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What role did Gutenberg’s printing press play in the Renaissance?

People were able to write more stories by hand.

People were able to send written messages to each other.

People could own and read their books.

People no longer had to write letters by hand.

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People could own and read their books.

Gutenberg’s press made books much cheaper and faster to produce, so more copies were available to ordinary people. That wider availability increased literacy and the spread of Renaissance ideas.