By: Mikayla Jordan, Elizabeth
Aviles, & Tanner Brown
Circa 3500 B.C.
Cuneiform
http://www.mesopotamia.co.uk/writing/images/pic.jpg
2400 B.C.
Papyrus
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_dyhv8F3lK6A/TNWzy6wBUPI/AAAAAAAAA
PI/ZbmogIYtohs/s1600/blank-papyrus.gif
600 B.C.
Left to Right writing
and reading.
http://johnconners.files.wordpress.com/2007/05/left-handed-writingdescription.jpg?w=600
200 B.C.
Codex
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/Family
-bible.jpg/220px-Family-bible.jpg
105 A.D.
Cai Lun was credited
with inventing
papermaking, using
bark, hemp, old rags
and used fish nets.
http://www.culturalchina.com/chinaWH/images/arbigimages/3eb4cc3e2493c9ec9023b21a
0914073a.jpg
400-600 A.D.
Advent of illustrated,
handwritten manuscripts.
http://www.abelprize.no/images/verker/handskrifter.jpg
868 A.D.
The first book is printed
on paper.
http://sfbook.com/assets/images/other/Yuan_dynasty_woodblock.jpg
1041 A.D.
The Chinese invented a
movable type but was
unsuccessful due to too
many characters.
http://www.absolutechinatours.com/UploadFiles/ImageBase/Bisheng-printingchinese-inventions-5.jpg
1250 A.D.
First block printing was
in Egypt.
http://img3.etsystatic.com/000/0/5791064/il_570xN.155590867.jpg
1440 A.D.
Johann Gutenberg
completes his work, the
spreading of words.
http://www.s9.com/images/portraits/12457_Gutenberg-Johannes.gif
Circa 1455 A.D.
The 42 line of
Gutenberg bible was
printed.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b6/Gutenberg_
Bible,_Lenox_Copy,_New_York_Public_Library,_2009._Pic_01.jpg/350px
Gutenberg_Bible,_Lenox_Copy,_New_York_Public_Library,_2009._Pic_0
1.jpg
1490 A.D.
Printed books was
widespread in Europe
http://www.smu.edu/~/media/Image
s/News/Stories/bridwell-exhibitsample-lg.ashx?as=1&w=250
1639 – 1640 A.D.
America’s first book is
printed “The Boy Palsm
book”
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-
1774 A.D.
Chlorine is discovered
and will bleach paper.
http://www.viewzone.com/ferfal.bleach.gif
1791 A.D.
The first amendment is
passed.
http://musicians4freedom.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/first-amendment.jpg
1832 A.D.
Books are wrapped in
paper jackets.
http://juniperbooks.com/wp-content/uploads/Navy-Blue-Paper-Wrapped-Books.jpg
1860 A.D.
Dime novels are being
sold and are printed on
cheap paper.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5
/53/DimeNovel.jpg/200px-DimeNovel.jpg
1440 A.D.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia
/commons/thumb/3/33/Gutenberg.jpg/
220px-Gutenberg.jpg
Johann Gutenburg
completes his work, the
spreading of words.
1875 A.D.
257 public libraries are
open, where you can
access cheap books
http://www.hillsboroillinois.net/library.JPG
1929 A.D.
The Charles Boni Paper
Books influences book
clubs and paperback
novels
http://www.yesterdaysgallery.com/pictures/19598.jpg
1933 A.D.
Nazis begin book
burning.
http://fcit.usf.edu/holocaust/gifs/01622.gif
1939 A.D.
Pocket books enter
paperback market.
http://www.neaca.com/images/SA105_HRT59_5_Pocket_Books_Adventure_.JPG
1958 A.D.
The microchip is
invented.
http://www.machinegrid.com/machinepress/w
pcontent/uploads/2010/06/Explorer_16_Microch
ip_Development_Board2.jpg
1986 A.D.
The encyclopedia is
available on CD-rom.
http://www.ohio-distinctive.com/images/products_large/SBW.JPG
1991 A.D.
The internet is made
available for
commercial use.
http://rgbagent.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/free-fonts-commercial-use-1.jpg
1995 A.D.
Books are being sold
online.
http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/blogs/bits/posts/amazon_books.533.jpg
1998 A.D.
70,000 book titles and
50,000 publishers.
http://www.rbge.org.uk/assets/images/science/library_archives/lbos.jpg
2001 – 2006 A.D.
E-books grows slowly
http://www.e-book.com.au/Pulsing%20site%20logo.gif
2003 A.D.
Online books increase
because Amazon.com
scans 120,000 books for
online users.
http://a1.mzstatic.com/us/r1000/064/Purple/v4/f5/74/72
/f57472f7-b51d-5fa3-7e695e1419f22a90/mza_5660649439804255209.175x17575.jpg
2006 A.D.
Japanese-based cell
phone novel via text
message.
http://img1-cdn.newser.com/square-image/1687820110401023025/cell-phone-novels-take-japan-by-storm.jpeg
2007 A.D.
Amazon kindle is
invented.
http://g-ecx.imagesamazon.com/images/G/01/kindle/dp/2012/KS/KS-slate-01lg._V401030526_.jpg
2008 A.D.
Bookshop technology
allows for quick
scanning.
http://i.ytimg.com/vi/HvgGt6Qngvk/0.jpg