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Internet Archive Bookmobile in SF Bay Guardian!

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Annalee Newitz has mentioned the Internet Archive Bookmobile project in a column about the Public Domain:
techsploitation – the public domain

The Internet Archive volunteers have put about 9,000 public domain books on its site, and now they’re driving around the United States in a high-tech bookmobile where people can link to the archive via satellite, download the book of their choice, print it out, and take it home to read. And yes, it’s all free. The Internet Archive bookmobile will make its first visit to an East Palo Alto school Sept. 30 and will stop at numerous other schools, libraries, and nursing homes during its cross-country trek…

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Introducing the Internet Archive Bookmobile

I’ve been working with Brewster Khale over the past few weeks setting up an Internet Bookmobile.
What is an Internet Bookmobile, you may ask? It’s a Ford Aerostar with a satellite dish on top and a wireless network, laptops, a printer and a book binder inside of it that will be bringing 10,000 public domain books to the world-at-large. Once a public domain book is selected, it can be printed and bound and taken home.
Brewster and his family will be driving across country the first week of October on their way to the Eldred argument in front of the Supreme Court on October 9th. The goal is to demonstrate the value of the public domain in action.
The Public Domain is on Trial!
Here’s the official website where you can find out more information. There’s also a kick-off party happening this Friday evening in San Francisco that you might want to attend.