The first gothic novel is The Castle of Otranto by Horace Walpole. The book was first published in 1764. The book’s subtitle is A Gothic Story in its second edition. read more The first printed books didn’t have the author’s name or even the book title on the covers. The covers were artworks, which are covered in drawings, leather or gold. read more The first public library in America was opened in Charleston, South Carolina, in 1698. read more The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo was originally titled Men Who Hate Women. read more The Guinness Book of World Records is the book most often stolen from public libraries. read more The Harry Potter series by J. K. Rowling is the most sold book series in history. The series has sold more than 500 million copies worldwide. read more The Haskell Free Library and Opera House resides on the Canada–USA border. You can walk in the library from Stanstead, Quebec, Canada and walk out into Derby Line, Vermont, USA. read more The International Standard Book Number (ISBN) is a 13-digit number that uniquely identifies a book product. An ISBN is assigned to each format (hardcover, paperback, ebook and audiobook) of the same book. A new ISBN is assigned to each revised edition. An ISBN cannot be reused. read more The Joanina Library at the University of Coimbra in Portugal has a number of bats in residency. The bats prey on insects that could damage book pages. read more The largest bookstore in the world is Powell’s Book Store in Portland, Oregon. It has 68k sq. ft. (1.6 acres) of sales floor, over 1 million new and used books, and 10 thematic rooms (Green, Blue, Orange, Purple, Red, Gold, Pearl, Coffee, Rose, and a Rare Book Room) plus a cafe. read more The largest library in the world is the Library of Congress in Washington D.C, USA. It has over 173 million items. read more The Last Bookstore in downtown Los Angeles is California’s largest used and new book & record store. The owner Josh Spencer chose the boldly ironic name due to the declining state of the book industry. Its famous book tunnel and more than 100,000 used books costs at $1 each. read more «« « 30 31 32 33 34 » »»
The first gothic novel is The Castle of Otranto by Horace Walpole. The book was first published in 1764. The book’s subtitle is A Gothic Story in its second edition. read more
The first printed books didn’t have the author’s name or even the book title on the covers. The covers were artworks, which are covered in drawings, leather or gold. read more
The Harry Potter series by J. K. Rowling is the most sold book series in history. The series has sold more than 500 million copies worldwide. read more
The Haskell Free Library and Opera House resides on the Canada–USA border. You can walk in the library from Stanstead, Quebec, Canada and walk out into Derby Line, Vermont, USA. read more
The International Standard Book Number (ISBN) is a 13-digit number that uniquely identifies a book product. An ISBN is assigned to each format (hardcover, paperback, ebook and audiobook) of the same book. A new ISBN is assigned to each revised edition. An ISBN cannot be reused. read more
The Joanina Library at the University of Coimbra in Portugal has a number of bats in residency. The bats prey on insects that could damage book pages. read more
The largest bookstore in the world is Powell’s Book Store in Portland, Oregon. It has 68k sq. ft. (1.6 acres) of sales floor, over 1 million new and used books, and 10 thematic rooms (Green, Blue, Orange, Purple, Red, Gold, Pearl, Coffee, Rose, and a Rare Book Room) plus a cafe. read more
The largest library in the world is the Library of Congress in Washington D.C, USA. It has over 173 million items. read more
The Last Bookstore in downtown Los Angeles is California’s largest used and new book & record store. The owner Josh Spencer chose the boldly ironic name due to the declining state of the book industry. Its famous book tunnel and more than 100,000 used books costs at $1 each. read more
