EBookFriendly Celebrates the 50th Anniversary of the Ebook

Piotr Kowalczyk from Warsaw has written to ReadersFirst asking if we intend to write about the 50th anniversary of the ebook. RF’s interest tends towards to improving access to and enhancing the user experience of digital content in libraries today and in the immediate future, but we have found some of Mr. Kowalczyk’s information on this anniversary worthy of reposting.

Here’s his list of the 50 facts from the history of ebooks and audiobooks, including some that are lesser known: ebookfriendly.com/ebooks-audiobooks-facts-history/

Here is his infographic celebrating the 50th Anniversary: ebookfriendly.com/50-years-of-ebooks-timeline-benefits-infographic/

Happy anniversary, ebooks, and thanks, Piotr! RF hopes for many more developments in the next 50 years. For libraries today, it is vital that we work to make sharing digital content more sustainable and easy to access and enjoy for ALL readers, taking advantage of the great capacity of digital to serve accessibility needs. May we all be a part of making the next 50 years even better than the past.