Project Gutenberg 2009-08-26 Copyrighted. Read the copyright notice inside this book for details. 240 Lebert, Marie A Short 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.) en Electronic books Z Text Browsing: Computers & Technology Browsing: Encyclopedias/Dictionaries/Reference Browsing: History - General 294572 294525 2024-09-12T15:59:32.612117 2023-09-13T07:55:18.661921 text/html text/html 294565 294518 2024-09-12T15:59:32.791022 2023-09-13T07:55:18.796947 text/html text/html 153603 2024-09-12T15:59:37.574179 application/epub+zip 156085 2024-09-12T15:59:34.167997 application/epub+zip 474101 2010-01-07T16:40:16 application/pdf 430384 2010-01-07T16:50:30 application/pdf application/zip 156086 2024-09-12T15:59:33.288081 application/epub+zip 283237 2024-09-12T15:59:40.349012 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 269136 2024-09-12T15:59:37.079000 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 268885 2022-09-13T17:46:45.959578 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 272472 2024-09-12T15:59:32.227104 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 273679 2010-01-07T16:45:20 text/plain; charset=utf-8 99360 2010-01-07T16:50:26 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 273574 2010-01-07T16:44:00 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 99207 2010-01-07T16:50:26 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 273571 2010-01-07T16:42:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 99078 2010-01-07T16:50:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22219 2024-09-12T15:59:40.479022 application/rdf+xml 13094 2024-09-12T15:59:33.717050 image/jpeg 3792 2024-09-12T15:59:33.548066 image/jpeg 151103 2024-09-12T15:59:32.814017 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog