Q1. Paraphrase how the chapter defines the word papyrus? Be sure to cite the page number where you paraphrased your answer/information:
Q2. Paraphrase how the textbook defines the word parchment? Be sure to cite the page number where you paraphrased your answer/information:
Q3. What distinguishes the manuscript culture of the Middle Ages from the oral and print eras in communication?
Q4. Why were books particularly important to women readers during the early periods of American history?
Q5. Why did publishing houses develop?
Q6. What are the major issues that affect textbook publishing?
Q7. Why did the Kindle succeed in the e-book market where other devices had failed?
Q8. In what ways have e-books re-imagined what a book can be?
Q9. What are the major issues in the debate over digitizing millions of books for Web search engines?
Q10. What is the difference between a book that is challenged and one that is banned?
Q11. What are the general divisions within a typical publishing house?
Q12. What is Andrew Carnegie's legacy in regard to libraries in the United States and elsewhere?
Q13. As books shift to being digital, what advantages of the bound-book format are we sacrificing?
Q14. Imagine that you are on a committee that oversees book choices for a high school library in your town. What policies do you think should guide the committee's selection of controversial books?
Q15. Would you read a book on a) a computer, b) a phone, or c) a tablet? Why or why not?