The Evolution of Technology: Books & Libraries By johnny_sok 2600 BCE Papyrus was made in Greece and Egypt 288 BCE Ancient Library of Alexandria was built around 288 BC during the reign Ptolemy I 100 BCE China's first recognizable books, jiandu were introduced 105 The Idea of Paper was introduced in China 500 Monastic Libraries were introduced in the Middle Ages of Europe 750 China Invented Woodblock Printing, also called Xylograpy between 700 to 800 CE 1040 The world's first movable type for printing paper books was invented around 1040 AD in China 1450 The Gutenberg Press was first invented in Europe 1450 The Gutenberg Bible was one of the earliest major books printed using mass-produced due to the Gutenberg Press in Europe. Period: 1450 to 1830 Gutenberg Press Usage 1457 The Psalters was the first example of color printing with using red and blue ink 1687 Almanancs were reference books that were mass produced 1751 The Encyclopedie was was published in 1751 by Denis Diderot 1768 The Encylopedia Britannica was published in Edinburgh in 1768 1800 Stanhope Presses were introduced 1800 Royalty System of books began Period: 1800 to 1900 Age of Automation 1811 Steam-Driven Cylinder Press was devloped in 1811 by Friedrich Koenig 1814 Copyright Act of 1814 gave the author, rather than the publishers the sole right to their work 1816 Thomas Gilpin and Henry Fourdrinier produced paper making machines 1840 Crculating and Lending Libraries were prominent in Europe 1884 Linotype, a new typesetting cast was created by Ottmar Mergenthaler 1971 Michael S. Hart is credited as the the inventor of the e-book 1971 Project Gutenberg was launched to create electronic copies of texts and books books 2007 Print on Demand: Expresso Machine was installed at the New York Public Library