Book People Archive

Re How do you do it?

In 8/14/01  message  bkjchua@[redacted]    writes:


>> ...   The question I have (being new to this) is how do you go about 
getting texts and adding them.  ...  I am based in Singapore.   ....  


[Moderator: I have a guide to putting books on-line at

 http://digital.library.upenn.edu/books/bookinstr.html which you 

 might find of use.  Suggestions (either for changes on this page,

 or for other information pages) welcome.  - JMO]    <<
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From 'The OnLine Books Page'

"Find a suitable text, and tell us about it

...  we're looking for complete, English-language books in any subject. You 
can choose a book from this list of requests, or choose another book that you 
would like to transcribe." 

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I also consider myself a 'newcomer' to this listserv although I do have my 
title _A Grandpa's Notebook_ in the Gutenberg Archive.  I am deeply grateful 
to Dr. Hart for his patience and assistance in moving that project along.

I have completed a 'what if' science fiction novel that projects an already 
recognized dilemma iof this era into the distant future. Stated briefly, the 
story is about the eventual near exhaustion of nonrenewable natural resources 
throughout a densely populated solar system.  From the Foreword: "Postponing 
the [resources] crisis depends on how well we manage our shrinking reserves 
of nonrenewable strategic resources.  Even so, no matter how effectively we 
conserve that  which Earth holds and releases in our behalf, we ultimately 
face the consequences of their depletion."

The novel's title is _The Interstellar Slingshot_ and the text about 80,000 
words in length. I am the author and copyright owner, and would like very 
much to have the story included in the IPL as a freely downloadable text.  
The work is complete as far as I can prepare it for posting without further 
guidance on format.  As with my previously posted 'Grandpa's Notebook' the 
language in this story is suitable for all ages. 

I am 84 years old and carry the baggage that goes with it, so it isn't that 
I'm impatient - just trying to be practical.

Anyone interested?

Thanks,

Meyer Moldeven    (Mike)
gmld3805@[redacted]