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Albert Chevallier Tayler, 1925"> <source srcset="/images/the-quiet-hour@2x.avif 2x, /images/the-quiet-hour.avif 1x" type="image/avif"/> <source srcset="/images/the-quiet-hour@2x.jpg 2x, /images/the-quiet-hour.jpg 1x" type="image/jpg"/> <img src="/images/the-quiet-hour@2x.jpg" alt="An oil painting of a woman reading a book by a writing desk at twilight."/> </picture> <section id="donate"> <p>We work hard to create beautifully-formatted ebooks that are free of cost and free of U.S. copyright restrictions. It takes a team of highly-skilled specialists working together for weeks and even months to ensure that an ebook meets our exacting aesthetic and technical standards, before it’s offered to readers for free.</p> <p>The cost of producing even the most basic ebook is estimated to approach almost a thousand dollars; and that doesn’t include infrastructure costs like developing and maintaining our <a href="/tools">free and open source ebook production toolset</a>, editing our <a href="/manual">free Manual of Style</a>, project management, hosting, or bandwidth. <em>This means your financial contribution is critically important for us to continue bringing beautifully-presented literature to readers in the digital age.</em></p> <p><a href="https://www.fracturedatlas.org/">Fractured Atlas</a>, a 501(c)(3) public charity, is our fiscal sponsor. Your donation will be processed through their website, and their name will appear on your financial statements and receipts. 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Organizations, please see <a href="#corporate-sponsors">corporate sponsorship</a> instead.</p> <div class="join-patrons-circle-callout"> <h3>Join now</h3> <p><i>Join the Patrons Circle by starting a recurring donation of $15/month or more, or join for one year with a one-time donation of $150 or more.</i></p> <p class="button-row"> <a href="https://fundraising.fracturedatlas.org/standard-ebooks/monthly_support" class="button">Donate $15/month or more</a> <a href="https://fundraising.fracturedatlas.org/standard-ebooks/general_support" class="button">Donate $150 or more</a> </p> <p><strong>Important:</strong> We need to know your email address to be able to log you in to the Patrons Circle. Make sure to select either “List my name publicly” or “Don’t list publicly, but reveal to project” during checkout to be able to log in to the Patrons Circle.</p> </div> <h3>Benefits of the Patrons Circle</h3> <ul> <li> <p>Your name <a href="/about#patrons-circle">listed on our masthead</a>. 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It will then become a permanent addition to our online catalog for people to read, share, and reuse free of cost or U.S. copyright restrictions. Your name will appear in the ebook’s colophon and metadata, sealing your legacy as a sponsor of the literate arts.</p> <p>These are the general rules:</p> <ul> <li> <p>Your selection must conform to our <a href="/contribute/collections-policy">collections policy</a>.</p> </li> <li> <p>Your selection must have a usable transcription available online, for example at <a href="https://www.gutenberg.org">Project Gutenberg</a> or <a href="https://en.wikisource.org">Wikisource</a>.</p> </li> <li> <p>Standard Ebooks is the sole decisionmaker regarding all aspects of ebook editing and production. Trust us to create an artifact of beauty.</p> </li> </ul> <p><b>Sponsoring a new ebook of your choice calls for a donation of $900 + $0.02 per word over the first 100,000</b>, plus Fractured Atlas’ processing fee. 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