The Return of the Leading Ladies Bundle is out now from Humble Bundle!
These 36 DRM-free digital comics from Image Comics are a powerhouse collection of femme-led stories celebrating the full spectrum of the femme experience without drowning it in pink. đź’ś
https://www.humblebundle.com/books/return-leading-ladies-image-comics-books
This robot scans rare library books at 2,500 pages per hour
Digitizing rare manuscripts is getting increasingly hands-off.
By Andrew Paul
https://www.popsci.com/technology/book-scanning-robot/
Book scanning at Wiki:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Book_scanning
Distributed Proofreaders learns its lesson from Aesop one syllable at a time https://blog.pgdp.net/2025/07/01/aesop-in-words-of-one-syllable/ #ebooks #aesops_fables #childrensbooks
Project Gutenberg turns 54!
On July 4, 1971, Michael Hart had the idea of using a computer to read and enjoy literature. This innovation led to the creation of Project Gutenberg, which continues to thrive today.
via @gbnewby
You can read more about the history of Project Gutenberg in our 50th anniversary writeup:
