Re:Project Gutenberg – keeps getting better
by robin_reala on Saturday May 16, 2026 @02:34PM
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Gutenberg is nearly all books that have lapsed into the US public domain by dint of being published 95+ years in the past. Which broadly explains why you hit nothing for 3d printing.
Re:Project Gutenberg – keeps getting better
by tangledhelix on Saturday May 16, 2026 @03:56PM
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As another commenter said PG is almost all books from 95+ years in the past due to copyright law in the US. We partner with a sister organization, the World Library Foundation, who have a self-publishing portal for modern works by authors who wish to put their own work in the public domain. You might want to look there for more modern material. https://self.gutenberg.org
Also by the way I just searched for 3d printing and found nothing. Either there are no books, or the search query makes things too complicated, IMO.