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The first ebook in the world was released on July 4, 1971. It is the US Declaration of Independence.

In 1971, passionate technologist and futurist Michael Stern Hart, inspired by a free printed copy of the Declaration of Independence, decided to transcribe it into a computer.

He made the file available to other users of the computer network at the University of Illinois, with an annotation that it was free to use and distribute.

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