If you have input that might help our site become more poly-platform, please feel free to drop us anything from a note to an in depth description. Or if you have a site dedicated to any or all of the issues we consider, Mac or otherwise oriented, please drop us a line so we can point in your direction. An Introduction to etext Text is among the simplest of all data to store in an electronic format. Documents in electronic format, especially on the internet, are frequently referred to as etext . Not surprisingly there are a number of projects, some very long standing, which aim to build large libraries of electronic texts to be made inexpensively available.
Many individuals also make documents available in various formats on the internet.
Just to give you a taste, right now there are tens of thousands of documents, including Literature. Almost any classic of literature, from King Lear to Ovid's Metamorphoses to the works of William Blake. A lot of commentary, both old and new on these types of material is also available. Work from other areas of the humanities, eg. Legal Documents, Case law and legislation from many jurisdictions Official Government records and publications Proceedings of Conferences Newspaper articles Political commentary and so much more, available to be downloaded using the internet.