Produce and research an investigation of an \u2018information\u2019 format or behaviour. Present your exploration in an aesthetic form(s) that may be authentic (or derived from) the form, medium, structure and representations that help communicate your essay on your researched form(s) of information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
My report summarises a comparative assessment of the environmental impacts of paper books and electronic book readers. The conclusion reached is that a reader consuming an average number of books will do less damage to the environment if they use an e-book reader. I then provide a manifestation of the research intended to inform general audiences of the environmental impact of reading, and to make the book\/e-book selection question easier for people to answer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Early books were hand-written. Although printed texts have existed for well over a thousand years, this was very unusual and manual transcription continued until the 15th century CE.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The first known examples of text printed on paper are tiny, 2.5-inch-wide scrolls of Buddhist prayers commissioned by Japan\u2019s Empress Sh\u014dtoku in 764 CE<\/p>Publisher, Author removed at request of original. 3.2 History of Books<\/em>. Mar. 2016. open.lib.umn.edu<\/em>, https:\/\/open.lib.umn.edu\/mediaandculture\/chapter\/3-2-history-of-books\/.<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
Early printed works, typically ecclesiastical in nature, were rare and very expensive. Over succeeding centuries, print took over from hand copying, however, it took the growing availability of paper, followed by the invention of mechanical, moveable type (commonly attributed to Johannes Gutenberg, although it appeared in China years before[1]<\/sup><\/a>The Song Dynasty in China | Asia for Educators<\/em>. http:\/\/afe.easia.columbia.edu\/songdynasty-module\/tech-printing.html.<\/span> Accessed 29 Aug. 2022.<\/span><\/span>