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The immediate effect of the printing press was to multiply the output and cut the costs of books. It thus made information available to a much larger segment of the population who were, of course, eager for information of any variety. Libraries could now store greater quantities of information at much lower cost. Printing also facilitated the dissemination and preservation of knowledge in standardized form -- this was most important in the advance of science, technology and scholarship. The printing press certainly initiated an "information revolution" on par with the internet today. Printing could and did spread new ideas quickly and with greater impact.
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Which sentence describes an effect of the printing press on the renaissance?
It contributed to the spread of Renaissance ideas by allowing authors to cheaply and quickly make copies of their books. (APEX) !/
History of the printing press?
Johannes Gutenberg invented the printing press in 1440. He knew that wood block printing took a long time because you had to carve each letter. He invented a press with metal lettering, which was much easier to make once you had a mold.
Does the printing press have a world wide influence?
The printing press has had a world wide influence for almost 500 years. Martain Luther used the printing press to make documents promoting the Protestant Reformation and the pamphlets circulated as far as Eastern Europe and Northen Africa
What made the world smaller and helped cultures to mix?
Some things that have helped make the world more connected are: The internet The printing press Railroads Ships Planes
Explain why the development of printing was described as a revolution?
The printing press not only allowed books and pamphlets to be printed faster, but also helped books be distributed to a wider variety of people. (partially because they were cheaper to make) Once it was easier to get books, the literacy rate increased greatly. When more people could read, pamphlets and books that had new discoveries and ideas that were once read only by nobles were then circulated through the middle and lower classes. Thus, the ideas of the enlightenment not only spread through the countries of Europe, but through the social rankings as well.
