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