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LAST MEETING (July 23)

 Lisa Pelto, President, Concierge Marketing, Inc. who gave some interesting history of the printed word, i.e.: 

·         Oldest known writings of the Bible – 1000 BC

·         Oldest known published book – 880 AD

·         First Bible published in 1384 AD

·         Movable type invented in China between 1040-1050

·         Gutenberg invented flat hand printing press in 1440; first G. bible – 1455.

·         First cylindrical press invented 1810

·         First paperback released in 1845 as supplement to a newspaper

·         Published English literary works in paperback form banned in 1891

·         First American book banned – 1922

·         Paperback reintroduced in 1936

·         First e-book was published in 1971

·         Sale of paperbacks surpass hardcovers—70%--about 1980

·         175,000 books published in US – 2002

·         250,000 books published in US – 2006

·         500,000 books published in US – 2008

·         850,000 books published in US – 2009

·         Amazon announces e-book sales surpass hardcover sales – July 2010

·         Over 70 independent and micro-publishers in business in Omaha today