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Our only source of income is <a href="/donate">donations from readers like you</a>. <section id="more-information"> <h2>More information</h2> <ul> <li> <a href="/about/our-goals">Standard Ebooks’ goals</a> </li> <li> <a href="/about/what-makes-standard-ebooks-different">What makes Standard Ebooks different</a> </li> <li> <a href="/about/standard-ebooks-and-the-public-domain">Standard Ebooks and the public domain</a> </li> <li> <a href="/about/accessibility">How we make Standard Ebooks accessible</a> </li> </ul> </section> <section id="masthead" class="masthead"> <h2>Masthead</h2> <section id="editor-in-chief"> <h3>Editor-in-Chief</h3> <ol class="editors"> <li> <picture> <source srcset="/images/masthead/alex-cabal@2x.avif 2x, /images/masthead/alex-cabal.avif 1x" type="image/avif"/> <source srcset="/images/masthead/alex-cabal@2x.jpg 2x, /images/masthead/alex-cabal.jpg 1x" type="image/jpg"/> <img src="/images/masthead/alex-cabal.jpg" alt="A portrait of Alex Cabal."/> </picture> <a href="https://alexcabal.com">Alex Cabal</a> <img src="/images/masthead/alex-cabal-contact.svg" alt="Contact information for Alex Cabal." class="contact"/> </li> </ol> </section> <section id="editors"> <h3>Editors</h3> “Editor” is the honorary title bestowed on volunteers who, in their history of contributing to Standard Ebooks, have demonstrated exceptional capability in producing ebooks, as well as in managing and reviewing ebooks produced by other volunteers. They continue to volunteer as first-line consultants for new ebook projects. <ol class="editors"> <li> <picture> <source srcset="/images/masthead/lukas-bystricky@2x.avif 2x, /images/masthead/lukas-bystricky.avif 1x" type="image/avif"/> <source srcset="/images/masthead/lukas-bystricky@2x.jpg 2x, /images/masthead/lukas-bystricky.jpg 1x" type="image/jpg"/> <img src="/images/masthead/lukas-bystricky.jpg" alt="A portrait of Lukas Bystricky."/> </picture> <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/lukasbystricky/">Lukas Bystricky</a> <img src="/images/masthead/lukas-bystricky-contact.svg" alt="Contact information for Lukas Bystricky." class="contact"/> </li> <li> <picture> <source srcset="/images/masthead/weijia-cheng@2x.avif 2x, /images/masthead/weijia-cheng.avif 1x" type="image/avif"/> <source srcset="/images/masthead/weijia-cheng@2x.jpg 2x, /images/masthead/weijia-cheng.jpg 1x" type="image/jpg"/> <img src="/images/masthead/weijia-cheng.jpg" alt="A portrait of Weijia Cheng."/> </picture> <a 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