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Portable written record. Substances used to make early books included leaves, bark, linen, silk, clay, leather, and papyrus. In about AD 100–150, the codex or paged book, as opposed to the roll or scroll, began to be adopted. Vellum (parchment of calfskin, lambskin, or kidskin) was generally used for book pages by the beginning of the 4th century, and its use lasted until the 15th. It was superseded by paper, which came to Europe from China. Books became widely available only after the invention of the printing press in the 15th century (see also publishing). Printed text is also reproduced and stored in microform.

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In Britain, Christopher Nolan wins the Whitbread Book of the Year competition for, ‘Under the Clock.’ Nolan is disabled and cannot move or speak, he writes using a stick attached to his head which he uses to punch the keys of keyboard.

14 February 1989

Iranian leader Ayatollah Khomeini issues a fatwa against British author Salman Rushdie for his book Satanic Verses.

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In the High Court of Justice in London the authors of the 1982 book The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail, sue Random House, publishers of the Dan Brown novel The Da Vinci Code, claiming that Brown’s book contains ideas stolen from them.

20 April 1821
Edgar Allan Poe's book, ‘Murders In The Rue Morgue’, considered to be the world's first modern detective story, is published in America.
25 April 1719
Daniel Defoe's book The Life and Strange Adventures of Robinson Crusoe is published.
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Andrew Morton publishes a controversial book about Diana Princess of Wales, claiming she attempted suicide on several occasions.
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Isaac Newton’s book, ‘Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy’ (Principia Mathematica) is published. The book contains Newton’s laws of motion.
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In Warsaw, Poland, L. L. Zamenhof publishes Unua Libro (First Book), a description of the international language Esperanto.
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In England, a fire in Norwich Central Library destroys thousands of books and important historical records.
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The influential book On the Road, by Jack Kerouac, is published.
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American author Herman Melville’s book Moby-Dick is published.

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Arthur Conan Doyle’s book, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, is published.
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In Britain, Penguin Books is found not guilty of obscenity for publishing the D. H. Lawrence novel Lady Chatterley’s Lover.
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D.H. Lawrence’s book Lady Chatterley’s Lover sells out on its first run in Britain after being banned from being published since 1928.
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Ross McWhirter, co-editor with his twin brother Norris of the Guinness Book of Records, is shot dead by Irish terrorists outside his home in London, England.
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In America, a federal judge rules that Irish author James Joyce’s book ‘Ulysses’ is not obscene.
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