Importance

("Printing Press")

           The overall importance of the printing press was the way it has shaped the world since its invention (History.com Editors). The press revolutionized writing by allowing more people to write books and literature as well as write from their first person opinion (History.com Editors). Schools gained access to textbooks and libraries gained access to books which increased reading literacy (History.com Editors). It inspired more people to write, publish, copy, and distribute books and poems (History.com Editors). It also allowed writers to spread their thoughts and imagination with more people (History.com Editors). The press contributed to the spread of information through newspapers and books (History.com Editors). It allowed an expansion of ways to inform and to be informed (History.com Editors). The invention of the press has allowed theatre and music to spread in popularity.