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A book is a written or printed work consisting of pages bound together, containing information, stories, or ideas on various topics, intended for reading and reference purposes.

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A book is a structured presentation of recorded information, primarily verbal and graphical, through a medium. Originally physical, electronic books and audiobooks are now existent. Physical books are objects that contain printed material, mostly of writing and images. Modern books are typically composed of many pages bound together and protected by a cover, what is known as the codex format; older formats include the scroll and the tablet.

As a conceptual object, a book often refers to a written work of substantial length by one or more authors, which may also be distributed digitally as an electronic book (ebook). These kinds of works can be broadly classified into fiction (containing invented content, often narratives) and non-fiction (containing content intended as factual truth). But a physical book may not contain a written work: for example, it may contain only drawings, engravings, photographs, sheet music, puzzles, or removable content like paper dolls.

The modern book industry has seen several major changes due to new technologies, including ebooks and audiobooks (recordings of books being read aloud). Awareness of the needs of print-disabled people has led to a rise in formats designed for greater accessibility such as braille printing and large-print editions.

Google Books estimated in 2010 that approximately 130 million total unique books had been published. The book publishing process is the series of steps involved in book creation and dissemination. Books are sold at both regular stores and specialized bookstores, as well as online (for delivery), and can be borrowed from libraries or public bookcases. The reception of books has led to a number of social consequences, including censorship.

Books are sometimes contrasted with periodical literature, such as newspapers or magazines, where new editions are published according to a regular schedule. Related items, also broadly categorized as "books", are left empty for personal use: as in the case of account books, appointment books, autograph books, notebooks, diaries and sketchbooks.

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The Book Medium Is a Stronger Message Than Its Content Marshall McLuhan

When I was teaching at Columbia University, techno-prophet Marshall McLuhan came down from Toronto to lecture there. He talked about how the linear pattern of information resulting from print technology limited the thought patterns of people who learned from printed books. Word follows word, line follows line, paragraph follows paragraph, page … | Mel Alexenberg reporting the words of Marshall McLuhan Continue reading The Book Medium Is a Stronger Message Than Its Content Marshall McLuhan

The Myth of Thamus and Theuth Has writing allowed the pretense of understanding rather than true understanding?

Gurteen Knowledge Blog   April 6, 2021, 19:58. Have you ever considered the consequences of the invention of writing? Do you think that it may have weakened the necessity and power of memory and allowed for the pretense of understanding rather than true understanding? In the Phaedrus, a book written by Plato about 370 BCE, Plato records a discussion between Socrates and … Continue reading The Myth of Thamus and Theuth Has writing allowed the pretense of understanding rather than true understanding?

Why Did I Decide to Write a Blook Rather Than a Book? A blook - across between a blog and a book

Gurteen Knowledge Blog   August 29, 2021, 20:39. Friends have often suggested that I write a book, but I decided to write a blook instead. What is a blook and what are the multitude of reasons I prefer it to a conventional book? Knowledge Letter: Issue: 255 (Subscribe)Tags: blog (2) | blook (4) | book (5) | online … Continue reading Why Did I Decide to Write a Blook Rather Than a Book? A blook – across between a blog and a book

The Printing Press as an Agent of Change by Elizabeth L. Eisenstein (1980)

In this book, The printing press as an agent of change, Elizabeth Eisenstein conducts an extensive survey of the literature on the three intellectual and social movements of the period 1400–1700: the Italian Renaissance, the Protestant Reformation, and the Scientific Revolution. She also examines the major hypotheses as to their causes and progress and reassesses … Continue reading The Printing Press as an Agent of Change by Elizabeth L. Eisenstein (1980)

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The Myth of Thamus and Theuth Does writing allow the pretense of understanding, rather than true understanding?

In Plato’s Phaedrus, Socrates shares the myth of Thamus and Theuth, questioning the invention of writing. Writing, he argues, weakens memory and offers the appearance of wisdom without true understanding. Socrates suggests that serious discourse using the dialectic method is a nobler pursuit, leading to genuine wisdom and happiness. Continue reading The Myth of Thamus and Theuth Does writing allow the pretense of understanding, rather than true understanding?