World eBook Fair in the Works

It's so new, the official website is still under construction, but that isn't stopping people from talking about the upcoming World eBook Fair, sponsored by Project Gutenberg (the volunteer-driven, free ebook library project).

The month-long ebook 'fair' which runs from Juy 4 to August 4 in 2006, is intended to be an annual event.

From an article on Boston.com:
"The catalog of available works will include fiction, nonfiction, and reference books, mostly those that are no longer protected by copyright. ``It will include the oldest books in the world, including every author you have heard of in your life, other than current ones," said Michael Hart, Project Gutenberg's founder. The fair also will offer classical music files, both scores and recordings, as well as films."

Read more about the event here.