What if books did not exist? What would this would be like and what would the future be like? Books are a main component of education and without books the human race would not have been able to advance the way we have. They are key to so many things; they have been used for pleasure, educational tools, and recording history. Without books people would be illiterate and they would not be educated. They especially would not be able to write. People would not be able to write because writing would not be needed. In order for people to write, people would need to know how to read. This contributes to the educational part because without books being it would be hard for teachers to teach and it would be hard for people to learn. History would be flawed because the stories would change frequently. The reason that these stories would change is due to the fact that the history was not recorded. People do not realize how important books really are. They have so much information in them and benefit everyone that reads them. If it were not for books then the world would not be as advanced as it is. We would be living in the stone age and would not know that much about anything.