Weren't we supposed to be in a paperless society by now? Why have over 80% of my books sold in print versus Kindle format? IDC estimates consumer and office printers still print 3.2 trillion pages a year
Why do so many conferences hand out Moleskins and other journals when we take notes on our iPads and laptops.
BusinessWeek writes about how the device most of us love and hate continues to survive and thrive
By the 1980s, a string of advances in robotics led to HP’s line of inkjet and laser printers, which might as well have been printing money. In the three decades following the company’s introduction of the desktop laser printer, in 1984, the division wrangled in well over a half-trillion dollars of revenue. HP dominated the market by reinvesting billions in printhead physics, color science, and other feats of engineering. Inkjets today are synonymous with frustrating paper jams and empty trays, but their intricate gears and high-precision nozzles were far beyond what many competitors could muster.
The video below summarizes major milestones in the long history of printing on paper
Also is a video by Caroline Weaver who is really passionate about pencils and has written books about their history and their enduring allure
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