History of Books
In the old days when man was still primitive in nature, and in the early beginning of civilization, people did not have printed books. In those days, people used to write on stone tablets, which were quite bulky, heavy and difficult to store or look after.
In ancient India, people would write on dry palm leaves or other types of leaves or any other material which could absorb the ink and let the text visible. They would constantly look out for new materials to write on. The stem of a plant was used as a pen, since it was bulbous, and it could retain ink within it. The only problem with those early parchments is that insects and moths could get at these important documents and destroy them. In China, people used silk and we know that Chinese used to breed silkworms. Writing on silk could not be destroyed as easily as the other parchments.
The Chinese went on to invent paper in the 2nd century and the world will be forever indebted to them for this invention. Since then, the paper quality and quality of ink has improved. Later, the Germans invented the printing press. Multiple pages could be printed with ease, and because of this we saw a boost in the production of books and other written materials.
As books began to be published, they became available in libraries or newspaper stands at busy places, and in bookstores. As the number of writers grew, so too women writers increased in number in the early part of the 19th century. This resulted in an increased number of books available. This led to increases of not only romance or mystery books, but also political, social issues books, and many books acted as a guiding milestone for the working class of people.
Books have always played a role behind the scenes, empowering people to forge ahead and pave new paths. History also mentions that the oldest book known is the Bible and other literature and religious books came out thereafter. It is a great blessing for mankind that books came into existence, as they not only guide, uplift, empower, comfort, encourage, administer to, and counsel, but they can also be your best friends if you let them.