Origin of E-book How did E-books start? It all started with a man named Michael Hart. He was given computer time at the University of Illinois. In an effort to justify his computer time Michael typed up the Declaration of Independence and offered to anyone who wanted to download it. Thus began the first downloadable … Read more
Digital book sales have risen by 54% in the past year The market for e-books, downloads and online subscriptions had more than trebled since 2007, The story of the year is a decline in physical sales almost being compensated for by a strong performance in digital,
UK Govt Promoting eBook Libraries The government is to look at ways to transform libraries and make the borrowing of ebooks more commonplace. Culture Minister Ed Vaizey has asked publisher William Sieghart to lead a review of e-lending with a panel of experts. While there are some ebook libraries in the UK already lend … Read more