A book is a set or collection of written, printed, illustrated, or blank sheets, made of paper, parchment, or other various 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 electronic book (e-book).

Books may also refer to a literature work, or a main division of such a work. In library and information science, a book is called a monograph, to distinguish it from serial periodicals such as magazines, journals or newspapers. The body of all written works including books is literature.

In novels, a book may be divided into several large sections, also called books (Book 1, Book 2, Book 3, etc).

A lover of books is usually referred to as a bibliophile, a bibliophilist, or a philobiblist, or, more informally, a bookworm.

A store where books are bought and sold is a bookstore or bookshop. Books can also be borrowed from libraries.

History of books

Main article: History of books

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How long is the average book in manuscript form?
Q. I'm writing a book using MS Word and would like to know how long a typical book is in that format. I know your average "book" book is around 300+ pages. What does that equate to in manuscript?
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A. you should go by word count actually
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What book is best for telling someone they need to reevaluate their values?
Q. I am looking for a Christmas gift for a friend who I no longer have faith in. I have tried talking to her and her husband but they don't hear. They are losing friends left and right and I feel for them. I thought a well written book may be a good gift for Christmas that will also send a message. Maybe. Hopefully. Any suggestions on a good book for that?
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A. People of the Lie: The Hope for Healing Human Evil For those who lived in a family of craziness. For those who never had a solid foundation in understanding right and wrong, good and bad. This book will help you make that distinctiion. It will reveal the evil you may display and the evil others display. Evil that appears to be good confuses people. This book will clear that confusion.
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How much money do book editors make on average?
Q. I would like to be a book editor when I graduate from college, but I was wondering how much money do book editors make on average? I'm asking because I want to be able to live pretty comfortably (a nice house/appartment, food, heating, pets, etc) on my own, and I want to know if I would have enough money to do that. Also, should I major in English? I know that sounds like a stupid question, but is it usually required that the person wanting to be a book editor majored in English? Thank you!
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A. Writers, editors, and reporters working on major metropolitan newspapers or those with technical expertise writing for specialized magazines usually have the highest salaries. Here is the occupational handbook salary; Earnings [About this section] Back to Top Back to Top Median annual earnings for salaried writers and authors were $44,350 in May 2004. The middle 50 percent earned between $31,720 and $62,930. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $23,330, and the highest 10 percent earned more than $91,260. Median annual earnings were $54,410 in advertising and related services and $37,010 in newspaper, periodical, book, and directory publishers. Median annual earnings for salaried editors were $43,890 in May 2004. The middle 50… [cont.]
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  • One reader is better than another in proportion as he is able of a greater range of activity in reading and exerts more effort.
  • Why is marking a book indespensible to reading it? First, it keeps you awake — not merely conscious, but wide awake. Second, reading, if it is active, is thinking, and thinking tends to express itself in wordes, spoken or written...Third, writing your reactions down helps you to remember the thoughts of the author...Marking a book is literally an expression of your differences or your agreements with the author, It is the highest respect you can pay him.
  • Reading maketh a full man, conference a ready man, and writing an exact man.
  • Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested.
  • The covers of this book are too far apart.
  • Reading well is one of the great pleasures that solitude can afford you.
    • Harold Bloom, quoted in O Magazine (April 2003)
  • Reading is going toward something that is about to be, and no one yet knows what it will be.
    • Italo Calvino, If on a Winter's Night a Traveler (1979), translated by William Weaver (1981), p. 72
  • There is no such thing on earth as an uninteresting subject; the only thing that can exist is an uninterested person.