| Printing was once unknown to people, and | | | | are with in most of our reach. Further the |
| during those days only few people were able | | | | development of public libraries, where books |
| to read and write. All the book of knowledge | | | | might be drawn out free of charge, is as well |
| was confined to church officials and to the | | | | the consequent of the invention of printing |
| universities teacher. When printing was | | | | that has made possible the fast manufacture |
| invented, it was noted that there was a | | | | of many copies of single books. Hence the |
| general desire in people for learning | | | | skill has been placed within the reach of all |
| throughout Europe and this amazing invention | | | | who care to gain control of it. |
| made the books cheaper and improved the | | | | |
| ability in people to read more books. Hence | | | | In history, before printing and other modern |
| in order to grasp more knowledge, people | | | | inventions were came up, people also had less |
| started to learn to read and in order to | | | | knowledge about the places other than their |
| communicate with others who were not within | | | | own community, as the means of communication |
| the talking distance, they started to learn | | | | was lacking. This in turn resulted in |
| writing. Thus, printing became important as | | | | ignorance and a lack of understanding among |
| it gave knowledge to be spread among many | | | | people. The situation is pretty different |
| instead of keeping it restricted to the few. | | | | today, as we have access to printed books, |
| And printing as well became important in | | | | magazines and newspaper. Through this today, |
| children's life as printed books and | | | | people in one part of the world can easily |
| schooling is compulsory for all the children | | | | make themselves understood by others. Thus |
| in the country. | | | | they are brought closer together and are able |
| | | | to make use of all the things that are |
| Development of printing has made it probable | | | | devised, invented and thought of in all parts |
| for us to use of capability to read, as books | | | | of the world. The invention of printing has |
| on hundreds of various subjects, magazines | | | | therefore aided in the movement to spread |
| and newspapers are published at prices, which | | | | knowledge among the many. |