Let's address the elephant in the room. Is downloading piracy?
This is the gold mine. Regular users have uploaded user-created collections titled exactly Because Archive.org is a legal library (protected by the US Digital Millennium Copyright Act for preservation), you can download these user-uploaded packs without fear of viruses.
The number 500 represents a sweet spot. It is large enough to cover dozens of genres—from classic novels to scientific essays—but small enough that a standard computer or tablet can store them without lag. A collection of typically takes up between 2 GB and 5 GB of space, depending on illustrations and formatting.
: Ideal for finding specific versions of the "Top 500 Novels" list. Project Gutenberg specific list
These collections often focus on timeless works, including authors who have been dead for more than 70 years (the standard copyright expiration in most of the world, putting them in the Public Domain).
: Considerado uno de los pioneros en la distribución de libros electrónicos gratuitos, Project Gutenberg ofrece más de 60,000 títulos, incluyendo clásicos de la literatura que están en dominio público.
¿Te imaginas tener en tu celular, tablet o computadora… sin pagar nada, sin suscripciones y sin excusas?