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Why was the movable type of the printing press so important for publishing?

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Invented around 1439, Gutenberg's movable type printing press initiated nothing less than a revolution in print technology. His press allowed manuscripts to be mass-produced at relatively affordable costs. The 42-line 'Gutenberg Bible', printed around 1455, was Gutenberg's most well known printed item.
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Answer: The correct answer is : The mobile type printing brought many benefits: production could be multiplied, the costs of books could be reduced, the availability of books was so great that it gave way to the formation of a new literate social class, the information was more accessible, relevant and reliable. All this thanks to the invention of Johannes Gutenberg who was a German printer, publisher, blacksmith and goldsmith.

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