About Hank Mishkoff

Hank Mishkoff, the inventor of the xBook, has achieved success in a variety of endeavors. Over the course of a multi-disciplinary career, he:

• Established WebFeats, the first independent webshop in the D/FW metroplex, in 1995, documenting his start-up activities in an online diary. (The first blog?)

• Won a precedent-setting free-speech lawsuit by harnessing the power of the Internet community to stand up to a vicious attack by a corporate bully. He is currently circulating a proposal for a book about the case, which was the subject of the award-winning documentary Taubman Sucks.

• Authored two books, one of which is considered to be a standard reference in the field of Artificial Intelligence. He has also written articles for various newspapers and magazines, including a series for a major metropolitan weekly about business uses of the Internet.

• Has written several short stories, including one that was awarded the Grand Prize in a contest sponsored by the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.

• Is in the process of writing an online novel, featuring original artwork contributed by the Internet community.

• Was one of the original application programmers for the TI-99/4 Home Computer.

• Earned his living for several years as a professional musician. He subsequently composed original music for educational software and videogames.