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Introduction

Why scrollbox.org matters

  1. Read books on your mobile device regardless of network connectivity.
  2. It's about books, not about a website. The interface gets out of your way and lets you read!
  3. Access to your existing books. Upload your ebooks and have access to them from any browser.
  4. Designed primarily for the iPhone but should work well with other mobile browsers. No advertisements or images to slow you down.
  5. It's free. Access is free, and the source code is free.

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Scrollbox.org is written by Ken Gilmer with help from others.

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Software used to make Scrollbox.org:

Linux
Lighthttp
MySQL
PHP
Project Gutenberg
Markdown
Subversion
Eclipse
xpdf
wvWare
HTML Parser for PHP 4 - This product includes software developed by Jose Solorzano.

A note on Electronic Readers and Document Viewers

While it is common to group these two types of software together, important differences exist. A Document Viewer attempts to re-create a given document's original form. A common document viewer is Adobe Acrobat. It is nice to use these tools when the hardware is suitable for such display, however on mobile devices such as phones and e-ink devices, often the document is not legible, or difficult to read. An electronic reader is primarily responsible for getting content to the user, and being flexible enough to render that content in a suitable manner with out regard to the documents original, physical form. I think electronic readers are better suited to general reading on most portable systems.

Privacy

Scrollbox.org does not store any personal information about you. All user data is completely arbitrary, and no email addresses are stored. Google Analytics is used for informational purposes to monitor site traffic.

Scrollbox.org License

Scrollbox.org
Copyright (c) 2007 Ken Gilmer
http://scrollbox.org
All rights reserved.

Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are
met:

* Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice,
this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.

* Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.

* Neither the name "Scrollbox.org" nor the names of its contributors may
be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software
without specific prior written permission.

This software is provided by the copyright holders and contributors "as
is" and any express or implied warranties, including, but not limited
to, the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a
particular purpose are disclaimed. In no event shall the copyright owner
or contributors be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special,
exemplary, or consequential damages (including, but not limited to,
procurement of substitute goods or services; loss of use, data, or
profits; or business interruption) however caused and on any theory of
liability, whether in contract, strict liability, or tort (including
negligence or otherwise) arising in any way out of the use of this
software, even if advised of the possibility of such damage.

Markdown PHP License

PHP Markdown %amp; Extra
Copyright (c) 2004-2007 Michel Fortin
http://www.michelf.com/
All rights reserved.

Based on Markdown
Copyright (c) 2003-2006 John Gruber
http://daringfireball.net/
All rights reserved.

Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are
met:

* Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice,
this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.

* Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.

* Neither the name "Markdown" nor the names of its contributors may
be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software
without specific prior written permission.

This software is provided by the copyright holders and contributors "as
is" and any express or implied warranties, including, but not limited
to, the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a
particular purpose are disclaimed. In no event shall the copyright owner
or contributors be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special,
exemplary, or consequential damages (including, but not limited to,
procurement of substitute goods or services; loss of use, data, or
profits; or business interruption) however caused and on any theory of
liability, whether in contract, strict liability, or tort (including
negligence or otherwise) arising in any way out of the use of this
software, even if advised of the possibility of such damage.

Source Code

Source code for Scrollbox.org is available via the SVN repository: svn://scrollbox.org

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