Distributed Proofreaders Canada
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| languages | English |
| Registration | Required |
| programming language | PHP |
| On-line | December 1, 2007 (currently active) |
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https://www.pgdpcanada.net https://www.fadedpage.com |
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Distributed Proofreaders Canada (DP Canada) is an organization that brings books into digital form and then makes the texts available as public property . The digitized books are published in formats that can be read on the Internet or with an e-book reader. DP Canada also maintains its own online archive called Faded Page . The organization was founded in December 2007 and has since published more than 2,600 books (as of 2017). The focus is on Canadian publications, but texts by British and US authors are well represented.
history
Distributed Proofreaders Canada was founded in December 2007 and should not be confused with Distributed Proofreaders . It is a non-profit organization in which all members work on a voluntary basis. All administrative and operating costs are borne by the members. The software used by DP Canada originally comes from SourceForge , but has since been significantly modified.
business
Canadian copyright law applies to DP Canada; H. lifetime protection plus 50 years ("life plus 50"). Works by authors who died more than fifty years ago may be made publicly available. Although the files published by DP Canada are also publicly available in other countries, it is up to the reader to download only material that is not protected by copyright in their country of residence.
Well-known Canadian authors whose texts have been published in this way include: a. Stephen Leacock , Lucy Maud Montgomery and Mazo de la Roche . Authors whose works are unprotected in Canada but not in other parts of the world might a. William Faulkner , Albert Camus , Marcel Proust , Dashiell Hammett and Ian Fleming should be mentioned.
Texts intended for publication are proofread in three separate passes and then formatted in two passes. As soon as the formatting phases are completed, the text is post-processed: All files are put back together and then published in five electronic formats, including ePub , mobi , HTML , PDF and plain text . The HTML version can also be called up as a zip . The texts are then placed in the archive at Faded Page.
Published by DP Canada public domain texts mean freedom to be made available via the website Faded Page. A selection of the publications offered is also published on the Project Gutenberg Canada website (PG Canada). PG Canada is another text archive; Correction tasks are not carried out there.
Individual evidence
- ^ Marie Lebert: Distributed Proofreaders just celebrated its 10th anniversary ( English ) Teleread. 5th November 2010.
- ↑ Donald Taylor: How long does copyright last? ( English ) Simon Fraser University. July 27, 2015.
- ↑ Proofreading Guidelines ( English ) Distributed Proofreaders Canada. September 2012.
- ^ Formatting Guidelines ( English ) Distributed Proofreaders Canada. May 2012.