Paper was initially used for administration before bookmaking

Evidence

It was immediately clear that paper would provide a far cheaper and more abundant writing material; it was nevertheless less durable than parchment, and in both the Arab world and medieval Europe, used initially for note taking and administration rather than bookmaking. The impact of paper on book production would only become apparent in the fifteenth century. — Andrew Pettegree, Arthur der Weduwen, The Library- A Fragile History, 163

Categorization

• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Andrew Pettegree, Arthur der Weduwen, The Library- A Fragile History, 163
• XREF: connects to: Paper manufacturing was cheaper than parchment but initially used only for minor documents — Andrew Pettegree, Arthur der Weduwen, The Library- A Fragile History, 163; Paper arrived in Europe centuries before it displaced parchment for books — Andrew Pettegree, Arthur der Weduwen, The Library- A Fragile History, 163; Writing and printing first served state administration, not literature — James W. Carey, Communication as Culture- Essays on…, 616 (+1 more)