A Short History of EBooks

"A Short History of EBooks" by Marie Lebert is a chronicle from the early 2000s that traces the path of digital books, starting with the pioneering effort to digitize texts in 1971, followed by the rise of online booksellers and digital archives. The book aims to give readers a thorough view of how technology changed how people read and get information. The story starts by introducing eBooks and their beginning alongside improvements in internet technology. The narrative reveals key moments, led by Project Gutenberg's release of the first eBook to freely share books. Lebert considers the problems and acceptance of digital publishing, showing how libraries and writers changed to new ways of sharing books. The beginning sets the stage to examine how eBooks grew over time and their effect on old publishing methods.