According to the history page of their web site, eBooks turn 40 this year!
In 1971, the first book to possibly qualify as an eBook was the U.S. Declaration of Independence, which was posted on a Xerox Sigma V mainframe computer. And that was the beginning of Project Gutenberg, a source of free books that continues today.
You can read the Project Gutenberg mission statement by Michael Hart, who posted that first eBook, on the Project Gutenberg web site.
Happy birthday, eBooks!
P.S. Both of by books, Darksome Thirst and The Old Power Returns, are available in Kindle versions. Other electronic formats are coming soon. Don't have a Kindle? You can read Kindle-formatted right on your computer. See my earlier blog post for details.
US Editions
Darksome Thirst
The Old Power Returns
UK Editions
Darksome Thirst
The Old Power Returns
Author Morven Westfield comments on writing, vampires, the wildlife outside her window, and the writing life.
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