Rocket eBook

{{Short description|Commercial handheld e-reader}}

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The Rocket eBook is an early commercial handheld e-reader that was produced by NuvoMedia in late 1998; it uses a LCD screen and can store up to ten e-books.[http://www.gutenbergnews.org/20110716/ebooks-1998-the-first-ebook-readers/ eBooks: 1998 – The first ebook readers]. Retrieved 5 February 2015.{{Cite web|url=https://goodereader.com/blog/electronic-readers/the-tale-of-rocketbook-the-very-first-e-reader|title=The Tale of Rocketbook – The very first e-reader|last=Kozlowski|first=Michael|website=goodereader.com|date=2 December 2018 |language=en-US|access-date=2018-12-14}} E-books are loaded on the device by connecting it to a computer, and the device has two page turn buttons. Rocket-compatible e-books were sold online at Barnes & Noble and Powell's Bookstore.David Strom. [https://books.google.com/books?id=r6fVZ4hOrzcC&pg=PA76 "E-Books: Still an Unfinished Work"]. Computerworld, Jul 19, 1999. p. 76. It had a retail price of $499.

The Rocket eBook was manufactured by NuvoMedia until 2000, when it was purchased by Gemstar-TV Guide International for $187 million.Hossein Bidgoli. [https://books.google.com/books?id=96ZSgSIdbH4C&pg=PA790 The Internet Encyclopedia]. John Wiley and Sons, 2004. p. 790. {{ISBN|978-0-471-22202-6}} After purchasing NuvoMedia and merging it with SoftBook, Gemstar released an e-reader called the RCA eBook Reader.