BOOKS

The book is a collection of paper or other materials bound together at one end and containing text or pictures. Each side of a sheet of paper in the book is called a page. Along with developments in the field of informatics world, the term is now also known e-book or e-book (electronic book), which rely on computers and the Internet (if access online). Price e-book is much cheaper than the book Table of Contents [hide] 1 History 2 Types of books See also 3 4 External links History There are various sources that reveal the history of the book. The first book mentioned was born in Egypt in 2400 BC when the Egyptians created papyrus. Papyrus containing this paper is rolled and the roll is the first book form. Others said the book had been around since the time of the Buddha in Cambodia because at the time of the Buddha put revelation above the leaves and then read it again and again. Centuries later in China, the scholars write science-the science on the stick, wrapped into one. This affects the writing system in China where Chinese characters are written vertically from top to bottom. The book is made of the new paper came after China succeeded in creating a paper in the year 200 BC from the basic materials of bamboo invented by Tsailun. Paper brought many changes in the world. Muslim traders brought the creation of technology of paper from China to Europe in the early 11th century AD. Here is the paper industry stepped forward. Especially with the invention of the printing press by Gutenberg perkambangan and distribution of books through a revolution. Paper is lightweight and durable collected into one and create a book. Lovers of books is usually referred to as a bibliophile or a nerd. The types of books Some examples of books: novel magazine dictionary comics free health books Islamic books See also Paper Book manuscript libraries, storage (general) books References

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