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1886

The Linotype machine speeds book and periodical production

Ottmar Mergenthaler’s Linotype radically accelerates typesetting and lowers printing costs.

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TimelineTimeline of the History of Book Publishing

Position 12

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Encyclopaedia BritannicaConfidence 97%

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technologypublishingtypesetting