$\text{Bounty Offer: Full-Scale Book Scans (2025)}$

This announcement originates from Issue #234 of the AnnaArchivist / annas-archive repository on GitLab.

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🛠 Communication & Guidelines

If you are a developer or a translator, you can join the community discussion on Matrix: #annas:archivecommunication.org.

[!IMPORTANT] Before attempting to claim this reward, please thoroughly review the guidelines at: https://annas-archive.li/volunteering#bounties

📚 The Objective

Google Books possesses a massive library of scanned texts. However, these are currently ~~fully accessible~~ restricted; they are primarily visible only as tiny snippets within search results.

The Goal: Find a scalable method to extract the full scans.

Bounty Summary

Item	Detail
Reward Amount	$\$ 200,000$
Primary Target	Google Books full scans
Secondary Targets	Large-scale AI company collections (especially rare books)
Requirement	Must be a scalable method

🚀 How to Proceed

If you believe you have a viable approach, follow these steps:

Develop a working prototype.
Contact the Anna's Archive team early in the process.
Collaborate on scaling the extraction method.

def claim_bounty(method_is_scalable, data_is_complete):
    if method_is_scalable and data_is_complete:
        return "Reward: $200,000"
    else:
        return "Keep refining the prototype."

The "Insider" Appeal

The team acknowledges that for a current Google employee, a sum of $\$ 200,000$ might not be a primary motivator. However:

"You'd be hailed a legendary archivist if you're able to sneak out this data."

📊 Workflow Process

Note: This bounty is specifically interested in collections that capture rare books that are otherwise unavailable to the public.

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