World eBook Fair

35 years ago, the United States Declaration of Independence was the first file placed online. Thus began a new era in the literary world - the era of ebooks. It wasn't long before the world's eBook Library was born and today, it boasts a massive collection of books in over 100 languages. In celebration of this 35th anniversary, the World eBook Fair is inviting all book lovers to download1/3 million eBooks FOR FREE. Who's responsible for such an indulgence? According to the fair's website ,

This event is brought to you by the oldest and largest free eBook source on the Internet, Project Gutenberg, with the assistance of the World eBook Library, the providers of the largest collection, and a number of other eBook efforts around the world. The World eBook Library normally charges $8.95 per year for online access, and allows unlimited personal downloading. During The World eBook Fair all these books are available free of charge through a gateway at http://www.gutenberg.org and http://WorldeBookFair.com.

We hope the invention of eBooks will advance the world as much as did the invention of The Gutenberg Press, and look forward to the Neo-Industrial Revolution following the advent of eBooks, just as the invention of The Gutenberg Press undoubtedly led to the first Industrial Revolution, and your participation can help bring this new revolution in reading and libraries to the world.

The fair lasts until August 4th. Still lots of time! I had a quick browse but it didn't pique my interest tremendously, mainly because there wasn't any modern fiction. A good number of their collections are non-fiction and trade books. But do have a look. Maybe you might strike gold!