How Did the ‘Printing Press’ Change the World Forever?

The printing press made books cheaper and easier to make. Before it, scribes had to copy each book by hand, that took a long time and was very expensive. With the printing press, people could read more, learn new ideas, and even start revolutions!

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A single book could now be copied in days instead of years, like how a printer can make hundreds of copies at once.
Kids in school could read the same stories as their friends, no more hand-copied books for each student.
People who lived far away could learn about new ideas because they could buy printed books cheaply.

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