Monday, June 22, 2009

The printing press as an agent of change

The information and media are very closely related. We use media to store and communicate information. Throughout the ages we have invented different ways to do the job. One of the most revolutionary method was the invention of print media. It made publishing books easy and inexpensive. This wider availability of printed book also resulted into social and cultural changes. This books describes some of those changes.


Please use the top bar for navigating through the pages of the book.

The book has implications for our current situation where we are witnessing the emergence of new digital media. It would be very interesting to speculate on its effects on the social and cultural changes.

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5 comments:

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  3. LarBrillJuly 23, 2011 at 4:28 PM

    Looking for help. Trying to find out how much it would have cost to buy a printing press and set up a shop in mid-18th century London. Any suggestion where I can find that?

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