eading, as well as the composition contained in it.

The book's most common modern

form is that of a codex volume consisting of rectangular paper pages bound on one
side, with a heavier cover and spine, so that it can fan open for reading. Books
have taken other forms, such as scrolls, leaves on a string, or strips tied
together; and the pages have been of parchment, vellum, papyrus, bamboo slips, palm
leaves, silk, wood, and other materials.[1]

The contents of books are also called books, as are other compositions of that
length. For instance, Aristotle's Physics, the constituent sections of the Bible,
and even the Egyptian Book of the Dead are called books independently of their
physical form. Conversely, some long literary compositions are divided into books
of varying sizes, which typically do not correspond to physically bound units. This
tradition derives from ancient scroll formats, where long works needed several
scrolls. Where very long books in codex format still need to be physically divided,
the term volume is now normally used. Books may be distributed in electronic form
as e-books and other formats. A UNESC