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[luring] piece of ebook scene culture collected by Ronin, October 2004
~ Adapted from recent EEn NFO
Table of Contents:
I. A Brief History of the eBook Scene
II. Notes to Groups & Thanks
III. Reflections
IV. Recommendations for Scene Rules
I. A Brief History of the eBook Scene.
This is in no way complete or authoritative, nor does it pretend to be.
In fact, we would like this to be used as a springboard by others in the
creation of an official eBook scene history. Our apologies to any groups
if you were left out or if the dates were incorrectly referenced, we tried
our best with limited deep dupecheck resources :-)
This history focuses on the Ebook scene, thus ignoring 'bookware' or other
knowledgeware, usually grouped into the apps/iso scene. This will also not
include certification, comics, etc. Just eBooks and Mags :-)
Late 90's: The independent ebook 'scene', existing on certain IRC channels
and newsgroups, 'sprung up' in the late 90's with what became hundreds of
various books, with an emphasis on fiction (particularly sci-fi), and the
scanning thereof. While not released officially in the 'scene' as we know it,
these networks continue to blossom to this day, with many fine books that
unfortunately go overlooked, or are even snubbed by some in the 'scene.'
2000: The earliest ebook release we could scrounge up was ActiveX and VBS
Web Workshop by JGT from February (however, we believe there may have been
some official releases as early as '99). And so began (however unknowingly)
the eBook scene saga.
2001: The eBook waters remain calm, with only JGT forging bravely ahead,
with many-a-IT release.
2002: In March ROR begins releasing IT books. Two months later EEn joins the
fray for knowledge, becoming the first group to release magazines and non-IT
literature. Various 'one-shot', unfortunately shortlived groups such as OXiDE
also begin sporadically releasing ebooks. A hint of things to come in the
following years.
2003: LiBrary is Here! LiB arrives in April and instantly begins releasing
absurdly large amounts of IT literature :-P Various other short-lived groups
(LM, META, and so forth) also begin increasing in numbers, once again
foreshadowing the following year. (Groups with a focus in other areas, also
begin trying the waters of the eBook scene, EAT, and so forth :-) In late '03,
DEMENTiA appears with some awesome magazine & comic scans, and eventually eBooks ;-
2004: In January DDU appears, with the amounts of IT releases rivaling LiB. By now,
the eBook scene has reached at least some maturity, with five full-time English
groups (JGT, EEn, LiB, DEMENTiA, & DDU) working hard to bring a cornucopia of ebook
to the scene. More groups pop-up devoted to periodical distribution, including
iNFOSEC, NEWSTAND, iNTENSiTY, and so forth. Towards the late first quarter of '04,
DEMENTiA unfortunately retires, and a sprinkling of groups with sub par releases
appear: bibliophile immediately come to mind. Deciding to exploit the title appenda
of '.eBook' these morons begin releasing individual articles marked as ebooks, and
engage in other such douchebaggery. However, with more and more sites accepting eBo
(even though a large number still only accept IT material--you idiots) the eBook
scene continues to grow, and online book mills begin adding 'due to apparent copyri
violations we've been forced to change policy' notices to their databases :-P. In l
August, EEn takes an indefinite hiatus from the scene, wishing everyone out there l
and with nothing but gerontological optimism for the future :-)
II. Notes to Groups & Thanks:
JGT: Thanks for introducing ebooks into the scene. You guys were the
first ones to release ebooks. You paved the way for all of us to come :-)
DDU/LiB/CAUDEX/ROR: Thanks for your millions of IT books :-D, we're sure an
exuberant amount of folk have benefited.
DEMENTiA: Thanks for your kickass variety! Who else can release
Harold.Schechter.The.Serial.Killer.Files.The.Worlds.Most.Terrifying.Murderers.200
;-) Terrific stuff!
MEDiSO: Thanks for bringing something completely original to the scene. You're the
perfect example of what's needed more in the scene: KNOWLEDGEware. Never stop
what you're doing, and don't get discouraged from dumbfuck nukers/siteops who
think they have the fucking right to control the flow of information.
Bibliophile: Thanks for
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