Project Gutenberg got its first boost with the invention of the web in 1990 and its second boost with the creation of Distributed Proofreaders in 2000, to help digitizing books from public domain.
"Booknology: The eBook (1971-2010)"
Marie Lebert
Distributed Proofreaders was conceived in 2000 by Charles Franks to help in the digitizing of public domain books.
"Project Gutenberg (1971-2005)"
Marie Lebert
But digitizing books remains the priority, and there is a big demand, as confirmed by the tens of thousands of eBooks that are downloaded every day.
"Project Gutenberg (1971-2005)"
Marie Lebert