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The of book printing led to the first mass production of books in Europe. One printing press could produce 3,600 pages per day, as compared to about 2,000 by printing or just a few by hand-copying methods.

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The mechanization of book printing led to the first mass production of books in Europe. One printing press could produce 3,600 pages per day, as compared to about 2,000 by typographic block printing and just a few by hand-copying methods.

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The Printing Press was first invented by German goldsmith, Johannes Gutenberg, in 1440. This discovery became one of the most influential developments in the history of the world, starting the Printing revolution.

With Johannes Gutenberg's discovery/ invention, the world of literary works became much easier to procure and reach, even for the poorer sections of the society who were unable to get to prior to this discovery. Moreover, the mechanization of the printing process led to a huge surge in the production of books in Europe. In a huge disparity between the production levels, the former process of typographical block printing which produces about 2,000 pages per day was replaced by the production of 3,600 pages per day with the mechanical process.

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