TIMELINE OF MODERN INDIE PUBLISHING INNOVATIONS
• 1949: Angela Ruiz Robles, a Spanish schoolteacher, invents an electronic• 1989-1993: Tim Berners-Lee invents the World Wide Web• 1990: Electronic books and various e-readers gain acceptance• 1990: Print-on-demand options become accessible• 1999: Blog-hosting services like Blogger, LiveJournal and Wordpress are widely available• 2006: Espresso Book Machine (EBM) allows the public instantly to print and buy a book of their choice• 2007: Amazon Kindle becomes the most popular e-reader in the world, backed by its massive online store• 2012: Alliance of Independent Authors is launched at the London Book Fair