Thread: Kindle was the first e-book reader
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Old 07-31-2011, 07:07 PM   #14
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Originally Posted by Synergi View Post
Don't forget the Rocket eBook. I think it came out in 97-98 also. I love Kindle but it isn't even close to being the first ereader, only the first to really take off.
I own a Rocket eBook reader. Stored in a box somewhere in the garage. I know it was pre-2001 and MobileRead Wiki puts it at 1998.

https://wiki.mobileread.com/wiki/Rocket_eBook
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