Project Gutenberg 2009-08-26 Copyrighted. Read the copyright notice inside this book for details. 580 Lebert, Marie A History of EBooks Produced by Al Haines "A Short History of EBooks" by Marie Lebert is a historical account written in the early 21st century. This work explores the evolution of eBooks, beginning with the first digital text made available in 1971 through Project Gutenberg, encompassing significant milestones such as the emergence of online bookstores and digital libraries. The book seeks to provide readers with a detailed understanding of how the digital age has transformed access to literature and information. At the start of the book, the author introduces the concept of eBooks and outlines their inception alongside advancements in internet technology. The narrative unfolds with key developments, starting with Project Gutenberg's launch of the first eBook, which aimed to make literary works accessible for free. Lebert discusses the barriers and enthusiasm surrounding digital publishing, detailing how libraries and authors adapted to new platforms for distributing literature. The opening establishes a foundation for a broader examination of how eBooks have evolved over the decades and their impact on traditional publishing and accessibility in the modern world. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 51.1 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Electronic books Z Text Category: History - Modern (1750+) 294710 2025-07-12T09:16:37.704298 text/html 294573 2025-01-12T09:54:00.971640 text/html 168026 2025-07-12T09:16:42.760265 application/epub+zip 170254 2025-07-12T09:16:39.405293 application/epub+zip 474101 2010-01-07T16:40:16 application/pdf 170253 2025-07-12T09:16:38.282276 application/epub+zip 309784 2025-07-12T09:16:45.378285 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 295709 2025-07-12T09:16:42.166297 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 268885 2022-09-13T17:46:45.959578 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 272476 2025-07-12T09:16:37.342300 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 273679 2010-01-07T16:45:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 273574 2010-01-07T16:44:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 273571 2010-01-07T16:42:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 22730 2025-07-12T09:16:45.826248 application/rdf+xml 12643 2025-07-12T09:16:38.880267 image/jpeg 3440 2025-07-12T09:16:38.641277 image/jpeg 99360 2010-01-07T16:50:26 application/octet-stream application/zip 99207 2010-01-07T16:50:26 application/octet-stream application/zip 430384 2010-01-07T16:50:30 application/octet-stream application/zip 99078 2010-01-07T16:50:26 application/octet-stream application/zip 163721 2025-07-12T09:16:37.725262 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog