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.The Public Domain: Enclosing the Commons of the Mind by James BoyleAuthor: Boyle, James, 1959-,Language: English, Class: K: Law in general, Comparative and uniform law, Jurisprudence, Release Date: Dec 13, 2008