docs: improve phrasing in CONTRIBUTING.md

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3. *remove it* otherwise.
- if a link exists in multiple formats, add a separate link with a note about each format
- if a resource exists at different places on the Internet
- use the link with the most authoritative source (meaning author's website is better than editor's website is better than third-party website)
- use the link with the most authoritative source (meaning the author's website is preferred over the publisher's or a third-party website)
- if they link to different editions, and you judge these editions are different enough to be worth keeping them, add a separate link with a note about each edition (see [Issue #2353](https://github.com/EbookFoundation/free-programming-books/issues/2353) to contribute to the discussion on formatting).
- prefer atomic commits (one commit by addition/deletion/modification) over bigger commits. No need to squash your commits before submitting a PR. (We will never enforce this rule as it's just a matter of convenience for the maintainers)
- if the book is older, include the publication date with the title.