[ExI] [POSSIBLE SPAM] Re: Download 2 Million eBooks for no charge

[ben]

BillK <pharos at gmail.com> tells us:

> World eBook Fair Collection
> 
> Open Access to eBooks from 7/04/09 to 8/04/09.
> 
>     Created by contributions from 100+ eLibraries from around the
> world, here are the largest collections.
> 
>     Starting July 4th 2009 is the Fourth Annual World eBook Fair. Our
> goal is to provide Free access for a month to 2 Million eBooks.
>     ..100,000+    from Project Gutenberg
>     ..500,000+    from The World Public Library
>     1,385,000+   from The Internet Archive
>     ..250,000+    from eBooks About Everything
>     ....17,000+    from IMSLP
>     	
>    2,252,000+    Grand Total
> 
> ---------------------
> 
> During the rest of the year you may continue to download your
> selection of about 500,000 PDF eBooks by joining the World Public
> Library. Annual membership is only $8.95 per year.


Um, wow. Or maybe not.

Let me get this straight.  They are offering, for a month, free access 
to a bunch of books which are already freely available.

Have I got that wrong?

Ben Zaiboc