Before the printing press, books were made by hand, one at a time. That meant only rich people could read them. But with the printing press, thousands of books could be made quickly, and anyone could learn to read! It was like going from a tiny classroom to a huge library full of stories.
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- Imagine copying a story by hand, that’s what scribes did. With the printing press, thousands of stories could be made in minutes!
- Before books were printed, only rich people had access to them. The printing press gave everyone the chance to learn.
- The printing press was like magic, it turned one block into a thousand pages.
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- How Did the ‘Printing Press’ Change the World Forever?
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