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Fragment of Gutenberg Bible expected to top $500,000 at auction

Eight-page section containing the Book of Esther was part of 15th-century edition cut up and sold in pieces by New York book dealer in 1920sAn eight-page fragment from the Gutenberg Bible, the first major book to be printed using Johann Gutenberg’s printing press in 15th-century Germany, will go... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'

[ The Guardian | 2015-06-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Charlie Hebdo: murders a twisted vote of confidence in the power of ink and paper

There’s something about ink, paper and the printing press that has always bothered tyrants and those afraid of ideas.Was there a single old hand in the world of magazines who didn’t read the stories about the demand for copies of the post-massacre edition of Charlie Hebdo, raise their eyebrows... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'

[ The Guardian | 2015-01-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Writing in Vonnegut’s World

If these are the end times for literature, then we must be traveling in circles, for the death of storytelling looks an awful lot like its birth. The novel itself isn’t all that old. Sure, we can find a handful of examples going back thousands of years, but you have to stretch your definition of... Continue reading at 'Slate'

[ Slate | 2014-01-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Historic Time for Journal Inc with New Press Launch

From Clay Foster, chairman and CEO of Journal Inc. and publisher of the Daily Journal: Today’s paper is the culmination of months of planning and hard work to go live on a new printing press. In challenging economic times this was not an e ... Continue reading at 'Editor & Publisher'

[ Editor & Publisher | 2013-01-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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