What is Pamphlet?
[[File:AD pamphlets in the Japanese Taxi 2007 .jpg|thumb|Pamphlets in a Japanese Taxi]] A '''pamphlet''' is a small book without a [[Hardcover|hard cover]] or [[Book binding|binding]]. It can be made up of a single sheet of [[paper]] that is printed on both sides and folded in half, in thirds, or in fourths (called a '''leaflet'''). It can also be made up of a few pages that are folded in half and stapled at the crease to make a simple book. In order to count as a pamphlet, [[UNESCO]] requires the pamphlet to have 'at least 5 but not more than 48 pages' not including the cover page;<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.uis.unesco.org/ev.php?ID=5096_201&ID2=DO_TOPIC |title=UNESCO definition |access-date=2008-11-19 |archive-date=2006-07-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060715064403/http://www.uis.unesco.org/ev.php?ID=5096_201&ID2=DO_TOPIC |url-status=dead }}</ref> a longer item is a [[book]]. Pamphlets can contain anything, such as user instructions information for kitchen appliances, or religious and political ideas. Pamphlets have been important in history, publishing a lot of pamphlets can help spread ideas, for instance during revolutions pamphlets were used to influence people. Pamphlets are also important in [[advertising]] as they are cheap to produce and can be distributed easily to customers. == References == {{Reflist}} [[Category:Pamphlets| ]]