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==CD and DVD project==
In August 2003, Project Gutenberg created a [[Compact disc|CD]] containing approximately 600 of the "best" e-books from the collection. The CD was available for download as an [[ISO image]]. When users were unable to download the CD, they could request to have a copy sent to them, free of charge.

In December 2003, a [[DVD]] was created containing nearly 10,000 items.<ref>{{Citation |last=Project Gutenberg |title=Project Gutenberg: The March 2007 Science Fiction Bookshelf CD |date=March 2007 |url=http://archive.org/details/pgsfcd-032007 |access-date=2025-05-29}}</ref> At the time, this represented almost the entire collection. In early 2004, the DVD also became available by mail.

In July 2007, a new edition of the DVD was released containing over 17,000 books,<ref>{{Citation |last=Project Gutenberg |title=Project Gutenberg: The March 2007 Science Fiction Bookshelf CD |date=March 2007 |url=http://archive.org/details/pgsfcd-032007 |access-date=2025-05-29}}</ref> and in April 2010, a dual-layer DVD was released, containing nearly 30,000 items.<ref>{{Citation |last=Project Gutenberg |title=Project Gutenberg: The April 2010 (Dual Layer) DVD |date=April 2010 |url=http://archive.org/details/pgdvd042010 |access-date=2025-05-29}}</ref>

The majority of the DVDs, and all of the CDs mailed by the project, were recorded on recordable media by volunteers. However, the new dual layer DVDs were manufactured, as it proved more economical than having volunteers burn them. {{As of|2010|10}}, the project has mailed approximately 40,000 discs.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:The_CD_and_DVD_Project|title=The CD and DVD Project|publisher=Gutenberg|date=24 July 2012|access-date=7 October 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121005200927/http://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg%3AThe_CD_and_DVD_Project|archive-date=5 October 2012}}</ref> As of 2017, the delivery of free CDs had been discontinued, though the ISO image was still available for download.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/10802 |title=Project Gutenberg "10K" DVD |date=2004-02-01 |language=English}}</ref>{{Update inline|date=May 2025|reason=Continue to update over time, statement predicts.}}