The document traces the history of the book from early clay tablets and cuneiform writing used by Sumerians in 3500 BC, to papyrus scrolls developed in Egypt in 2400 BC, to the modern paperback novels and e-readers. Key developments include the Greeks perfecting parchment in 500-200 BC, the Chinese inventing paper in 105 AD, Gutenberg introducing the printing press with movable type in 1455, and paperback novels emerging in the 19th century.

1. The History of the
Book

2. Clay Tablets/Cuneiform
3500 B.C. Sumerians

3. Papyrus Scrolls
2400 B.C. in Egypt

4. Parchment
500-200 B.C. perfected by
the Greeks

5. Wax Tablets
200 B.C. developed by the Greeks and Romans

6. The Paper Revolution
A.D. 105 Invented in China

7. Illustrations
Added
A.D. 400-600

8. First Printed Book
A.D. 868 - Printed in China

9. First Moveable Type
A.D. 1041-1230

10. Gutenberg Printing Press
A.D. 1455

11. Paperback
Novels
19th Century

12. E-Readers