How Books Have

Ever wondered how books have come to be where they are today? We have ebooks, audiobooks, cheap paperbacks and sturdy hard covers. Where did this all come from? How has this process evolved and been streamlined?

Ancient tablets are some of the very first books, coming from as far back as 3000 BCE. However, these tablets had symbols on them, not letters.

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Scrolls and parchments were a big step forward. Used in about 2400 BCE by the Chinese, Hebrew, Hellenistic, Macedonian and Roman cultures. They were commonly made of Papyrus, a plant found along the nile river.

This is an example of a codex, which is a very old version of the modern book. The Roman’s created some of the first, as early as the 1st century CE. The codex is made of parchment paper and is bound with a wooden cover.