{"id":151692,"date":"2021-06-26T18:32:24","date_gmt":"2021-06-26T16:32:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebookfriendly.com\/?p=151692"},"modified":"2023-09-21T18:20:21","modified_gmt":"2023-09-21T16:20:21","slug":"50-years-of-ebooks-timeline-benefits-infographic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebookfriendly.com\/50-years-of-ebooks-timeline-benefits-infographic\/","title":{"rendered":"50th anniversary of ebooks \u2013 facts, benefits, timeline (infographic)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/50-years-of-ebooks-logo.jpg?resize=1080%2C1080&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"50 years of ebooks\" class=\"wp-image-151697\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/50-years-of-ebooks-logo.jpg?w=1080&amp;ssl=1 1080w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/50-years-of-ebooks-logo.jpg?resize=220%2C220&amp;ssl=1 220w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/50-years-of-ebooks-logo.jpg?resize=540%2C540&amp;ssl=1 540w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/50-years-of-ebooks-logo.jpg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/50-years-of-ebooks-logo.jpg?resize=65%2C65&amp;ssl=1 65w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/50-years-of-ebooks-logo.jpg?resize=160%2C160&amp;ssl=1 160w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/50-years-of-ebooks-logo.jpg?resize=840%2C840&amp;ssl=1 840w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"lead\"><strong>Our latest infographic goes through the milestones in the history of ebooks, puts together essential benefits, and shows how attitudes towards ebooks evolve.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To celebrate the 50th anniversary of ebooks, we have prepared another piece of content \u2013 this time it&#8217;s visual.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<aside class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-background has-system-sans-serif-font-family is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-color:#dedede;border-width:1px;background-color:#ffffff;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-top:1em;padding-right:1.5em;padding-bottom:1em;padding-left:1.5em\"><ul class=\"has-dates has-small-font-size wp-block-rss\"><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href='https:\/\/ebookfriendly.com\/top-free-ebooks-christmas-2023\/'>Free ebooks for Christmas 2023: here are the top 20 downloads<\/a><\/div><time datetime=\"2023-12-15T14:05:39+01:00\" class=\"wp-block-rss__item-publish-date\">Dec 15, 2023<\/time> <\/li><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href='https:\/\/ebookfriendly.com\/best-personalized-library-gifts\/'>12 best personalized gifts for librarians and library supporters<\/a><\/div><time datetime=\"2023-11-18T11:11:37+01:00\" class=\"wp-block-rss__item-publish-date\">Nov 18, 2023<\/time> <\/li><\/ul><\/aside>\n\n\n\n<p>The infographic is based on the list of <a href=\"https:\/\/ebookfriendly.com\/ebooks-audiobooks-facts-history\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">50 most interesting facts about ebooks and audiobooks<\/a>. The timeline is obviously the most important part, as ebooks turn 50 at the beginning of July.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yes, it&#8217;s been 50 years since Michael Stern Hart had typed the text of the US Declaration of Independence on a terribly expensive Xerox Sigma V mainframe and sent it to other users of the University of Illinois network.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The world&#8217;s first ebook is still available, and you can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gutenberg.org\/ebooks\/1\">download it for free directly from the Project Gutenberg<\/a> \u2013 the home of the world&#8217;s earliest ebooks, and a fantastic source of publications that have entered the public domain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The infographic includes also a list of major benefits, lesser known facts, as well as a Google search instant suggestions that show how our attitudes towards ebooks evolved in the recent ten years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Don&#8217;t hesitate to share the visual with your friends and followers and make sure to come back for more staff that celebrates the 50th anniversary of ebooks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-wide is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ebookfriendly.com\/50-years-of-ebooks-timeline-benefits-infographic\/50-years-of-ebooks-full-infographic\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/50-years-of-ebooks-full-infographic.jpg?resize=840%2C9116&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"50 years of ebooks - full infographic\" class=\"wp-image-151696\" width=\"840\" height=\"9116\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/50-years-of-ebooks-full-infographic.jpg?resize=840%2C9116&amp;ssl=1 840w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/50-years-of-ebooks-full-infographic.jpg?resize=220%2C2388&amp;ssl=1 220w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/50-years-of-ebooks-full-infographic.jpg?resize=540%2C5861&amp;ssl=1 540w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/50-years-of-ebooks-full-infographic.jpg?resize=768%2C8335&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/50-years-of-ebooks-full-infographic.jpg?w=1080&amp;ssl=1 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Keep exploring. 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