What is a book- Take 2

'A book is a set or collection of written, printed, illustrated, or blank sheets, made of paper, parchment, or other material, 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 an e-book.'

This is a pretty standard and literal dictionary definition of of what a book is and consists of. I dont disagree with this at all but i think a book is much more than just a collection of pages(though this is actually dependant on the book in question!) A book can inform, instruct, entertain, intrigue, educate, be practical in its uses, be used as a way to escape, be used to record etc but this all obviously depends on the contents and the purpose of the book.I for one will not be sitting down on a Sunday afternoon with my novel of a cheque book!! cheque book...another form of book,with a very practical and important purpose and function. Even though you do not immediately think 'note book' or 'raffle ticket book' or 'ration book',they are all books,but vary in function.
A very famous book
(probably the most famous and widely owned book in the world.)





















did you know that the Bible has 1189 chapters?...not an easy read!
Anywho,the structure of a book.



















1 - belly band
2 - Flap
3 - Endpaper
4 - Book cover
5 - Top edge
6 - Fore edge
7 - Tail edge
8 - Right page, recto
9 - Left page, verso
10 - Gutter

Depending on how a book is bound,whether it has been stiched or sewn, perfect bound using a process where strong,flexible glue is used to bind the sections of a book at the spine,spiral bound or just stapled,will tell us what kind of book we have. Hardcover books have stiff binding and paperbacks have cheaper,flexible covers,usually less durable e.g. chic lit novels, just the cheaper version of a book cover.





















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