a number of printed sheets of paper fastened together in a cover
published document
Cases of word usage
1) a book used for collecting photographs, postage stamps etc (album)
2) a book of months and days, with information about the sun, moon, tides, historical facts etc (almanac)
3) to add notes to (a book etc) explaining difficulties etc (annotate)
4) something added, especially at the end of a book (appendix)
5) a book of maps (atlas)
6) (the person responsible for) the origin of a book etc (authorship)
7) a book cover (binding)
8) a thin book (booklet)
9) a main (usually numbered) division of a book (chapter)
10) to give or mention (something) as an example (especially by quoting from a book to support an argument etc) (cite)