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longer article, a use that reflects the fact that, in antiquity, long functions had to be written on many
scrolls, and each scroll had to be identified from the publication it contained. Therefore, for
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parts, are components.

The intellectual content in a physical book does not need to be a makeup, nor even be called a
book. Books can consist only of drawings, engravings, or photos, or such matters as crossword
puzzles or cut-out dolls. At a physical book, the pages may be left blank or may contain an abstract
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Although in normal academic parlance a monograph is understood to be a professional academic
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number of volumes (a novel like Prousts seven-volume In Search of Lost Time), compared to serial
publications like a magazine, journal, or newspaper. A store where books are bought and sold is a
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published. In some wealthier countries, the selling of published books has decreased because of
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In the 2000s, due to the growth in availability of cheap handheld computing devices, the
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The expression e-book is a contraction of"electronic book"; it pertains to a book-length publication
in digital form. An e-book is usually made available through the world wide web, but also on CD-
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