2. • A book is a set of
written, printed, illustrated, or blank
sheets, made of ink, paper, parchment, or other
materials, usually fastened together to hinge at
one side. A single sheet within a book is called
a leaf, and each side of a leaf is called a page. A
book produced in electronic format is known as

3. 1) Antiquity:i.Tablet:-
ii.Scroll:-
iii.Codex:-

4. 2 )Middle Ages:i. Manuscripts:-
ii.Wood block printing
iii.Movable type and incunabula:-

5. 1. Academic and Professional
2. Arts, Photography and Design
3. Award Winning
4. Biographies & Autobiographies
5. Business, Investing and Management
6. Comics & Graphic Novels
7. Crafts & Hobbies
8. History and Politics
9. Fiction &non-fiction

6. Aside from the primary purpose of reading them,
books are also used for other ends:
A book can be an artistic artifact, a piece of art; this
is sometimes known as an artists' book.
A book may be evaluated by a reader or professional
writer to create a book review.

7. A book may be read by a group of people
to use as a spark for social or academic
discussion, as in a book club.
A book may be studied by students as the
subject of a writing and analysis exercise
in the form of a book report.
Books are sometimes used for their exterior
appearance to decorate a room, such as
a study.

8. The importance of reading books is gaining new
insight or perspectives on issues that matter to
the reader that helps them to have a new
understanding of the world around them.
Readers can apply the insight in everyday life or
as a way of building upon the knowledge that
already encompasses their mind and enrich their
lives.

9. The importance of books are also found in how
new discoveries pertaining to history are
uncovered and/or revealed where the relevance
of this the new information needs to be applied
or amended in what already exists about a
particular issue, topic or event. Thus, "new"
books on existing issues are important because
sometimes facts "change."