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 Sixth-Century Fragment of the Letters of Pliny the Younger by Lowe and RandAuthor: Rand, Edward Kennard, 1871-1945,Language: English, Class: PA: Language and Literatures: Classical Languages and Literature, Release Date: Sep 17, 2005