By: Mikayla Jordan, Elizabeth Aviles, & Tanner Brown The Evolution of the Book
Circa 3500 B.C. Cuneiform B.C. Papyrus PI/ZbmogIYtohs/s1600/blank-papyrus.gif
600 B.C. Left to Right writing and reading. description.jpg?w= B.C. Codex -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. china.com/chinaWH/images/arbigimages/3eb4cc3e2493c9ec9023b21a a.jpg A.D. Advent of illustrated, handwritten manuscripts.
868 A.D. The first book is printed on paper A.D. The Chinese invented a movable type but was unsuccessful due to too many characters. chinese-inventions-5.jpg
1250 A.D. First block printing was in Egypt A.D. Johann Gutenberg completes his work, the spreading of words.
Circa 1455 A.D. The 42 line of Gutenberg bible was printed A.D. Printed books was widespread in Europe Bible,_Lenox_Copy,_New_York_Public_Library,_2009._Pic_01.jpg/350px - Gutenberg_Bible,_Lenox_Copy,_New_York_Public_Library,_2009._Pic_0 1.jpg s/News/Stories/bridwell-exhibit- sample-lg.ashx?as=1&w=250
1774 A.D. Chlorine is discovered and will bleach paper – 1640 A.D. America’s first book is printed “The Boy Palsm book”
1832 A.D. Books are wrapped in paper jackets A.D. The first amendment is passed.
1440 A.D. Johann Gutenburg completes his work, the spreading of words A.D. Dime novels are being sold and are printed on cheap paper. /53/DimeNovel.jpg/200px-DimeNovel.jpg /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
1939 A.D. Pocket books enter paperback market A.D. Nazis begin book burning.
1986 A.D. The encyclopedia is available on CD-rom A.D. The microchip is invented. p- content/uploads/2010/06/Explorer_16_Microch ip_Development_Board2.jpg
1995 A.D. Books are being sold online A.D. The internet is made available for commercial use.
2001 – 2006 A.D. E-books grows slowly 1998 A.D. 70,000 book titles and 50,000 publishers.
2006 A.D. Japanese-based cell phone novel via text message A.D. Online books increase because Amazon.com scans 120,000 books for online users. /f57472f7-b51d-5fa3-7e69- 5e1419f22a90/mza_ x jpg /cell-phone-novels-take-japan-by-storm.jpeg
2008 A.D. Bookshop technology allows for quick scanning A.D. Amazon kindle is invented. amazon.com/images/G/01/kindle/dp/2012/KS/KS-slate-01- lg._V _.jpg