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Europe’s labor structure was changed by the invention of printing. The rise of the book industry and libraries made proofreading and layouting a new occupation.
The printing press had an impact on the Protestant Reformation. Messages and ideas that were in the theses were shared to everyone regardless of location because printing presses produced the same material.
Information technology and economic change are related. The economic growth in 200 European cities between 1450 and 1600 was found to be higher by as much as 60 percentage points.
The printing press changed the world. With books being more widely available to the public and cheap to produce, more books could be mass-produced for information and instruction. Knowledge became more equal.
The printing press made it easy to spread ideas. Any copies of written works had to be made by hand. There were only small pockets of learning around the world.
The system of patronage was not changed by the printing press. The preservation of the music of this and later periods was greatly improved by the printing press.
She said that the printing press was more than just a way to weaken the church. The appearance of the world was changed by print. The printing press allowed people to hold a huge amount of information at one time.