Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and his memory continues to inspire the creation of eBooks and related technologies today.A Classified Catalogue of Works in General Literature Published by Longmans,Author: Longmans, Green, and Co.,Language: English, Class: Z: Bibliography, Library science, Release Date: May 12, 2012