# An Englishman in 1630 Es... **Covers**:: [[language]], **Source**:: [An Englishman in 1630 Es...](https://twitter.com/fortelabs/status/1478574631950827525) **Creator**:: [[@fortelabs on Twitter]] # Highlights ##### ^266805967 highlight_tags:: [[language]] Goto: https://twitter.com/fortelabs/status/1478574631950827525 ###### ^266805967q An Englishman in 1630 estimated that, using a printing press, four men could print in a day what it used to take ten men a whole year to write by quill (Pancirolli, 1629-31, 252) This means that the printing press led to a 912x increase in printing productivity ^266805967