The origin of the Latin word for book, liber, comes from the Romans who used the thin layer found between the bark and the wood (the liber) before the times of parchment. The English word comes from the Danish word for book, bog, meaning birch tree, as the early people of Denmark wrote on birch bark.
Early books didn't have titles or authors or anything printed on the covers?
Books used to be shelved "backwards" with the spine facing the back of the shelf and the fore-edge facing out?
Early books didn't have titles or authors or anything printed on the covers?
Books used to be shelved "backwards" with the spine facing the back of the shelf and the fore-edge facing out?
Books used to be chained to the bookshelves in libraries?
Books were sold unbound in quires (gatherings of printed sheets or signatures). If you wanted a bound book you had to buy the quires from the publisher and take them to your favorite bookbinder for binding in your choice of material
Best selling author of all time - this accolade goes to Agatha Christie, detective story authoress. Since 1920 her books have sold over a billion copies in the English language and another billion in over 45 foreign languages. She is outsold only by the Bible and William Shakespeare.
J K Rowling's Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, the fifth book in the acclaimed series, had a first-run print of 8.5 million copies. This is approximately 80 times the average bestseller!This beat the previous book, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, which had a first-run print of 4.8 million copies.
And finally, Computer Technology has led to the development of the electronic book or e-book. The e-book combines the storage, search capabilities, and adaptability of a computer with the simulated page format of a traditional book. Early versions of e-books appeared in the late 1990s. By 2000, thousands of books were being digitized.
With the ever changing ways of listening to music and 21st century gaming, will the book fans of today embrace the e-book. Let us know what you think ? Add a comment...
J K Rowling's Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, the fifth book in the acclaimed series, had a first-run print of 8.5 million copies. This is approximately 80 times the average bestseller!This beat the previous book, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, which had a first-run print of 4.8 million copies.
And finally, Computer Technology has led to the development of the electronic book or e-book. The e-book combines the storage, search capabilities, and adaptability of a computer with the simulated page format of a traditional book. Early versions of e-books appeared in the late 1990s. By 2000, thousands of books were being digitized.
With the ever changing ways of listening to music and 21st century gaming, will the book fans of today embrace the e-book. Let us know what you think ? Add a comment...
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