Talk:Ebook collections

I'm looking at this, and can't easily access a child's book to read my baby. I'm redirecting the links on this page to project gutenburg. Also, I recommend that the author of this page create an account so he or she can clarify what they are offering. Since acces to the books being offered by this organization require a fee for access, I'd recommend IP blocking this user in a couple weeks if these problems aren't corrected. -Jeff 19:25, 9 March 2007 (EST)

This article should probably be renamed to something like "World Public Library eBook collection for OLPC". Otherwise, it could be confused with the official OLPC eBook collection (if or when such a thing exists), which would doubtlessly include things from other sources, like Wikipedia, Wikibooks, or Project Gutenberg. There's no indication on the page that the collection is officially endorsed, requested, or even acknowledged by the OLPC project, but the current title implies it is the eBook collection that the OLPC project will use. —Joe 11:11, 14 March 2007 (EDT)

First draft of proper page

I've made a first draft of a proper page based on the discussion here and some of my ideas. Feel free to add/change it.

I do agree that World Public Library is a blatantly commercial site trying to get free advertising on this wiki and that the user should be treated as a spammer or site vandal.

I wouldn't be too harsh on them. They are (reportedly) a non-profit, and they do seem to have some affiliation with Project Gutenberg beyond reselling their work. And another thing: Are you an OLPC official? If not, you probably shouldn't be writing the page to sound like official policy (which is essentially the same thing the World Public Library was doing). If you are an OLPC official, on the other hand, you might want to sign in, attach your name to your comments, and mark the page protected. —Joe 00:51, 18 March 2007 (EDT)