Here's something you can do online to help out the world at large then:
http://www.pgdp.net/c/default.php
Helping proofread OCRed text of old classic books of all types no longer under copywrite. I read their books quite a bit. Lots of good info, and proofread 100-150 pages to contribute back.
(
http://promo.net/pg/ if you just wanna read the books)
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