Revise 'email requested' notes and policy (#2811)

* implement #2785

* also add link to our github.io site.

* remove dead link

fixes #2814
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@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ By contributing you agree to the [LICENSE](https://github.com/EbookFoundation/fr
By contributing you agree to respect the [Code of Conduct](https://github.com/EbookFoundation/free-programming-books/blob/master/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md) of this repository.
## In a nutshell
1. "A link to easily download a book" is not always a link to a *free* book. Please only contribute free content. Make sure it's free.
1. "A link to easily download a book" is not always a link to a *free* book. Please only contribute free content. Make sure it's free. We do not accept links to pages that *require* working email addresses to obtain books, but we welcome listings that request them.
2. You don't have to know git: if you found something of interest which is *not already in this repo*, please open an issue with your links propositions.
- If you know git, please fork the repo and send pull requests.
3. We have 5 kinds of lists. Choose the right one:
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- if the book is older, include the publication date with the title.
- include the author name or names where appropriate. You can shorten author lists with "et al."
- if the book is not finished, and is still being worked on, add the "in process" notation, as described [below.](#in_process)
- if an email address or account setup is requested before download is enabled, add language-appropriate notes in parentheses, e.g.: `(email address *requested*, not required)`
### Formatting
- All lists are `.md` files. Try to learn [Markdown](https://guides.github.com/features/mastering-markdown/) syntax. It's simple!