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I’m a contributor – I did Kafka’s The Castle , Agatha Christie’s Giant’s Bread , and Stella Benson’s The Faraway Bride for this launch – and I’m happy to answer any questions about Standard Ebooks.
The title makes it look like Public Domain is universal, while the article does mention that this list is only about the USA. > On January 1, 2026, books published in 1930 enter the U.S. public domain. The Copyright laws are different in each country, and it's a non-sense in the modern world. A few years ago, I was searching for books written by Alexandra David-Neel. I found them on a Canadian (IIRC) website, but dow…
I’m a contributor – I did Kafka’s The Castle , Agatha Christie’s Giant’s Bread , and Stella Benson’s The Faraway Bride for this launch – and I’m happy to answer any questions about Standard Ebooks.
Do you think the things that makes an edition special goes missing while converting to e.g. Standard Ebooks. I remember both the The Castle and Das Schloss like they had typesetting that helped me in perceiving the feel of the book. Is there anyway to preserve that feeling and still keep within the bounds of standardisation you adhere to? (I did a quick look through my copy and it does not seem to be much that makes…
Apart from that, they produce nice editions.
I’m a contributor – I did Kafka’s The Castle , Agatha Christie’s Giant’s Bread , and Stella Benson’s The Faraway Bride for this launch – and I’m happy to answer any questions about Standard Ebooks.
I could not find out if there are outstanding todos that I could assign myself to as a newcomer. I'd like to contribute, but don't know where to start. Is there an issue board somewhere with missing books, or something else?
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Do you think the things that makes an edition special goes missing while converting to e.g. Standard Ebooks. I remember both the The Castle and Das Schloss like they had typesetting that helped me in perceiving the feel of the book. Is there anyway to preserve that feeling and still keep within the bounds of standardisation you adhere to? (I did a quick look through my copy and it does not seem to be much that makes…
I seem to remember that they had some very opinionated rules at the beginning regarding allowed spelling and typography. Some of them felt distinctly American to me. I don't know if that's still the case. Apart from that, they produce nice editions.
I’m a contributor – I did Kafka’s The Castle , Agatha Christie’s Giant’s Bread , and Stella Benson’s The Faraway Bride for this launch – and I’m happy to answer any questions about Standard Ebooks.
I’m a contributor – I did Kafka’s The Castle , Agatha Christie’s Giant’s Bread , and Stella Benson’s The Faraway Bride for this launch – and I’m happy to answer any questions about Standard Ebooks.
How did you get these ready for release on Public Domain Day without breaking copyright law during the production process? I am not a lawyer, so I have only a surface understanding.
Regardless, my understanding of copyright is that people broadly get annoyed when you infringe by distribution. In this case the distribution didn’t happen until the copyright had expired. People preparing these projects for later launch do it purely on their own machines, and nothing arrives at Standard Ebooks until the day of release.
The title makes it look like Public Domain is universal, while the article does mention that this list is only about the USA. > On January 1, 2026, books published in 1930 enter the U.S. public domain. The Copyright laws are different in each country, and it's a non-sense in the modern world. A few years ago, I was searching for books written by Alexandra David-Neel. I found them on a Canadian (IIRC) website, but dow…
Happy Public Domain Day 2026
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46460440
What will enter the public domain in 2026?
I’m a contributor – I did Kafka’s The Castle , Agatha Christie’s Giant’s Bread , and Stella Benson’s The Faraway Bride for this launch – and I’m happy to answer any questions about Standard Ebooks.
I tried to find a policy page on this via a standardebooks.org site search but nothing looked relevant.
I’m asking after realizing that some of my favorite books were books where the ebook had intentional font choices, for example different fonts for chapter titles vs body text, fonts that matched the vibe of the book (historical, more modern, etc.) It would be nice if more ebook readers made it easy to import more than the ~8 fonts they include by default but the next best thing is when the book itself includes a great font.