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A
book is a set or collection of written, printed, illustrated,
or blank sheets, made of paper, parchment, or other various
material, usually fastened together to hinge at one side.
A single sheet within a book is called a leaf, and each side
of a leaf is called a page. A book produced in electronic
format is known as an electronic book (e-book).
Books
may also refer to works of literature, or a main division
of such a work. In library and information science, a book
is called a monograph, to distinguish it from serial periodicals
such as magazines, journals or newspapers. The body of all
written works including books is literature. In novels and
sometimes other types of books (e.g. biographies), a book
may be divided into several large sections, also called
books (Book 1, Book 2, Book 3, etc.). A lover of books is
usually referred to as a bibliophile, a bibliophilist, or
a philobiblist, or, more informally, a bookworm.
A store
where books are bought and sold is a bookstore or bookshop.
Books can also be borrowed from libraries.
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