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Complutensian Polyglot Bible: narrow-mindedness in humanists

The Complutensian Polyglot Bible’s textual arrangement has been explained in a way that shows humanists being narrow-minded and irrational. … Read the post Complutensian Polyglot Bible: narrow-mindedness in humanists

book business can change quickly

The fifteenth-century manuscript-to-print transition occurred surprisingly quickly. Expect the transition to e-books to be even faster. … Read the post book business can change quickly

books shifted to smaller formats across centuries of print

Octavos, which accounted for 11% of incunabula titles, grew to 55% of titles in Clavel’s term catalogue, 1666-1672. … Read the post books shifted to smaller formats across centuries of print

book prices in England about 1670

About the year 1670, the lower quartile, median, and upper quartile book prices among 1090 book titles were 1 shilling, 2 shillings, and 3.5 shillings. … Read the post book prices in England about 1670

book price differentiation in early-modern England

Books in early-modern England were significantly differentiated by book size and book-binding quality. … Read the post book price differentiation in early-modern England

WordPress for the bigger work

To inspire users to stitch together bigger works, the WordPress core should add support for custom ordering of posts under a category or tag. … Read the post WordPress for the bigger work

book ownership in England c. 1700

Less than 25% of middle-rank English households about the year 1700 owned books with significant monetary value. … Read the post book ownership in England c. 1700

e-book sales growing rapidly

E-book sales are growing rapidly. That doesn’t mean persons are reading more. … Read the post e-book sales growing rapidly

over past four centuries, books much cheaper, but less price dispersion

The First Folio of Shakespeare’s plays, published in 1623, provides a benchmark price for an up-market, popular book about four centuries ago. … Read the post over past four centuries, books much cheaper, but less price dispersion

the United States began as a nation of bloggers

Proto-bloggers founded America. … Read the post the United States began as a nation of bloggers

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