Book

1. A set of written, printed, or blank pages fastened along one side and encased between protective covers. The book publishing business can be profitable.
2. A printed or written literary work. We have had 15 books published.
3. A packet of like or similar items bound together. We try to carry books of matches when we go camping.
4. Financial or business records considered as a group. They checked the expenditures on the books.