Produced by Al Haines 40 YEARS / 40 AÑOS / 40 ANS MARIE LEBERT Copyright © 2010 Marie Lebert --- A trilingual ebook to celebrate the 40 years (1971-2011) of Project Gutenberg, born on July 4, 1971, with celebrations during the whole year 2011. --- Un ebook trilingüe para celebrar los 40 años (1971-2011) del Proyecto Gutenberg, nacido el 4 de julio de 1971, con celebraciones durante todo el año 2011. --- Un ebook trilingue pour célébrer les 40 ans (1971-2011) du Projet Gutenberg, né le 4 juillet 1971, avec des célébrations pendant toute l'année 2011. --- TABLE OF CONTENTS / ÍNDICE / TABLE [en] Overview [es] Sumario [fr] Sommaire [en] Project Gutenberg is 40 years old [es] El Proyecto Gutenberg tiene 40 años [fr] Le Projet Gutenberg a 40 ans [en] From the past to the future [es] Desde el pasado hacia el futuro [fr] Du passé vers l'avenir [en] Project Gutenberg and languages [es] El Proyecto Gutenberg y los idiomas [fr] Le Projet Gutenberg et les langues [en] Distributed Proofreaders is 10 years old [es] Distributed Proofreaders tiene 10 años [fr] Distributed Proofreaders a 10 ans [en] Acknowledgements [es] Agradecimientos [fr] Remerciements OVERVIEW [EN] The first ebook was available on July 4, 1971, as eText #1 of Project Gutenberg, a visionary project launched by Michael Hart to create free electronic versions of literary works and disseminate them worldwide. In the 16th century, Gutenberg allowed anyone to have print books for a small cost. In the 21st century, Project Gutenberg would allow anyone to have a digital library at no cost. Project Gutenberg got its first boost with the invention of the web in 1990, and its second boost with the creation of Distributed Proofreaders in 2000, to share the proofreading of ebooks between hundreds of volunteers. In 2010, Project Gutenberg offered more than 33,000 high-quality ebooks being downloaded by the tens of thousands every day, and websites in the United States, in Australia, in Europe, and in Canada, with 40 mirror sites worldwide. This trilingual (English, Spanish, French) ebook is meant to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Project Gutenberg, with four parts: # Project Gutenberg is 40 years old # From the past to the future # Project Gutenberg and languages # Distributed Proofreaders is 10 years old About the author > Marie Lebert is a researcher and journalist specializing in technology for books and languages. Her books are freely available in Project Gutenberg <www.gutenberg.org> and in ManyBooks.net <http://manybooks.net>, in various formats for any electronic device (computer, PDA, mobile phone, smartphone, ebook reader). SUMARIO [ES]