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The evolution of publishing from 15th century to today (infographic)
When thinking about the evolution of publishing many people immediately associate with the explosion of digital publishing. But digital publishing wouldn’t be possible without the printing press invented by Johannes Gutenberg in 1440. Search News Media / Content Amp, created an infographic which captures the evolution of publishing since the early 1400s. It took 600…
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Everything you need to know about Harry Potter (infographic)
Fast-checking Harry Potter – The Guardian’s Infomania infographic with essential facts about the books and movies. Via The Guardian.
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Ramelli’s book wheel – a 16th century machine designed to hold several books (picture)
This stunning machine was invented by an Italian engineer Agostino Ramelli in the late 16th century. The idea of a book wheel that would rotate books in front of a user, was revealed in his book The Various and Ingenious Machines of Captain Agostino Ramelli, published in 1588. Ramelli planned to use epicyclic gearing —…
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Libraries of the future (cartoon)
Tom Gauld has created a new fantastic cartoon. This time we can see how he imagines the library of the future. We absolutely love the nanolibrarian:-) By the way, Tom is about to publish a book with best cartoons in late April. Make sure to follow his Tumblr blog You’re all just jealous of my jetpack…
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Printing history timeline (infographic)
Just a reminder for all ebook enthusiasts – this infographic shows the roots of the modern book. Post-Kindle serialized ebook wouldn’t be possible without pre-industrial age printing. Via Infographics Only.
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I’ve decided to self-publish an ebook (cartoon)
Via Ebook Porn.