Johannes Gutenberg

For this report I interviewed Robert Portegello of Robert’s Printing. Robert’s Printing is a family owned business in Brooklyn New York. We started this business with one thing in mind. To provide professional printing services in the Brooklyn area, this business was opened by selling blank pads with linear engraving, posters, and circulars. Before opening this business Robert had to access the local competition, luckily he knew what to do. Robert’s Printing was to have lower prices and better…

life is full of several examples that show contrast. when we look at our ways of living today, we will find out certain facts that are clear. Althrough we may look weak sometimes we can face hardship to set up some useful programmes for our future. there are diffrenet examples from people in_________and_________ to prove my view about this matter. Here is an example about about Linda Bove who was born deaf as her parents, in Garfield, New Jersey. At a period, when it was laborious for disabled…

When the printing press was invented in 1440, it did not have an effect on Europe’s societal literacy. Ten years later -around the 1450’s-1500’s -after the invention was created. It was a surprise to the civilization seeing how many printing shops there was in Europe. The map below shows that the printing press had spread through to 260 other towns throughout Europe in 1501. Since the printing press spread throughout 260 towns according to McLuhan “In 1500 there were fifteen to twenty million…

Velcro is one of the best inventions in the world it can be used in many scenarios like to stick objects to walls that is how great Velcro Is. In this essay, it is going to explain what it is used for, how it is worn and what important people or companies use Velcro and how and who got the idea for Velcro. Some facts about Velcro is the idea came from a weed while the inventor was hiking as it is going to be explained below . Biography.com states when and how the idea of Velcro came into…

The printing press and its involvement in the reformation Sometime before 1450 Johann Gutenberg developed the printing press, this invention made the printing of lengthy texts far easier. In the years following Gutenberg’s era to Luther’s, printing as an industry was improving exponentially. The press received mechanical improvements, increasing efficiency. Printing also became a large industry with large facilities dedicated to printing. The Reformation would prove good to the printing industry…

Digital readings may have its benefits comChallenges of reading in Digital Age Digital readings may have its benefits compared to printed readings. For example, digital readings such as e-books are useful for readers. According to Hanho Jeong (2012), two of the most popular reasons for using e-books include their “searchability” and the fact that they are available 24 hours a day. Readers can read anytime and at anywhere as well they want. Readers also can find specific content more efficiently…

Ignorance As human technology advances quickly, paper-printed books are no longer needed. Companies such as Google and Amazon create digital books, that are known as ebooks, to replace paper-printed books. Ebooks are often cheaper than paper-printed books, and conservative consumers will choose to buy a Kindle or read an ebook in their computer to boost their savings. Slowly, all books will eventually be digitized, and paper-printed books are no longer existed. The society have abridged the…

The aroma of aged and contemporary books when you saunter into the library building, would you miss that? Touching books, writing in them, highlighting them, bookmarking them. Libraries are suffused with so many different resources for researching rather than just books. The card catalog categorizes all the books and where to locate them. Now this process has gone electronically along with the mechanism of checking out books. Is this the future of libraries, a virtual library where everything is…

Achievement Standard Technology 91354: Children’s book research essay Fraser Mander There are many opinions about what makes a good book for children. A children’s book is a book with a mix of words and pictures. This is true from the Hairy Maclarey, written and illustrated by Lynley Dodd to Roald Dahl’s books as illustrated by Quentin Blake. Children’s books have to offer a sense of joy no matter how simple or complex it is. Books such as Curious George or Winnie the Pooh have that…

“For nearly four years, publishing industry watchers and professionals have been saying the same thing: ‘There’s never been a more exciting time to be in publishing.’ In some regards, they are still accurate; new technologies and new platforms are launching every day, and new opportunities for readers, writers, booksellers, and publishers are being created all the time.”(Pilkington) In modern society, technology is constantly changing and improving the quality of life. With people using…