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In the early part of the 1400s, a German goldsmith
named Johann Gutenberg used his skills with relatively soft,
malleable metals and an old winepress to fashion the first
workable press with moveable type. Until that moment, all
books were copied by hand - usually by robed monks in a
monestary. Until that moment, it was the monks who decided
what books we could or could not read - what was fit or
unfit for the human mind. Until that time, the largest
"library" in Europe contained only fourteen hand-copied
books.
Now, thanks to Johann Gutenberg, the publishing
industry was born and hundreds of books - thousands of books
could be printed in the time it would take the monks to copy
a single one.
Since that time, many publishers have published many
books that they knew would not be a commercial success -
never be a Blockbuster Seller. However, many books have
been published simply because someone recognized the fact
that these books were needed as a part of our culture.