The word book comes from Old English bōc, which in turn comes from the Germanic root *bōk-, cognate to 'beech'. In Slavic languages like Russian, Bulgarian Se mere

The history of books became an acknowledged academic discipline in the 1980s. Contributions to the field have come from Se mere

For most of the history of book making, books have been shared as physical books. However, with changes of technologies and growing awareness of the needs of people … Se mere

Since the beginning of creation of books, there has been need to create strategies for organizing, collecting and creating access to the books. … Se mere

In its modern incarnation, a physical book is typically a collection of pages (most commonly of paper, parchment, or vellum) that are bound … Se mere

Presently, books are often produced by a publishing company for the sake of being put on the market by distributors and bookstores. The company negotiates with authors in … Se mere

Libraries, bookstores, and collections commonly divide books into fiction and non-fiction, though other types exist beyond this. Other books, which remain unpublished or are primarily published as part of different business functions (such as phone directories) … Se mere