More popular than the World Cup, not likely, but July 4th through August 4th, 2006 marks the World eBook Fair. Over 1/3 million eBooks are available for free download. They include titles from Project Gutenberg, World eBook Library Consortia, DPP Store and Baen Books. Read more about it at: http://www.worldebookfair.com/ The big deal is that for this period the books are free. Some of these providers normally require a subscription fee.
It's suggested that you begin with the "Browse Collections" page: http://worldebookfair.com/Collections.htm
The press release at http://www.gutenberg.org/events/fair-pressmay4.txt conveys a few more details.
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