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'''Project Gutenberg''' is the first and largest single collection of free electronic books available on the [[Internet]].  It was founded in 1971 by Michael Hart, who created the concept of the eBook.  As of August 2006, the project has made over 19,000 eBooks available, with an average of 400 more being added each month.<ref>https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:General_FAQ</ref>

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