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Book Scanning
Scanning a
book or a page is easy to do – assuming you’ve got
the right equipment. If you can scan, then consider
helping out the book scanning projects below. |
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The Rosetta Project
 If
you have any fine illustrated antique children's books, no matter
what language they are in, then scan them in and pass them on to The Rosetta Project at Children's Books Online. Translators of
the scanned in foreign language books are also required.
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Time Taken:
Depends
on how thick the book is, but let's say up to 30 minutes! |
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Impact:
Preserves old children's books for future generations to read |
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Cost:
Nothing |
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Pyjama Rating:
Day clothes or PJs |
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Similar sites:
1 more to explore!
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Book Searching
All the
sites in this category are trying, in one way or
another, to assist in the eventual digitizing of
physical books. |
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The Online Books
Page
 The
Online Books Page is trying to facilitate access to books that
are freely readable over the Internet. Help to provide info on
where online books can be found, put books online or provide
feedback on online books.
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Time Taken:
Up to 30
minutes – a small chapter in your life to give up! |
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Impact:
Preserves data about digital books in one place |
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Cost:
Nothing |
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Pyjama Rating:
Day clothes or PJs |
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Similar sites:
2 more to explore!
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Proofread a Page
Are you good
at reading? Can you spot spelling mistakes? If you
can, then the following projects are crying out for
people like you. |
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Distributed
Proofreaders
 This
is a web-based method to proofread a Public Domain book to ease
it's conversion into an e-book. By dividing the workload into
individual pages, many volunteers work on a book at the same
time. Proofread as many pages as you want, when you want.
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Time Taken:
3 – 10
minutes per page. Speed readers need not apply! |
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Impact:
Preserves old books for future generations to read |
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Cost:
Nothing |
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Pyjama Rating:
100% full-on pyjama zone! |
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Similar sites:
3 more to explore!
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Record Audio Books
Add to the
growing number of public domain books that have been
saved as audio books. All you have to do is to
record a book out loud using your dulcet voice.
Then upload your audio book for the pleasure of
others to listen to. |
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Librovox
 At
Librovox, volunteers record chapters of books in the public
domain and release the audio files back onto the net as free
audio books.
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Time Taken:
Up to 30
minutes per chapter of a book. Speed talkers need not apply! |
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Impact:
Preserves old books for future generations to read |
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Cost:
Nothing |
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Pyjama Rating:
Day clothes or PJs |
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Similar sites:
Awaiting more sites! |
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