The invention of water-powered mills made producing paper much cheaper then it was previously and also resulted in better quality paper.
Previous low quality paper was less able to hold records for long timeframes without fading and when books are very expensive you want a book that you produce to be able to exist for hundreds of years.
It’s a classic case of disruptive innovation. Paper was lower quality and lower priced.
The invention of water-powered mills made producing paper much cheaper then it was previously and also resulted in better quality paper.
Previous low quality paper was less able to hold records for long timeframes without fading and when books are very expensive you want a book that you produce to be able to exist for hundreds of years.
It’s a classic case of disruptive innovation. Paper was lower quality and lower priced.