This is a concluding discussion after we looked at How a Book Is Made slide show and made up a story and published it on the Web in December. Noble House students observed the following:
1. A book usually starts with an author’s idea.
2. A book has to be printed on paper, by a professional printer (printing company.)
3. A lot of people have to agree on making the book.
4. Someone has to edit it.
5. It takes at least a year to actually produce a book.
6. If illustrations are needed, an illustrator (professional) needs to work on it.
7. It did not take a year to make and publish our Web page. It took about 20 minutes.
8. We did not need an illustrator or a professional printer.
9. It did not take so many steps to make the story and publish it.
10. We could not quite agree on a title so we compromised (or we didn’t!)
11. We did not need to discuss whether the “book” (story) will sell or worthy of publication.
12. We made the “story” on the computer via the internet, not printed on giant pieces of paper.
13. We did not really design the “book” in the traditional sense.
14. There is no front or back cover of the “book.”
15. It’s only one page long.
16. We did not have to figure whether to publish it as a HC or PB.
17. We did not have a big conference about it.
