https://padlet.com/manderson290_2/yfuh8efgbi7fg0wr en-us 2023-10-05 14:33:40 UTC 2023-10-10 00:46:17 UTC hello@padlet.com nstanek1 https://padlet.com/manderson290_2/yfuh8efgbi7fg0wr/wish/2736784234 Egyptians would write on metal, Leather, clay, stone, and bone
Papyrus: Material similar to paper made from the pith of a papyrus plant, Cyperus papyrus, a wetland sedge. 
Most prominent reed pens to write on papyrus scrolls
Standard papyrus scroll 30 ft L 7-10 in W

]]> 2023-10-08 02:19:28 UTC https://padlet.com/manderson290_2/yfuh8efgbi7fg0wr/wish/2736784234 nstanek1 https://padlet.com/manderson290_2/yfuh8efgbi7fg0wr/wish/2736784507 Codex: Romans would sew together Papyrus or parchment together, binding them between wooden covers (essentially the same structure as today's books) 
More portable, easier to store & handle, less expensive to produce ]]> 2023-10-08 02:20:26 UTC https://padlet.com/manderson290_2/yfuh8efgbi7fg0wr/wish/2736784507 nstanek1 https://padlet.com/manderson290_2/yfuh8efgbi7fg0wr/wish/2736785051 Tang Dynasty China
Buddhist prayers 
First known examples of printed text: 2.5 in wide scrolls of Buddhist prayers 
Earliest example of a dated, printed book Diamond Sutra ]]> 2023-10-08 02:22:18 UTC https://padlet.com/manderson290_2/yfuh8efgbi7fg0wr/wish/2736785051 nstanek1 https://padlet.com/manderson290_2/yfuh8efgbi7fg0wr/wish/2736785365 Invention of mechanical movable type by Johannes Gutenberg= Mass production
Printing houses spread rapidly throughout Europe

Nicolas Jenson creates 2 types of font
Most common known Times Roman]]> 2023-10-08 02:23:08 UTC https://padlet.com/manderson290_2/yfuh8efgbi7fg0wr/wish/2736785365 nstanek1 https://padlet.com/manderson290_2/yfuh8efgbi7fg0wr/wish/2736792359 Following the American Revolution, Thomas Paine's Common Sense is considered America's first best-seller

Around this time America placed a copyright law ]]> 2023-10-08 02:42:56 UTC https://padlet.com/manderson290_2/yfuh8efgbi7fg0wr/wish/2736792359 nstanek1 https://padlet.com/manderson290_2/yfuh8efgbi7fg0wr/wish/2736792711 The demand for books spiked after the American Revolution. William Hill Brown's The Power of Sympathy: or, The Triumph of Nature became the first American novel]]> 2023-10-08 02:44:23 UTC https://padlet.com/manderson290_2/yfuh8efgbi7fg0wr/wish/2736792711 nstanek1 https://padlet.com/manderson290_2/yfuh8efgbi7fg0wr/wish/2736796539 Cost of books decreased substantially due to the improved technology aiding in production. 
By the end of the century books were now in competition with films, television, video games, and the internet.]]> 2023-10-08 02:59:00 UTC https://padlet.com/manderson290_2/yfuh8efgbi7fg0wr/wish/2736796539 nstanek1 https://padlet.com/manderson290_2/yfuh8efgbi7fg0wr/wish/2737612352 Until the early 1800's most books were sold unbound.
William Pickering is known as the first publisher to sell books with a uniform cloth binding in 1820.]]> 2023-10-09 05:39:57 UTC https://padlet.com/manderson290_2/yfuh8efgbi7fg0wr/wish/2737612352 nstanek1 https://padlet.com/manderson290_2/yfuh8efgbi7fg0wr/wish/2737614380 Amazon Kindle began outselling paper books in 09. 
Oprah praised the Kindle on her show.
Apple iPad 2010-1.5 million book sales in 1 month
Issues with illegally downloading
e-book sales are constantly growing
Said to hurt the idea of "ownership"]]> 2023-10-09 05:43:25 UTC https://padlet.com/manderson290_2/yfuh8efgbi7fg0wr/wish/2737614380 nstanek1 https://padlet.com/manderson290_2/yfuh8efgbi7fg0wr/wish/2737618394 1970-1999 Bookstores (Boarders/ Barnes & Noble, etc.) reshaped the retail of books as convenience stores such as Walmart, Costco, Target, began outdoing their book sales. 
2005 was the biggest decrease ]]> 2023-10-09 05:49:01 UTC https://padlet.com/manderson290_2/yfuh8efgbi7fg0wr/wish/2737618394 nstanek1 https://padlet.com/manderson290_2/yfuh8efgbi7fg0wr/wish/2737655932 Made from treated animal skins that were scraped thin to create a flexible, even surface. 
Several advantages over papyrus: more durable, both sides could be written on, trade wasn't controlled by Egyptians. ]]> 2023-10-09 06:34:08 UTC https://padlet.com/manderson290_2/yfuh8efgbi7fg0wr/wish/2737655932 nstanek1 https://padlet.com/manderson290_2/yfuh8efgbi7fg0wr/wish/2737669168 Copyright: allows a person the right to exclude others from copying, distributing, and selling their work.
Traced back to 1710 to the Statute of Queen Anne in England
Granted publisher 14 years of of exclusive rights & legal protection
Anyone who infringed would face consequences]]> 2023-10-09 06:47:02 UTC https://padlet.com/manderson290_2/yfuh8efgbi7fg0wr/wish/2737669168 nstanek1 https://padlet.com/manderson290_2/yfuh8efgbi7fg0wr/wish/2737673852 Increased from 14 years, 28 years to now a "term consisting of the author's life and 50 years after the author's death"

1998 Copyright Term Extension Act: extended further to 70 years plus 20 year extension to all currently copyrighted works]]> 2023-10-09 06:51:26 UTC https://padlet.com/manderson290_2/yfuh8efgbi7fg0wr/wish/2737673852 nstanek1 https://padlet.com/manderson290_2/yfuh8efgbi7fg0wr/wish/2737678519 Leading up to the American Revolution newspapers and pamphlets were the publication method of choice.
They could be quickly printed and ideal for circulating short political and news items at a moment of rapid change. 
Propoganda]]> 2023-10-09 06:55:54 UTC https://padlet.com/manderson290_2/yfuh8efgbi7fg0wr/wish/2737678519 nstanek1 https://padlet.com/manderson290_2/yfuh8efgbi7fg0wr/wish/2737696092 Stores materials in digital format, accessible by computers. 
Public libraries, schools, apps
Google Books: Largest online library
Commonly used in today's society ]]> 2023-10-09 07:12:35 UTC https://padlet.com/manderson290_2/yfuh8efgbi7fg0wr/wish/2737696092 manderson290_2 https://padlet.com/manderson290_2/yfuh8efgbi7fg0wr/wish/2738185108 Personal digital assistant (PDA) devices enabled some markets to read digitized books. However, the PDA devices were not widely popular at this time. ]]> 2023-10-09 13:35:53 UTC https://padlet.com/manderson290_2/yfuh8efgbi7fg0wr/wish/2738185108 manderson290_2 https://padlet.com/manderson290_2/yfuh8efgbi7fg0wr/wish/2738198541 Oprah Winfrey praised the Kindle on her show in October 2008. Her seal of approval boosted sales of Kindle, increasing the market for e-books.]]> 2023-10-09 13:44:13 UTC https://padlet.com/manderson290_2/yfuh8efgbi7fg0wr/wish/2738198541 manderson290_2 https://padlet.com/manderson290_2/yfuh8efgbi7fg0wr/wish/2738218126 By 2010, the popularity of e-books was continuing to grow. When Apple released its iPad, it made 1.5 million e-book sales in the first month of its release.]]> 2023-10-09 13:56:51 UTC https://padlet.com/manderson290_2/yfuh8efgbi7fg0wr/wish/2738218126 manderson290_2 https://padlet.com/manderson290_2/yfuh8efgbi7fg0wr/wish/2738237453 During this period, Amazon controlled a 90 percent share of the e-book market. Traditional publishers worried that the company's control over the market would impact their sales. As a result, Amazon was strong-armed into a deal that allowed traditional publishers to make a better profit off of Amazon's sales. ]]> 2023-10-09 14:09:08 UTC https://padlet.com/manderson290_2/yfuh8efgbi7fg0wr/wish/2738237453 manderson290_2 https://padlet.com/manderson290_2/yfuh8efgbi7fg0wr/wish/2738238917 Amazon Kindle began outselling paper books. ]]> 2023-10-09 14:09:54 UTC https://padlet.com/manderson290_2/yfuh8efgbi7fg0wr/wish/2738238917 manderson290_2 https://padlet.com/manderson290_2/yfuh8efgbi7fg0wr/wish/2738248458 In the years before 2005, Google Books had digitized millions of books with unclear legal status. Publishers and authors were furious. So, in 2005, the Authors Guild of America and the American Association of Publishers (AAP) sued Google for copyright infringement. ]]> 2023-10-09 14:15:48 UTC https://padlet.com/manderson290_2/yfuh8efgbi7fg0wr/wish/2738248458 manderson290_2 https://padlet.com/manderson290_2/yfuh8efgbi7fg0wr/wish/2738251468 Amazon released a new e-reader: Kindle. ]]> 2023-10-09 14:17:36 UTC https://padlet.com/manderson290_2/yfuh8efgbi7fg0wr/wish/2738251468 manderson290_2 https://padlet.com/manderson290_2/yfuh8efgbi7fg0wr/wish/2738256586 Google agreed to a $125 million settlement with the publishers and Authors Guild. ]]> 2023-10-09 14:20:48 UTC https://padlet.com/manderson290_2/yfuh8efgbi7fg0wr/wish/2738256586 manderson290_2 https://padlet.com/manderson290_2/yfuh8efgbi7fg0wr/wish/2738303570 The first use of block printing on paper began in Tang Dynasty China around 700 CE. ]]> 2023-10-09 14:50:53 UTC https://padlet.com/manderson290_2/yfuh8efgbi7fg0wr/wish/2738303570 manderson290_2 https://padlet.com/manderson290_2/yfuh8efgbi7fg0wr/wish/2738420821 Japan’s Empress Shōtoku commissioned the creation of Buddhist prayer scrolls. This is the first instance of text printed on paper. ]]> 2023-10-09 16:06:30 UTC https://padlet.com/manderson290_2/yfuh8efgbi7fg0wr/wish/2738420821 manderson290_2 https://padlet.com/manderson290_2/yfuh8efgbi7fg0wr/wish/2738427518 Diamond Sutra, a Buddhist book published in 868 CE, is the first example of a dated, printed book. ]]> 2023-10-09 16:10:24 UTC https://padlet.com/manderson290_2/yfuh8efgbi7fg0wr/wish/2738427518 manderson290_2 https://padlet.com/manderson290_2/yfuh8efgbi7fg0wr/wish/2738436141 In many areas, the preservation and distribution of texts were largely due to the work of scribes. These individuals would copy text by hand, creating hand-written books. ]]> 2023-10-09 16:16:41 UTC https://padlet.com/manderson290_2/yfuh8efgbi7fg0wr/wish/2738436141 manderson290_2 https://padlet.com/manderson290_2/yfuh8efgbi7fg0wr/wish/2738441190 Gutenberg used his movable type press to print 180 copies of the Bible. This is the first instance of the Bible being printed. ]]> 2023-10-09 16:20:26 UTC https://padlet.com/manderson290_2/yfuh8efgbi7fg0wr/wish/2738441190 manderson290_2 https://padlet.com/manderson290_2/yfuh8efgbi7fg0wr/wish/2738470347 Harriet Beecher Stowe startled the literary market with her perspective of slavery in Uncle Tom's Cabin. Her book was a remarkable success, second only to the Bible in this century. Her book is considered an "important touchstone of American literature" (3.3, para 6). ]]> 2023-10-09 16:40:08 UTC https://padlet.com/manderson290_2/yfuh8efgbi7fg0wr/wish/2738470347 manderson290_2 https://padlet.com/manderson290_2/yfuh8efgbi7fg0wr/wish/2738480577 The Murders in the Rue Morgue, written by Edgar Allen Poe, is considered the first detective or mystery book. The vast influence of this story on the genre led to the creation of the Edgar Awards, which honor Poe's contribution to literature. ]]> 2023-10-09 16:46:55 UTC https://padlet.com/manderson290_2/yfuh8efgbi7fg0wr/wish/2738480577 manderson290_2 https://padlet.com/manderson290_2/yfuh8efgbi7fg0wr/wish/2738491812 During the Great Depression, paperback books were marketed as an inexpensive alternative to hardcover books. The introduction of this format was revolutionary. ]]> 2023-10-09 16:55:05 UTC https://padlet.com/manderson290_2/yfuh8efgbi7fg0wr/wish/2738491812 manderson290_2 https://padlet.com/manderson290_2/yfuh8efgbi7fg0wr/wish/2738499527 Paperback books first outsold hardcover books in 1960, indicating their growing popularity. ]]> 2023-10-09 17:00:16 UTC https://padlet.com/manderson290_2/yfuh8efgbi7fg0wr/wish/2738499527 manderson290_2 https://padlet.com/manderson290_2/yfuh8efgbi7fg0wr/wish/2738614834 In 1487, Pope Innocent VIII did not allow books to be printed if they hadn't been reviewed and approved by the Roman Catholic Church. The Bible, for example, was only allowed to be printed in Latin. ]]> 2023-10-09 18:23:47 UTC https://padlet.com/manderson290_2/yfuh8efgbi7fg0wr/wish/2738614834 manderson290_2 https://padlet.com/manderson290_2/yfuh8efgbi7fg0wr/wish/2738619848 The Protestant Reformation began when Martin Luther challenged the church's right to regulate which books were printed and distributed. He focused much of his efforts on printing the Bible in everyday, common languages—not just Latin. ]]> 2023-10-09 18:27:30 UTC https://padlet.com/manderson290_2/yfuh8efgbi7fg0wr/wish/2738619848 manderson290_2 https://padlet.com/manderson290_2/yfuh8efgbi7fg0wr/wish/2738624371 The United Kingdom’s Public Libraries Act of 1850 enabled the development of free, public libraries. ]]> 2023-10-09 18:31:13 UTC https://padlet.com/manderson290_2/yfuh8efgbi7fg0wr/wish/2738624371 manderson290_2 https://padlet.com/manderson290_2/yfuh8efgbi7fg0wr/wish/2738630369 Public libraries flourished in America after the American Civil War. In 1881, Andrew Carnegie began a project focusing on the development of public libraries. Over a period of four decades, Carnegie founded nearly 2,000 public libraries. ]]> 2023-10-09 18:35:59 UTC https://padlet.com/manderson290_2/yfuh8efgbi7fg0wr/wish/2738630369 manderson290_2 https://padlet.com/manderson290_2/yfuh8efgbi7fg0wr/wish/2738658030 Books will likely continue adapting to technological innovations. As stated by Jacks Thomas, director of The London Book Fair:

"People always need knowledge and people always need stories, so from that point of view, the very core of the book industry I am sure is very strong...the book, in whatever format, has a strong future." ]]> 2023-10-09 18:59:14 UTC https://padlet.com/manderson290_2/yfuh8efgbi7fg0wr/wish/2738658030