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<h1>Ebooks We Do and Don’t Accept</h1>
<p>Standard Ebooks only works on books that have entered the U.S. public domain due to copyright expiration. Generally this means a book must have been published in <?= PD_YEAR ?> or earlier, though there are exceptions for works from later periods that did not follow copyright formalities. For full details, see <a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/help/copyright.html">Project Gutenberg’s Copyright How-To</a>.</p>
<p>Standard Ebooks only works on books that have entered the U.S. public domain due to copyright expiration. Generally this means a book must have been published in <?= PD_YEAR ?> or earlier, though there are exceptions for works from later periods that didn’t follow copyright formalities. For full details, see <a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/help/copyright.html">Project Gutenberg’s Copyright How-To</a>.</p>
<h2>Types of ebooks we do accept</h2>
<ul>
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<p>Most long fiction, including plays.</p>
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<p>Most short fiction, when presented in individual collections or omnibus forms. We consider short fiction to be works less than 40,000 words in length, which typically includes novellas.</p>
<p>Most short fiction and poetry, when presented in individual collections or omnibus forms. We consider short fiction to be works less than 40,000 words in length, which typically includes novellas.</p>
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<p>Most philosophy and other “timeless” non-fiction.</p>
<p>Some “timeless” non-fiction, including philosophy and notable autobiography.</p>
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</ul>
<h2>Types of ebooks we don’t accept</h2>
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<p>Individual short works that could instead be collected in a larger omnibus, like individual pamphlets, essays, or short stories. For example, we wouldn’t accept individual ebook productions of Jonathan Swift’s “<a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1080">A Modest Proposal</a>” or Philip K. Dick’s “<a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/32522">Mr. Spaceship</a>.” However we <em>do</em> want <em>complete compilations</em> of those kinds of short works, for example our <a href="/ebooks/philip-k-dick/short-fiction">ebook of all of Philip K. Dick’s public domain short stories</a>.</p>
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<p>Non-fiction that is “dated” or not relevant to a modern reader. This includes obscure histories that are not otherwise notable and have been superseded by modern research; old-timey cookbooks, books of medicine, and textbooks; biographies of long-forgotten people that are not notable; non-fiction periodicals, magazines, or journals; legal documents, including codes of law and constitutions; and so on. Note that “notable” means we may make exceptions, for example for <i>The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire</i> or <i><a href="/ebooks/julius-caesar/commentaries-on-the-gallic-war/w-a-mcdevitte_w-s-bohn">The Gallic Wars</a></i> or <i>The Life of Samuel Johnson</i>.</p>
<p>Most non-fiction, including:</p>
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<p>Dated non-fiction that isn’t relevant to a modern reader;</p>
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<p>Histories that aren’t otherwise notable and that could be superseded by modern research (though we <em>might</em> accept book-length primary source historical accounts);</p>
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<p>Biographies of long-forgotten people that aren’t notable;</p>
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<p>Craft and science books including cookbooks, books of medicine, textbooks, books about science, books of research, or technical references;</p>
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<p>Periodical or journalistic non-fiction like magazine articles, serials, newspapers, and other journalism;</p>
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<p>Legal documents, including codes of law and constitutions.</p>
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<p>Note that we may occasionally make exceptions, for example for <i>The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire</i> or <i><a href="/ebooks/julius-caesar/commentaries-on-the-gallic-war/w-a-mcdevitte_w-s-bohn">Commentaries on the Gallic War</a></i> or <i>The Life of Samuel Johnson</i>.</p>
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<p>Books that are illustration-heavy, like picture or art books, or whose content greatly depends on the arrangement of illustrations or graphics.</p>
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<p>Modern books that have released to the public domain, including self-published books.</p>
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<p>Major religious texts from modern world religions, like the Bible or the Koran, will not be accepted. Texts <em>about</em> religion will usually be accepted. Texts from historical religious movements that were culturally influential but are now defunct, or are otherwise not significant in modern times, <em>might</em> be accepted; ask first.</p>
<p>Major religious texts from modern world religions, like the Bible or the Koran, won’t be accepted. Texts <em>about</em> religion will usually be accepted. Texts from historical religious movements that were culturally influential but are now defunct, or are otherwise not significant in modern times, <em>might</em> be accepted; ask first.</p>
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<p>“The complete works”-type ebooks, in which an author who wrote in various styles (like poetry, short stories, and novels) has their entire corpus compiled into one ebook. However we <em>are</em> interested in complete collections of <em>single types of writing</em>. For example, Anton Chekhov wrote many plays, short stories, novels, and novellas. We <em>wouldn’t</em> accept “The Complete Works of Anton Chekhov,” but we <em>would</em> accept <i><a href="/ebooks/anton-chekhov/short-fiction/constance-garnett">Anton Chekhov’s Complete Short Fiction</a></i>, or individual novels or plays he wrote.</p>