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What are books?

A book is a set or collection of written, printed, illustrated, or blank sheets, made of paper, parchment, or other material, usually fastened together to hinge at one side. They are the best friends of man.

History of books

The history of the book follows a suite of technological innovations for books. These improved the quality of text conservation, the access to information, portability, and the cost of production. This history has been linked to political and economical contingencies, the history of ideas, and the history of religion.

Book in 2nd century Book in 5th century

G O O D Q U E S T I O N ! I D O N ' T T H I N K B O O K S A R E A T H I N G O F T H E P A S T . T H E Y M A Y T A K E D I F F E R E N T F O R M S S U C H A S E L E C T R O N I C R E A D E R S , D O W N L O A D S F R O M T H E

I N T E R N E T , S P E A K A B L E T E X T , E T C . B U T T H E B A S I C P U R P O S E O F A B O O K I S T O I N C L U D E S O M E K I N D O F I N D E P T H K N O W L E D G E A B O U T A S U B J E C T . C O N T R A R Y T O P O P U L A R B E L I E F , W E C A N N O T R E C E I V E A L L O F T H E I N F O R M A T I O N W E N E E D O N C O M P L E X S U B J E C T S T H R O U G H Y A H O O , B O O K S U M M A R I E S , A N D O T H E R F O R M S O F

C O N D E N S E D I N F O R M A T I O N , F O R E X A M P L E , A C O M P L E X S U B J E C T L I K E T H E O R I G I N O F T H E C O S M O S I S S U C H A L A R G E F I E L D T H A T S C I E N T I S T S N E E D B O O K S I N O R D E R

T O E V A L U A T E N O T O N L Y T H E I N F O R M A T I O N , B U T A L S O T H E M E T H O D S B Y W H I C H T H E I N F O R M A T I O N W A S C O L L E C T E D . S T U D E N T S N E E D T O R E A D L O N G E R F I C T I O N A L W O R K S B E C A U S E M A N Y C H A R A C T E R S A N D I D E A S C A N N O T B E F U L L Y D E V E L O P E D I N

S H O R T S T O R I E S . F I L M S B A S E D O N N O V E L S A L W A Y S N E E D T O L E A V E S O M E T H I N G O U T I N O R D E R T O W O R K O N S C R E E N . I N F U T U R E G E N E R A T I O N S , A B O O K M A Y C O M E

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PA P E R I S A ' M O D E R N ' T H I N G .   B E F O R E PA P E R , P E O P L E H A D T O W R I T E O N V E L LU M ( S T R E T C H E D A N D D R I E D A N I M A L S K I N ) . B E F O R E V E L LU M T H E Y H A D PA P Y R U S ( V E R Y L O W Q U A L I T Y   PA P E R I S H S T U F F ) A N D B E F O R E

T H AT T H E Y H A D   T O C A R V E T H E W O R D S I N S T O N E ! ! ! S O A S T E C H N O L O G Y A D VA N C E S , M A N K I N D A D O P T S T H E

M O S T E F F I C I E N T M E T H O D O F S P R E A D I N G T H E W R I T T E N W O R D .

T H E C O N S I D E R T H E L E A P F R O M W R I T I N G B Y H A N D W I T H A   F E AT H E R A N D A P O T O F I N K   T O U S I N G T H E

P R I N T I N G P R E S S ( P R O B A B LY T H E M O S T I N F LU E N T I A L I N V E N T I O N I N T H E H I S T O R Y O F M A N K I N D )

B O O K S A R E N O T A T H I N G O F T H E PA S T, B U T PA P E R M I G H T B E S O O N T H O U G H . A N D W H I L E I T   F E E L S A S H A M E T O S T O P H AV I N G T H E S E L O V E LY TA C T I L E

O B J E C T S I N O U R H A N D S , W E S O O N L E A R N T O L O V E W H AT- E V E R R E P L A C E S T H E M . I T I S T H E WORDS , N O T

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S H A K E S P E A R E A N P L AY I S B E TT E R A P P R E C I AT E D O N LY I N A   B O O K F O R M . Y O U C A N N O T R E P L A C E T H E B I B L E

O R B H A G AVA D G I TA A N D P U T O N I N T E R N E T.T O U N D E R S TA N D D I F F E R E N T S H A D E S O F M E A N I N G A N D S U B L I M E D E L I C AT E T H O U G H T B O O K S S H O U L D

B E S T U D I E D W I T H U T M O S T C A R E A N D ATT E N T I O N. A W R I T E R T R I E S T O P U T A C R O S S H I S E X P E R I E N C E  

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SUMMARY

Books may

SUMMARYBooks never become obsolete, as civilized humans will always have an innate admiration for the printed word, but one medium that may see extinction is the typical American newspaper. Even now, books around the country (and world) are beginning to establish net-only editions, and as younger generations turn increasingly to the internet for their information, I feel certain that we will eventually see the complete transformation of the Book into a digital format.

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