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available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. A flip book
(sometimes, especially in British English, flick book) is a book with a
series of pictures that vary gradually from one page to the next, so
that when the pages are turned rapidly, the pictures appear to animate
by simulating motion or some other change. Flip books are often
illustrated books for children, but may also be geared towards adults
and employ a series of photographs rather than drawings. Flip books are
not always separate books, but may appear as an added feature in
ordinary books or magazines, often in the page corners. Software
packages and websites are also available that convert digital video
files into custom-made flip books. The first flip book appeared in
September, 1868, when it was patented by John Barnes Linnett under the
name kineograph ("moving picture").
