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Printing: History.
Printers and Printing Establishments.
Practical Printing.
Bookselling and Publishing.
Library Science. Information Science.
Books for Special Classes of Persons, Institutions, Etc.
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Johannes GutenbergJohannes Gutenberg did not, as some believe, invent printing or movable type. He did, however, invent a method for casting type that made printing cheaper. What's more, the "Gutenberg Bible" with which many are familiar was not actually printed by him.
John Peter ZengerJohn Peter Zenger became famous after being arrested and tried for publishing a series of articles critical of the Governor of New York in 1733 and 1734. Ultimately acquitted because the articles he published were based on truth, his case was the first in American history to address the principle of freedom of the press.
Friedrich KonigFriedrich König co-invented a steam-powered printing press capable of printing over 1,000 pages of newsprint an hour.
Emanuel Haldeman-JuliusEmanuel Haldeman-Julius began mass producing paperback books, all with the same blue, non-descript cover, all the same 3.5 by 5 inches, and all printed in eight-point type on cheap paper, in 1919. Within ten years the Little Blue Books Series was known worldwide, and the little town of Girard, Kansas, had become the "Literary Capital of the United States."
Justin WinsorJustin Winsor was a librarian and author of historical and bibliographic works. As a trustee of the Boston Public Library he developed a branch library system to get more books into the community and therefore encourage more people to read. He was also a founder of the American Library Association.
Caldecott MedalThe Caldecott Medal is given annually by the American Library Association to the artist of the most distinguished American Picture Book for Children published in the United States during the preceding year.
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