| > | | | | bound. The regularly found leaves at the front of the |
| A good book is always regarded as the best friend | | | | page are frontend paper, flyleaf and front matter. |
| of man. Usually a collection of handwritten, printed or | | | | Front matter has a title page, copyright page, table |
| empty sheets are called books. These may be made | | | | of contents, list of illustrations, dedication, foreword |
| of paper, parchment, or any other material and | | | | and preface. Some books also have an introduction |
| bound together at sides. Each book has number of.. | | | | section. Following the main body of the book, the |
| A good book is always regarded as the best friend | | | | back part has appendix, glossary, index and notes. |
| of man. Usually a collection of handwritten, printed or | | | | Usually bibliography and colophon are found at the |
| empty sheets are called books. These may be made | | | | rear section of the book. |
| of paper, parchment, or any other material and | | | | The different types of books are commonly |
| bound together at sides. Each book has number of | | | | classified according to the content of the book. The |
| single sheets and these sheets are called pages. | | | | most common categorization is fiction and non fiction. |
| Now-a-days, electronic version of a book is available | | | | Fiction books are mostly compilation of fictitious short |
| online and this is called an e-book. Books are a major | | | | stories or a novel. Non fictional books are usually |
| source of knowledge and information. A book may | | | | reference books and usually don't tell a story. They |
| be a work of literature, a novel, a periodical or a | | | | rather express a set of facts. A non fictional book |
| journal. A collector of books is called bibliomaniac while | | | | may be an almanac, an encyclopedia, a dictionary, a |
| a book lover is called a bookworm. A book can be | | | | handbook, a reference book or an atlas. This may |
| bought at a book store or borrowed from libraries | | | | also include an instruction manual, cook books and |
| and book lenders. | | | | other self improvement books. All the text books of |
| When the writing system was discovered by our | | | | academic purpose fall under this category. |
| ancestors, they used any surface to practice their | | | | There are also several other types of books, which |
| newly acquired writing skills. But the writing system | | | | cannot be classified under either fiction or non fiction. |
| was not well established and the writings were found | | | | These books can be a photo album, a stamp book or |
| to be written in any direction. Then Egyptians | | | | a prayer book with a collection of musical hymns. The |
| invented papyrus by weaving the reeds of the | | | | other type of classification of books is the Hardcover |
| papyrus plant and used it to make scrolls. With time | | | | and Paperback books. While hardbacks have stiffer |
| and with the invention of paper, paper books came | | | | binding and spine, paperbacks have flexible soft |
| into being. Initially the books were handwritten. But | | | | covers. The latter type is cheaper than the hardback |
| with the invention of printing press by Gutenberg, | | | | books. |
| printed books came into being. | | | | A book is an ideal companion during a journey or for |
| Usually the book has a set structure and this is | | | | bed time reading. Many people are ardent readers |
| common to all books. A book has a front cover and | | | | and prefer collecting books. |
| a rear cover which may be hard bound or soft | | | | |