This is the result of my copy/paste plagiarism. However, I needed to add in a few sentences and make a few edits just to make it flow together. Direct plagiarism felt pretty hard, and I probably would’ve had an easier time paraphrasing or outright writing my own thoughts.

Whatever the history of books may become in the future, its past shows how a field of knowledge can take on a distinct scholarly identity. This scholarly identity also paves the way toward the future, how books will develop and for what purpose. Starting from the creation of paper, the demand for paper was slight in the 1st Century Europe. Paper cost more than vellum, it was more fragile than parchment and it was associated with Jews and Arabs who were not trusted. In fact, The Church in Western Europe initially banned the use of paper calling it a ‘pagan art’ believing that animal parchment was the only thing ‘holy’ enough to carry the Sacred Word. It was only with the advent of printing in the middle of the 15th Century that the demand became greater. The invention of the printing press by Johannes Gutenberg around 1440 marks the entry of the book into the industrial age. The Western book was no longer a single object, written or reproduced by request. The publication of a book became an enterprise, requiring capital for its realization and a market for its distribution. This development paved the way for future developments, making printed books more accessible to people.