3. Summary
1. Introduction…………….4
2. No Books?!.................5
3. How to use one?!......6
4. Curiosities………………..7
5. Why write?..................8
6. Why read?..................9
7. Most Read……………….10
8. Future………………….……11
9. A few questions…….12
4. Introduction
Pronunciation: /bo͝ok/
Written or printed work
consisting of pages
glued or sewn together
along one side and
bound in covers.
Source:
http://oxforddictionaries.com/defin
ition/book?region=us&q=book
5. No Books?!
Once upon a time
there were no books Tablets of clay or rock
the world was a dark
Papyrus
place...
Parchment
Codex
7. Largest Library:
Curiosities Library of Congress,
Washington, D.C.
Books in the world:
129,864,880 books Libraries by
population:
Oldest Book: U.S. – 1 for 15,000
Instructions of
Shuruppak, 3000 BCE Major booksellers:
China – 7103 (millions)
Most expensive book:
The Codex Leicester, Americans read an
Leonardo da Vinci —
$30.8 million
average of 10 books
per year
8. Why write?
Earn money; ―A book is a physical
souvenir, a concrete
To share
instantiation of your
knowledge, passion;
ideas in a physical
Increase credibility & object, something that
visibility; gives your ideas
Broaden horizons; substance and allows
To change someone's them to travel.‖
life; Seth Godin
Leave a legacy.
9. Why read?
To learn
To search
For fun
―It’s that excitement of
trying to discover that
unknown world,‖
Azar Nafisi
10. 5. The Alchemist
Most Read Paulo Coelho
1. The Bible 6. The Da Vinci Code
2. Quotations from the Dan Brown
Works of Mao Tse-tung 7. Twilight - The Saga
Mao Tse-tung Stephenie Meyer
3. Harry Potter 8. Gone With the Wind
J. K. Rowling Margaret Mitchell
4. Lord of the Rings 9. Think and Grow Rich
J. R. R. Tolkien Napoleon Hill
10. Diary of Anne Frank
Anne Frank
11. Future
E-books
Readers
Multimedia Books
The end of printed
books?
12. A few questions…
Do you remember
your first book?
Do you read for
pleasure or obligation?
How many book have
you read this year?
Does a book changes
the way you
communicate?
