{"id":126264,"date":"2017-12-07T15:01:08","date_gmt":"2017-12-07T14:01:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebookfriendly.com\/?p=126264"},"modified":"2023-09-21T18:24:48","modified_gmt":"2023-09-21T16:24:48","slug":"brief-history-ebooks-infographic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebookfriendly.com\/brief-history-ebooks-infographic\/","title":{"rendered":"A brief history of ebooks (infographic)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Ten years ago Amazon released the first-generation Kindle<\/a>. This single device successfully introduced digital reading to the mass imagination.<\/p>\n

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The Kindle, although being a milestone in the development of ebooks, does not mark the beginning of digital reading. It’s not even the first ebook in the world, created by Michael S. Hart in 1971.<\/p>\n

Electric devices intended to improve reading experience were invented and conceptualized long before.<\/p>\n

And you can see them in a new infographic created by The Curious Reader<\/a>, a web magazine for readers and book lovers.<\/p>\n

\nE-books have a long history with the first one being conceptualized over 80 years ago. We put together a nifty infographic to show you how e-books and e-readers have evolved over the years.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Do you want to take a detailed look at the Kindle? Make sure to check out our fresh new infographic with the timeline of Kindle devices and services<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Click or tap the visual below to see it enlarged.<\/p>\n

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Make sure to check out recent infographics about books, libraries, and reading:<\/p>\n

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