How Has The Printing Press Changed Over Time

Printing redefined books. They were no longer only about religious subjects. Instead, printers began making books on all subjects, from traveling to medicine. The style of books also changed as the printing press standardized writing and language. Handwritten books usually had inconsistent grammar, punctuation, spacing, and spelling because they written by different scribes. On the other hand, because printing was done by a machine, there was less room for human error so written language became more consistent. These new books were available to people who had never had access to written materials before because printed books were about two-thirds cheaper that handwritten ones and could be mass produced. As a result, libraries had a huge increase in new material and average families could afford books of their own for the first time. One of the most direct effects of the printing press was that it multiplied the number of books while cutting their costs at the same time. As a result of this effect, literacy increased in Europe, especially among the middle and lower classes, and people
With printing came newspapers, magazines, ads, brochures, and pamphlets. These were the media of the day and they had an impact on society. For example, newspapers linked communities and allowed people to feel connected outside of their immediate area. Another thing that changed was that suddenly people with resources could have a mass influence on others by printing their views and propaganda. Among others, politicians used this to their advantage by spreading the word through printed pamphlets. This was a new idea because previously, someone could only share their views to a limited amount of people at once. The printing press enabled one person to communicate with many at a time. Because of this, historians have found many parallels between the age of printing and today’s age of technological