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.McGuffey's Sixth Eclectic Reader by William Holmes McGuffeyAuthor: McGuffey, William Holmes, 1800-1873,Language: English, Class: PE: Language and Literatures: English, Release Date: Sep 26, 2005