By: Mikayla Jordan, Elizabeth Aviles, & Tanner Brown

The Evolution of the

Book

Circa 3500 B.C.

Cuneiform

http://www.mesopotamia.co.uk/writing/images/pic.jpg

2400 B.C.

Papyrus

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_dyhv8F3lK6A/TNWzy6wBUPI/AAAAAAAAAPI/ZbmogIYtohs/s1600/blank-papyrus.gif

600 B.C.

Left to Right writing and reading.

http://johnconners.files.wordpress.com/2007/05/left-handed-writing-description.jpg?w=600

200 B.C.

Codex http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/Family-bible.jpg/220px-Family-bible.jpg

105 A.D.

Cai Lun was credited with inventing papermaking, using bark, hemp, old rags and used fish nets.

http://www.cultural-china.com/chinaWH/images/arbigimages/3eb4cc3e2493c9ec9023b21a0914073a.jpg

400-600 A.D.

Advent of illustrated, handwritten manuscripts.

http://www.abelprize.no/images/verker/handskrifter.jpg

868 A.D.

The first book is printed on paper.

1041 A.D.

The Chinese invented a movable type but was unsuccessful due to too many characters.

http://sfbook.com/assets/images/other/Yuan_dynasty_woodblock.jpg

http://www.absolutechinatours.com/UploadFiles/ImageBase/Bisheng-printing-chinese-inventions-5.jpg

1250 A.D.

First block printing was in Egypt.

1440 A.D.

Johann Gutenberg completes his work, the spreading of words.

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http://www.s9.com/images/portraits/12457_Gutenberg-Johannes.gif

Circa 1455 A.D.

The 42 line of Gutenberg bible was printed.

1490 A.D.

Printed books was widespread in Europe

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b6/Gutenberg_Bible,_Lenox_Copy,_New_York_Public_Library,_2009._Pic_01.jpg/350px-Gutenberg_Bible,_Lenox_Copy,_New_York_Public_Library,_2009._Pic_01.jpg

http://www.smu.edu/~/media/Images/News/Stories/bridwell-exhibit-sample-lg.ashx?as=1&w=250

1774 A.D.

Chlorine is discovered and will bleach paper.

1639 – 1640 A.D.

America’s first book is printed “The Boy Palsm book”

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-

http://www.viewzone.com/ferfal.bleach.gif

1832 A.D.

Books are wrapped in paper jackets.

1791 A.D.

The first amendment is passed.

http://musicians4freedom.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/first-amendment.jpg

http://juniperbooks.com/wp-content/uploads/Navy-Blue-Paper-Wrapped-Books.jpg

1440 A.D.

Johann Gutenburg completes his work, the spreading of words.

1860 A.D.

Dime novels are being sold and are printed on cheap paper.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/DimeNovel.jpg/200px-DimeNovel.jpg

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/Gutenberg.jpg/220px-Gutenberg.jpg

1929 A.D.

The Charles Boni Paper Books influences book clubs and paperback novels

1875 A.D.

257 public libraries are open, where you can access cheap books

http://www.hillsboroillinois.net/library.JPG

http://www.yesterdaysgallery.com/pictures/19598.jpg

1939 A.D.

Pocket books enter paperback market.

1933 A.D.

Nazis begin book burning.

http://fcit.usf.edu/holocaust/gifs/01622.gif

http://www.neaca.com/images/SA105_HRT59_5_Pocket_Books_Adventure_.JPG

1986 A.D.

The encyclopedia is available on CD-rom.

1958 A.D.

The microchip is invented.

http://www.machinegrid.com/machinepress/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/Explorer_16_Microchip_Development_Board2.jpg

http://www.ohio-distinctive.com/images/products_large/SBW.JPG

1995 A.D.

Books are being sold online.

1991 A.D.

The internet is made available for commercial use.

http://rgbagent.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/free-fonts-commercial-use-1.jpg

http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/blogs/bits/posts/amazon_books.533.jpg

2001 – 2006 A.D.

E-books grows slowly

1998 A.D.

70,000 book titles and 50,000 publishers.

http://www.rbge.org.uk/assets/images/science/library_archives/lbos.jpg

http://www.e-book.com.au/Pulsing%20site%20logo.gif

2006 A.D.

Japanese-based cell phone novel via text message.

2003 A.D.

Online books increase because Amazon.com scans 120,000 books for online users.

http://a1.mzstatic.com/us/r1000/064/Purple/v4/f5/74/72/f57472f7-b51d-5fa3-7e69-5e1419f22a90/mza_5660649439804255209.175x175-75.jpg

http://img1-cdn.newser.com/square-image/16878-20110401023025/cell-phone-novels-take-japan-by-storm.jpeg

2008 A.D.

Bookshop technology allows for quick scanning.

2007 A.D.

Amazon kindle is invented.

http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/kindle/dp/2012/KS/KS-slate-01-lg._V401030526_.jpg

http://i.ytimg.com/vi/HvgGt6Qngvk/0.jpg