37). Brown wanted to be able to read more and read faster than he was currently capable of. Brown's dream of a reading machine would only come true forty years later, when the first eBook was typed on a computer. This primitive eBook may not have met all of Brown's requirements, however, this was an extremely important first step. In 1971, the same year the first email was sent, Michael Hart stated that the greatest value of computers would be in storing the books already in our libraries in one compact place. Because of his long time with computers, Michael decided to write the Declaration of Independence on a computer. Although disputed, there is speculation that Mr. Hart's work is the first digitized book. (In text quote History of Electronic Books) Electronic books began to gain quiet popularity online as novels, technical manuals, and novels that could be shared easily. Romance novels have gained popularity