
#11 in Essays
Papyrus: The Invention of Books in the Ancient World
8.28.2 / 10
Score out of 1059 ratingsConfidence 29%: this much of the score is the readers’ own
- 464
- Pages
- about 9 h
- Reading time
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Where the score comes from
The sources average 8.5 across 59 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 29% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Essays average of 8.0. That is how 8.2 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 8.9 | 9 | 15% |
| Google Books | 8.0 | 5 | 9% |
| Hardcover | 8.5 | 45 | 76% |
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