DigiBook (1998) Originally uploaded by michaelb1 Cleaning out my desk I came across my idea from an ebook reader circa 1998. It was all CD based. My idea was that magazine subscribers would receive a CD in the mail from Time, Rolling Stone et al., and put the CD in the reader. My design was bifold to replicate the aesthetics of a real book as much as possible. E-Ink was just starting to get some exposure at the time. There had to be many people with this idea. It's a wonder it took to long to come to market.