The vision of the million book project is a powerful one--empowering people worldwide with better educational resources than are available now. The realities of accomplishing such a large and complex project are significant. This talk describes evolving plans to create a million book collection, to overcome large logistical challenges, to cope with current copyright laws in different countries, and to develop a plan that will sustain the project into the future with a good business model. The presentation on the million book project will allow plenty of time for questions and discussions of these major issues.