New Resource: “A Short History of Ebooks” by Marie Lebert & Remembering Project Gutenberg Founder, Michael S. Hart
In honor of the 50th anniversary of Project Gutenberg (July 4, 1971) librarian and translator Marie Lebert has written and posted “A Short History of Ebooks” that’s available to read online and/or download (in several formats) via The Internet Archive.
Direct to A Short History of Ebooks (via The Internet Archive)
Also by Marie Lebert: The Project Gutenberg EBook of Project Gutenberg 4 July 1971 – 4 July 2011
More Resources
- 50 Years of eBooks: 1971-2021 (via Project Gutenberg)
- The History and Philosophy of Project Gutenberg, by Michael Hart (August 1992)
- More Project Gutenberg History
Infographics
Remembering Project Gutenberg Founder, Michael S. Hart
- The Second Gutenberg Interview with Michael Hart (2002)
- The Basement Interviews Preserving the Public Domain Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, Speaks to Richard Poynder (2006; via Internet Archive)
- Audio: Science Friday (NPR) Interview with Michael Hart, Brewster Kahle, and Michael Keller (May 15, 2007)
- Michael Hart of Project Gutenberg Passes by Brewster Kahle (September 7, 2011
Additional Resources via More about Project Gutenberg’s Michael Hart, RIP (September 14, 2011 via ZDNet)
Filed under: Interviews, News, Open Access, Profiles
About Gary Price
Gary Price (gprice@gmail.com) is a librarian, writer, consultant, and frequent conference speaker based in the Washington D.C. metro area. He earned his MLIS degree from Wayne State University in Detroit. Price has won several awards including the SLA Innovations in Technology Award and Alumnus of the Year from the Wayne St. University Library and Information Science Program. From 2006-2009 he was Director of Online Information Services at Ask.com.
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