alleryStart learning →Before printing presses, books were copied by hand. Why did this cause a shortage of books?
APaper did not exist then
BNobody wanted to read
CCopying was slow and costly
DInk was banned by law
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Copying was slow and costly
Hand copying was slow and expensive, so the supply of manuscripts was far smaller than the demand.
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