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First Book Printed in North America
The Bay Psalm Book was printed by Stephen Daye -
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History of Books
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First Magazine Printed in North America
Andrew Bradford first published the magazine American Magazine beat Benjamin Franklin's magazine to press by 3 days. -
Lithography Invented
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First Book Typeset by a Mechanical Typesetting Machine
The first book to be typeset was The Anatomy of Sleep by Edward Binn. -
The First Telephone Book
The Connecticut District Telephone Companyissues the first telephone directory. -
The First Digital Library
This marked the beginning of the Project Gutenberg. -
The First Desktop Publishing Program
Bob Doyle introduces MacPublisher -
The First Handheld Electronic Book
Franklin Computer Corporation intoduces Spelling Ace.This may be considered the first e-book. -
Amazon.com is founded
The first online bookstore is founded. -
Apple's iPad is Released
