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Originally Posted by rkomar
I would say that neither are books (i.e. leaves bound together). I realize that that is not the popular definition here. In my opinion, people are conflating the contents with the container. In most cases, it doesn't make any difference, since most books contain one novel each. However, there are exceptions. For example, I have a volume of four novels which were bound together. I call that bound thing a book, but it seems that some here would actually call it four books, and that I don't agree with. I prefer to call the contents something that is separate from the container, for example, novel, collection of poems or short stories, anthology, treatise,... "Book" is just what it is packaged in.
I'm saying this to make it clear that I can use the phrase "real book" without passing judgement on other forms of publications. I read epubs without wishing they were printed on paper, and appreciate the advantages reading on devices brings. I am not being snobbish about the containers.
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Next question if you do not think either ebooks or papyrus are books then what would you call them?
Strange since the ancients wrote books on papyrus.
Hold on.
I will be right back.
According to numerous dictionaries, book= written text that can be printed or in electronic form.