How Johannes Gutenberg Transformed the Publishing Industry

How Johannes Gutenberg transformed the publishing industry

Introduction This write-up explores how Johannes Gutenberg transformed the publishing industry, sparked by his printing press invention. Before the invention of the printing press, books and other printed materials were painstakingly handwritten or hand-copied by scribes. This made books incredibly scarce, expensive, and inaccessible to the common people. Literacy rates were dismally low, and knowledge … Read more