PSYC 395 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Critical Mass, Blogosphere, Commoditization
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Printing press was invented before him but they were made out of wood, very time consuming, and they did not work very well. Wanted to print something that he could sell. Every bible he sold was presold before it was made. His bibles are now worth a ton of money. Scientific progress: scientists could share their ideas faster. People had access to the printed word = more people reading = more people teaching others to read. First american book to sell a million copies: Contributed to public outrage about slavery just before the civil war. Major book categories: trade books, texts and references. Professional and reference books: cookbooks, bibles, encyclopedias. The generally popular books, the books you buy to read not for school: dictionary"s. More books are sold in this category and they. These books are ones that people have to buy (think about all of your textbooks. Publishers (and their companies) spend a lot of 12443
