Hard Cover Support Added for PublicDomainReprints.org
Wednesday, July 15th, 2009Over the weekend, I added hard cover support to PublicDomainReprints.org. All requests will now produce both soft and hard cover reprints.
Over the weekend, I added hard cover support to PublicDomainReprints.org. All requests will now produce both soft and hard cover reprints.
Reprints Processing Fixed for PublicDomainReprints.org
Wednesday, March 4th, 2009As part of last week's upgrade, the reprints processing has been disabled. I have finally brought the processing up to code with the rest of the project, and most pending requests are being processed as we speak. Coming soon - new printing vendors, new binding types, and more features!
New Functionality for PublicDomainReprints.org
Tuesday, February 24th, 2009We just finished an upgrade and added new functionality to PublicDomainReprints.org. Prior to today, any requested titles would result in a single reprint. This was not flexible enough since it did not allow for multiple bindings or editions of the same title. We have now changes the site to support ...
Site Upgrade for PublicDomainReprints.org
Sunday, February 22nd, 2009Over the next few days, we will be upgrading PublicDomainReprints.org. Expect intermittent issues.
New Mobile Search for PublicDomainReprints.org
Sunday, February 22nd, 2009I have added an experimental mobile search function for PublicDomainReprints.org. It is available here: http://www.publicdomainreprints.org/m You can search, read and request reprints from your mobile phone. Unlike Google Book search mobile, this supports any mobile phone AND does Internet archive books as well - it includes an experimental mobile reader for Internet ...
Other Public Domain Reprints Services
Sunday, February 15th, 2009We added a list of other reprint publishers and services right here for those books that cannot be located via our service.
Experimental Support for OpenCRS
Monday, February 9th, 2009I just added experimental support for Congressional Research Service reports hosted by OpenCRS.com / CDT. Most of these are very small (under 40 pages) and our service will support them as a matter of convenience for those who want a bound copy. Due to the small number of pages, majority ...
Updated IPR Policy for PublicDomainReprints.org
Sunday, February 1st, 2009I updated the IPR policy for PublicDomainReprints.org with a small paragraph explaining why scans of public domain works are not under copyrighted and a reference to the approriate court case as follows: As per Bridgeman Art Library v. Corel Corp. (36 F. Supp. 2d 191 - SDNY 1999), exact photographic reproductions ...
PublicDomainReprints.org Financials for 2007-2008
Friday, January 30th, 2009In keeping with the non-commercial nature of our service, we are informing the public that the financial figures for 2007-2008 years for PublicDomainReprints.org have been reviewed and the remaining profit of $33.13 has been donated to the Internet Archive.
Database Upgrade for PublicDomainReprints.org
Friday, December 19th, 2008I plan on upgrading the database for PublicDomainReprints.org over the next week to support new features coming early next year. Expect some downtime. All requests will not be processed until the upgrade has been completed. Stay tuned.
