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Book

:This page is about bound sheets of paper. For the graph theory concept, see Book (graph theory). For the musical theater meaning, see Book (musical theater).

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A book is a collection of leaves of paper, parchment or other material, bound together along one edge within covers. A book is also a literary work or a main division of such a work. A book produced in electronic format is known as an e-book.

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In library and information science, a book is called a monograph to distinguish it from serial publications such as magazines, journals or newspapers.

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Publishers may produce low-cost, pre-proof editions known as galleys for promotional purposes, such as generating reviews in advance of publication. Galleys are usually made as cheaply as possible, since they are not intended for sale.

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A lover of books is usually referred to as a bibliophile, a bibliophilist, or a philobiblist, or, more informally, a bookworm.

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Book (graph theory): In graph theory, a book (usually written B_p) is a graph consisting of p triangles sharing a common edge (known as the "base" of the book). Given a graph G, one often writes bk(G) for the largest book contained within G....

Musical theater: Musical theater (or theatre) is a form of theatre combining music, songs, dance, and spoken dialogue. It is closely related to opera, frequently being distinguished by the use of popular music of various forms (and thus usually different instrumentation), the use of unaccompanied dialogue (though so...

Book (musical theater): The book is the spoken dialogue in a musical theatre work. The person credited as writing the book is sometimes referred to as the "bookwriter."...


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Chuck (Book)
Chuck (Book)
War (Hardcover) Book
War (Hardcover) Book
Burr (Paperback) Book
Burr (Paperback) Book
Mercy (Paperback) Book
Mercy (Paperback) Book
Night (Paperback) Book
Night (Paperback) Book
Truman (Paperback) Book
Truman (Paperback) Book
Tunnels (Hardcover) Book
Tunnels (Hardcover) Book
Sherman (Hardcover) Book
Sherman (Hardcover) Book
MacArthur (Paperback) Book
MacArthur (Paperback) Book
Plainsong (Paperback) Book
Plainsong (Paperback) Book
Columbine (Hardcover) Book
Columbine (Hardcover) Book
Book  c.1968
Book c.1968

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Introduction
History
Structure of book
Conservation issues
Collections of books
Keeping track of books
Transition to digital format
Related articles and lists
Online Book Databases and Lists
External links
 
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