Books

While the 'book' has undergone many permutations over millennia, the term is used here to identify those written works, whether by one or multiple authors, either composing a narrative, collection of songs, poems, or essay(s) addressing any particular subject that their 'readers' may find illuminating.

The history of the book is a story of numerous technological innovations that improved the quality of text conservation, the access to information, portability, and the cost of production. This history is strongly linked to political and economical contingencies and the history of ideas and religions.[1]