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2400 BCE
Papyrus Scrolls
The earliest record of printed writing dates back to 2400 BC. -
500 BCE
Parchment
A tin material made from calf, sheep and goatskin -
400
Illustrations are added
Pictures were added to written manuscripts but they were still written on parchment. -
868
First Printed Book in China
Was written using the block of wood that had characters carved into it. -
1455
The Guttenburg Bible
The first major book to be printed using Guttenburg's printing type. -
Birth of the "cheap" novel
The first massed produced novel "Black Bless or the Knight of the Road" in 1832. -
Books begin to be sold online
Amazon becomes the first online seller of books, offers a wide selection of books to be bought online.