The Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines a book as "a set of written, printed, or blank sheets bound together in a volume"¹

People who love books can be referred to as a bibliophile, a bibliophilist, a philobiblist or the more conventional, bookworm²

The word book comes from the Old English word boc³

Paper was invented in China in 105 AD⁴

A Japanese noblewoman, Murasaki Shibuku, is believed to have written the first ever novel in the 11^th century... the title of the novel...The Tale of Genji⁵

Books were originally printed without covers⁶

The Library of Congress houses 28 million books and has 532 miles of shelves⁷

The first book ever written on a typewriter was The Adventures of Tom Sawyer  by Mark Twain⁸

The Bible is the best-selling non-fiction book in the world⁹

Paperback books were first seen in the United States in 1845¹⁰

Agatha Christie is the best-selling author of all time¹¹

The most overdue library book was late by 288 years¹²

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⁶ "Did You Know?" earthlypursuits.com. Earthly Pursuits, 2009. Web. 23 Nov. 2009.
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¹⁰ "Book Trivia." Factmonster.com. Pearson Education, 2009. Web. 23 Nov. 2009.
¹¹ "Books and Literature." Sentex.net. James Yolkowsi, 2009. Web. 23 Nov. 2009.
¹² "Most Overdue." Thebookstacks.com. LLC, 2009. Web. 23 Nov. 2009.