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first eBook in the world
In 1971, Michael S. Hart launched Project Gutenberg and digitized the U.S., becoming the first eBook in the world. -
"expanded books" on CD-ROM
The Voyager Company was founded and published "expanded books" on CD-ROM -
digital books on floppy disk
Digital Book Inc offered the first 50 digital books on floppy disk. -
eBook readers launched
The first dedicated eBook readers were launched: Rocket Ebook and Softbook. -
first ISBN obtained
The first ISBN number was obtained for an eBook. -
free eBooks to public
US Libraries began providing free eBooks to the public through their websites and associated services. -
Google
Google was founded by Larry Page and Sergey Brin. -
Riding the Bullet
Stephen King released his novella Riding the Bullet as a digital-only computer-readable file. -
digital versions widespread
Random House and HarperCollins started to sell digital versions of their publications. -
Kindle
Amazon launched the Kindle eBook reader in the US. -
Nook
Barnes & Noble launched the Nook eBook reader. -
eBook is King
eBook sales at Amazon outpaced paperback book sales in US.
