) to provide volunteer-recorded audiobooks alongside written texts.
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The platform features some of the most celebrated literary works in history, including:

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* Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
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* The complete works of William Shakespeare
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