Ebooks Corporation Founded
Bookseller Stephen Cole concieves of the idea of making commercial books available online.
November
First publisher contract signed with Cambridge University Press
Allen & Unwin, Australia's leading independant publisher, makes a direct investment in Ebooks Corporation.
eBooks.com
launches with 200 ebooks for sale.
January
Ebooks Corp partners Pearson Education to develop estudy solutions online textbook serviceJune
eBooks.com is the first bookstore anywhere to enable its customers to preview sections of books online before buying.eBooks.com is the first bookstore anywhere to provide relevance-based full-text search across the entire contents of every book in its database.
August
We launch a major upgrade of the company's primary technical infrastructure (PTI), providing a platform for robust expansionSeptember
Leveraging the scalability and speed of the new PTI, we launch a totally new, feature-rich web site for ebooks.comApril
Hot on the heels of the new eBooks.com, we launch Publisher interface (PI), an online application that gives our partners instant access to reports, the ability to upload materials, metadata editing capabilities and more.
December
Ebook Library Launched with CERN as its founding library
April
Springer partner with Ebooks Corp to deliver inspection copies, "Digital Comps" to instructors and reviewersJuly
Ebooks Corp launches white-label ebook retail service for Cambridge University PressFebruary
EBL launches a revolution in academic library acquisitioning- Demand-Driven Acquisition
August
We launch a radical advance in usability for ebooks, the web based ebook display system, eb20
March
Ebooks Corp launches a new service for publishers and booksellers, providing unique technologies for the secure distribution of ebooks.
October
Australia's leading chain of booksellers launches its digital strategy, backed by eb20 technology
